Gibson’s most popular small-bodied acoustic model gets the Special treatment

First introduced in 1932, the L-00 has remained the most well-known and popular small-body acoustic model in Gibson’s illustrious history. The new L-00 Special is crafted by Gibson’s expert acoustic luthiers in Bozeman, Montana, and offers players a USA-built Gibson acoustic guitar at a very accessible price. The L-00 Special is constructed using genuine, solid mahogany for the back and sides and has a solid Sitka spruce top with our traditional scalloped X-bracing for a balanced tone with excellent dynamic range for a small-bodied acoustic. Both the top and back feature single-ply binding around the perimeter. The narrower waist of an L-00 body shape provides a focused and nuanced sound, naturally giving it a leaner and tighter bass response that sits perfectly in the mix. The tone is ideal for fingerstyle playing and blues and works very well for other genres and playing styles, too. The utile neck is attached to the body with a compound dovetail neck-to-body joint, and like all Gibson acoustic guitars, it is affixed with hot hide glue. The neck has a comfortable and fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile, and the rosewood fretboard has a 12” radius and is adorned with simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays and is fitted with 19 standard frets. The closed slot rectangular rosewood bridge is equipped with a TUSQ® saddle, and the nut and bridge pins are also TUSQ. Smooth turning Grover® Mini Rotomatic® tuners ensure solid tuning stability. The L-00 Special is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer. It comes equipped with an L.R. Baggs™ Element Bronze active under-saddle piezo pickup and active preamp with an easy-to-access soundhole-mounted volume control, so it’s stage and studio-ready from the moment you take it out of the included premium soft shell case.

• Solid mahogany back and sides
• Solid Sitka spruce top
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Grover Mini Rotomatic tuners
• Rosewood fretboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays
• Tusq nut, saddle, and bridge pins
• L.R. Baggs element bronze under-saddle pickup and active preamp
• Soundhole-mounted volume control
• Premium soft shell case

Body Specs

Back: Solid Mahogany

Binding: Single-ply Cream, Top and Back

Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Material: Solid Mahogany

Body Shape: L-00

Body Styles: Small Body

Bracing: Traditional Scalloped X-bracing

Side: Solid Mahogany

Top: Solid Sitka Spruce

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count: 19

Frets: Standard

Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dot

Joint: Compound Dovetail Neck-to-body Joint; Hot Hide Glue

Neck Material: Utile

Nut Material: TUSQ

Nut Width: 43.82mm / 1.73in

Profile: SlimTaper

Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Controls: Soundhole Mounted Volume

Output Jack: 1/4" Endpin

Preamp: LR Baggs Element Bronze

Under Saddle Pickup: LR Baggs Element Bronze

Hardware Specs

Bridge: Rectangular; Rosewood

Pickguard: L-00; Tortoise

Saddle Material: TUSQ

Truss Rod: Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black

Tuner Plating: Chrome

Tuning Machines: Grover Mini Rotomatic

Misc Specs

Case: Premium Soft Shell

Model: MCSBL0SPCVS

Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo in Gold Silkscreen

Strings Gauge: .012, .016, .024, .032, .042, .053