First introduced in 1932, the L-00 has remained the most well-known and popular small-body acoustic model in Gibsons illustrious history. Its loved for its balanced tone and compact size which has made it the go to guitar for living rooms and home music spaces.

Gibson are proud to release a fresh take on this legendary design, the L-00 Century 12-Fret. This model keeps many of the key features of the L-00, but moves to a 12-fret neck joint instead of the more familiar 14-fret layout. With the 12-fret design, the neck is slightly shorter, and the bridge sits in a more central, resonant part of the top. It might seem like a small change, but it has a noticeable impact on the tone and feel, giving you a warmer response that really suits fingerstyle playing and a lighter touch.

Gibson has built L-00 12-fret guitars in the past, but they are very rare and difficult to get your hands on. With this Century edition L-00, you can experience the unique tone and feel of a L-00 12-fret once again.

The L-00 Century 12-fret features a solid Sitka Spruce top, alongside Mahogany back & sides. This tone wood pairing has been used for decades and results in a balanced tone thats super sweet and full. The satin nitrocellulose lacquer is incredibly thin, which allows the whole guitar to resonate much more effectively when compared to other finish types. Dont be fooled by the L-00s small size, it is seriously loud for its size.

The Mahogany neck uses a compound dovetail joint, which is secured to the body with hot hide glue. This is a traditional build technique which Gibson has used throughout their history, its great to see these vintage techniques still being used today. It features a SlimTaper neck profile, which feels great in your hands, its the perfect choice for a guitar like this. The Rosewood fingerboard is dark in colour, and features a 12 radius, 24.75 scale length, standard size frets, and mother of pearl dot inlays.

Across this model youve got a bunch of vintage inspired appointments that really make this guitar standout. The headstock features open-back Golden Age strap tuners, alongside an early 1900s-style Gibson script logo. The body also features a sloped-rectangle closed-slot bridge crafted from Rosewood.

Each instrument ships in a premium Century Collection tweed hardshell case