The New Gibson Century Collection 12-Fret Acoustic Guitar

Description

L-00 Century 12-Fret

First introduced in the early 1930s, the Gibson L‑00 quickly became one of the most recognized small‑body acoustics in the Gibson lineup. The L‑Series has long been associated with parlor‑style playing, due to its popularity in living rooms and home music spaces. Again, Gibson has built 12‑fret L‑00 models before, but they have historically appeared only on the earliest pre‑war flat‑tops or in limited‑production runs.

The L‑00 Century 12‑Fret also offers a mahogany body with a Sitka spruce top and single‑ply cream binding on both the top and back. It offers the same neck build, a rosewood fingerboard with 19 frets, and the same headstock details as the J-45 model. Its finishing touches include the sloped‑rectangle closed‑slot rosewood bridge, a bone nut and saddle, TUSQ® bridge pins, plus a classic L‑00‑style pickguard. 

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Continuing its celebration of 100 Years of Flat-Tops, Gibson has launched three new models with improved comfort and a responsive voice perfect for fingerstyle players

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Gibson flat-top acoustic guitars, three new 12-fret models have been launched as part of the Century Collection. The J-45™ Century 12-Fret, L-00 Century 12-Fret, and J-185 Century 12-Fret, are available in Vintage Amber, Vintage Sunburst, and Ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finishes and as left-handed versions, with each featuring a 12-fret neck-to-body joint. 

Mat Koehler, Gibson Vice President of Product, commented: “Gibson acoustics have clearly shaped music history. And they’ve influenced how we at Gibson think today, too. The all-new Century Collection is made using the same proportions and principles that make the originals some of the most collectible vintage acoustics: deeper-set 12-fret necks for easy reach, perfect bridge placement in the heart of the soundboard, featherweight construction and bracing, a thin satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish, and the unique Gibson scale length that gives our guitars soul.”

The placement of the neck joint at the 12th fret instead of the more common 14-fret configuration shortens the neck and moves the bridge plate farther from the waist and closer to the body’s widest point, enhancing top movement and improving playing comfort. It also means that tonally, these guitar have a warm, lively, and responsive voice that suits fingerstyle players and those with a lighter, nuanced touch.