{"product_id":"gibson-l-00-century-12-fret-acoustic-guitar-vintage-sunburst","title":"Gibson L-00 Century 12 Fret Acoustic Guitar - Vintage Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sweet voice of a Gibson parlor acoustic with a 12-fret neck First introduced in the early 1930s, the Gibson L-00 quickly became one of the most recognized small-body acoustics in the Gibson lineup. Celebrated for its compact feel and its remarkably balanced sound—captured in Gibson’s 1934 catalogue as offering a tone of “perfect balance”—the L-Series has long been associated with parlor-style playing, thanks to its popularity in living rooms and home music spaces. Its appeal has endured for generations. Gibson now proudly unveils a fresh take on this revered design: the L-00 Century 12-Fret. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile it preserves the core attributes that modern L-00 players appreciate, this edition moves to a 12-fret neck-to-body joint rather than the familiar 14-fret layout. This shift is more than cosmetic. With a 12-fret connection, the neck is slightly shorter, and the bridge plate shifts into a more central, more resonant zone of the top. This placement helps the soundboard work more efficiently, improves playing comfort, and yields a warm, articulate, and lively tonality that responds beautifully to fingerstyle techniques and players with a lighter, more nuanced attack. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Gibson has built 12-fret L-00 models before, they have historically appeared only on the earliest pre-war flat-tops or in limited-production runs, making them far less common than 14-fret versions. Now, the distinctive voice of a 12-fret parlor guitar returns as a standard offering in the L-00 Century 12-Fret. Part of the new Century Collection marking 100 Years of Gibson Flat-Tops, it pairs a mahogany body with a Sitka spruce top and is framed with single-ply cream binding on both the top and back. Its mahogany neck features a comfortable SlimTaper™ 12-Fret profile and uses a compound dovetail joint secured with hot hide glue, a traditional build approach used throughout Gibson’s acoustic range. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rosewood fingerboard carries 19 frets and understated mother-of-pearl dot inlays. The headstock showcases open-back Golden Age strap tuners with cream buttons and an early-1900s-style Gibson script logo decal for an authentic vintage look. Complementing this are period-inspired touches such as the sloped-rectangle closed-slot rosewood bridge. The guitar is completed with a bone nut and saddle, TUSQ® bridge pins, a classic L-00-style pickguard, and a hand-applied satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Each instrument ships in a premium Century Collection tweed hardshell case and is offered in both right- and left-handed configurations. Experience the distinctive character and inviting resonance of a Gibson parlor acoustic with the L-00 Century 12-Fret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBody\u003cbr\u003eShape: L-00\u003cbr\u003eBack\/Sides: Mahogany\u003cbr\u003eTop: Sitka spruce\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Single-ply top and back\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeck\u003cbr\u003eNeck Material: Mahogany\u003cbr\u003eProfile: SlimTaper 12-fret\u003cbr\u003eFingerboard: Rosewood\u003cbr\u003eScale Length: 628.7 mm\u003cbr\u003eNut Material: Bone\u003cbr\u003eInlay: Dot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardware\u003cbr\u003eBridge: Rectangle\u003cbr\u003eTuners: Golden Age strap tuners\u003cbr\u003ePlating: Nickel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44432945315933,"sku":"BM711106233376","price":4274.05,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/8179\/7213\/files\/OCSBLC12VS_1.png?v=1778365861","url":"https:\/\/gearstage.store\/products\/gibson-l-00-century-12-fret-acoustic-guitar-vintage-sunburst","provider":"GearStage","version":"1.0","type":"link"}