Gibson LG-0 Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1962), ser. #55565, black tolex hard shell case.

Gibson LG-0 Model Flat Top Acoustic Guitar (1962), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 55565, natural lacquer finish, mahogany body and neck, rosewood fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. This is a nicely all-original example of Gibson's least expensive flat-top from the 1960s, the LG-0. Intended for the hordes of aspiring guitar students of the era, this model features all solid mahogany construction with a tortoise celluloid-bound solid mahogany top and simple ladder bracing. This early '60s example still has the traditional small rectangular wooden bridge, replaced not long after with the dreaded bolt-on plastic bridge unit. Fittings are as simple as possible; the black plastic pickguard is screwed to the top, and the tuners are the plainest Waverly strip units with plastic buttons. This 1962 example has the slim but flatter neck profile common to the early '60s Gibsons combined with the narrower 1 5/8" nut the company was phasing in on their student models. The LG-0 is about as simple as a Gibson ever got, but true to the company's intentions, still a great-playing and surprisingly good-sounding little guitar. Overall this is a really nice example of the early '60s guitar that helped many students become Gibson fans for life.Overall length is 39 3/4 in. (101 cm.), 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.). This 60+ year old all-original guitar shows some light general wear overall but no modifications and only a couple of small repairs. The finish has some noticeable checking small dings, dents, and scrapes, but no real pickwear. The back of the neck is comparatively clean with a couple of small dings and dents.There are several long repaired grain cracks to the mahogany back, sealed but not overfinished. The longest has some thin mahogany strips added on the inside as cleating. Even the bridgepins and endpin ate original and unchanged. The original frets and fingerboard have some light wear but this is a very good-playing LG; the slim neck profile and low action making it quite comfortable. It is also one of the better-sounding ones we have had as well, with plenty of volume and a sweeter tone than many. Overall Excellent - Condition.