{"product_id":"gibson-l-00-century-12-fret-ebony","title":"Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret Ebony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGibson L-00 Century 12-Fret Ebony\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSerial Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22036032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.34 lbs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret in Ebony is a small-bodied Gibson flat-top that meets the neck at the 12th fret rather than the 14th — a configuration that, since the earliest L-00 flat-tops of the early 1930s, has surfaced only in occasional limited runs. That scarcity has made 12-fret L-00s harder to find than their 14-fret counterparts, and this one puts the configuration back in the standard lineup. It arrives as part of the Century Collection marking 100 years of Gibson flat-tops, built with a Sitka spruce top over a mahogany body, scalloped X bracing, single-ply cream binding around the top and back, and a cream multi-ring rosette, all under a hand-sprayed thin satin nitrocellulose lacquer in classic Ebony. At 3.34 lbs., it's about as easy to pick up and hold as an acoustic gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe mahogany neck carries Gibson's SlimTaper profile in its 12-fret version (.900\" at the 1st fret, 1.00\" at the 9th fret), joined to the body with a compound dovetail set in hot hide glue — the same traditional joinery Gibson uses across its acoustic line, and a big part of why these guitars transfer energy the way they do. The rosewood fretboard runs a 12\" radius over 19 standard frets with simple mother-of-pearl dot inlays, ending at a 1.725\" bone nut, with a 24.75\" scale length that keeps string tension relaxed and bends easy. Vintage-inspired appointments carry through the rest of the build: an early-1900s Gibson script logo decal on the headstock, open-back Golden Age strap tuners with cream buttons, a sloped rectangle rosewood bridge with a bone saddle and TUSQ pins, and the classic L-00-style pickguard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe 12-fret neck joint is what makes this guitar sound the way it does. Moving the neck-to-body junction back shifts the bridge away from the waist and closer to the center of the lower bout, where the top is widest and most responsive, so the guitar drives more efficiently and returns a warm, punchy, resonant voice with real body behind it — the \"perfect balance\" small-body Gibson tone, with a shorter neck that also pulls the whole instrument in closer and more comfortably against you. It rewards a lighter touch, which makes it a natural for fingerstyle work, quiet-room recording, and songwriting. Whether you're a fingerstyle player looking for a responsive parlor, a singer-songwriter who wants a guitar that sits under a vocal instead of fighting it, or a collector who has been waiting for a production 12-fret L-00, this one is worth a serious look. The Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret in Ebony (Serial #\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e22036032) ships in a premium Century Collection tweed hardshell case. Order today from Brian's Guitars, your authorized Gibson dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eQuestions about this guitar? 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