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ACOUSTIC: LG SERIES

Models (10)

1942 BANNER LG-2 CUSTOM HISTORIC

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- small LG style body, solid thermally aged Adirondack Red spruce top, round soundhole, multi-ply body binding, mahogany back/sides, mahogany neck, 12/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays, rectangle open-slot bridge with bone saddle, bone bridge pins, blackface peghead with script and banner logos, three-per-side nickel golden age tuners, teardrop-shaped pickguard, available in thin nitrocellulose Vintage Sunburst finish, 1.69 in. nut, 24.75 in. scale, hard shell case included, mfg. 2020-present.
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LG-0

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- mahogany top, round soundhole, black pickguard, bound body, one-stripe rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood straight bridge with pearl dot inlay, white bridge pins, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side nickel tuners with plastic buttons, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1958-1974.
In 1962, plastic screw-on bridge replaced original part/design. In 1963, redesigned tortoise pickguard replaced original part/design. In 1966, rosewood reverse bridge replaced previous part/design. In 1969, spruce top, standard bridge replaced previous part/design. In 1970, veneerless peghead replaced original part/design, black pickguard replaced previous part/design.
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LG-1

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- spruce top, round soundhole, tortoiseshell pickguard, bound body, one-stripe rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood straight bridge with pearl dot inlay, black bridge pins, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side nickel tuners with plastic buttons, available in Sunburst finish, approx. 27,000 mfg. 1947-1968.
In 1955, redesigned pickguard, 14/20-fret fingerboard replaced original part/design. In 1962, plastic screw-on bridge replaced original part/design.
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LG-2

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- red spruce top, round soundhole, tortoiseshell pickguard, bound body, one-stripe rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood straight bridge with pearl dot inlay, black bridge pins, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side nickel tuners with plastic buttons, available in Cherry Sunburst or Golden Sunburst finish, mfg. 1942-1962.
During WWII, Gibson used whatever materials were available to construct instruments. Consequently, there are LG-2´s found with mahogany tops, maple back/sides/neck, no truss rods and other little differences from other production models found before and after the war. In 1955, redesigned pickguard, 14/20-fret fingerboard replaced original part/design. In 1961, Cherry Sunburst finish replaced original part/design.
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LG-2 3/4

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- similar to LG-2, except has 3/4 size body, mfg. 1949-1968.
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ARLO GUTHRIE LG-2 3/4 (MODEL LSAG)

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- patterned after the LG-2 that Woody Guthrie gave to Arlo Guthrie in 1953, similar to LG-2 3/4, except has Sitka spruce top, 14/20-fret, mahognay neck/back/sides, available in Vintage Sunburst, limited mfg. 2003, reintroduced 2005-2014.
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LG-2 AMERICAN EAGLE (MODEL LSAE)

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- LG-style small body, Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with single ring rosette, multi-ply top binding, single-ply back binding, mahogany V-profile neck, 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with MOP dot inlays, black headstock overlay with modern gold Gibson decal, three-per-side nickel tuners with white buttons, rosewood bridge, no pickguard, L.R. Baggs Element pickup/electronics, available in Antique Natural finish, 24.75 in. scale, 1.725 in. nut width, black hardshell case included, mfg. 2013-2018.
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LG-3

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- spruce top, round soundhole, tortoiseshell pickguard, three-stripe bound body/rosette, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, rosewood straight bridge with pearl dot inlay, white bridge pins, blackface peghead with banner/logo decal, three-per-side nickel tuners with plastic buttons, available in Natural finish, mfg. 1942-1963.
In 1955, teardrop pickguard was replaced by the longer Gibson style pickguard with a single point, 14/20-fret fingerboard replaced original part/design. In 1961, adjustable bridge replaced original part/design. In early 1962, reverse rosewood bridge with adjustable saddle replaced previous part/design. In late 1962, plastic screw-on bridge replaced previous part/design. The LG-3 has a "X-braced" top. In 1963, the LG-3 was renamed the B-25N.
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LG-12

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- mahogany back/sides, 12-string, large belly bridge with bridge pins, adj. saddle, 14 .125 in. wide, long pickguard with point at upper bout (some models had teardrop pickguard), single black soundhole ring, single-bound top, unbound back, three-piece neck, 18-fret rosewood fingerboard, 24.75 in. scale, dot inlays, no peghead veneer, available in Natural top finish, light mahogany finish on back and sides, approx. 1,150 mfg. 1967-1973.
This model does not appear in the Gibson shipping total records until 1970. Non-adj. saddle and teardrop pickguard were introduced in 1970.
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50S LG-2 ORIGINAL

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- small LG style body, Sitka spruce top, round soundhole, multi-ply top/single-ply back body binding, mahogany back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/20-fret rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlays, rectangle closed-slot bridge with bone saddle, tusq bridge pins, blackface peghead with block Gibson logo, three-per-side nickel Grover tuners with cream buttons, teardrop-shaped pickguard, available in nitrocellulose Antique Natural or Vintage Sunburst finish, 1.72 in. nut, 24.75 in. scale, hard shell case included, mfg. 2020-present.
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