50s 60s LG1 info?

[jrlp]

Apologies if I'm posting in the wrong forum...

Been looking for an 00 or 0 size rig that's playable and affordable, you know not a Stella but not a Martin 00-17 or the like...and I see these frequently on eBay.

I've been able to determine that the LG0 is ladder braced and the LG1 & 2 are X braced, but that's all I could come up with.

Any thoughts?

Thank you kindly,

Joel

[Russinator]

Well from my '60's catalog it says the LG-0 is satin finished all mahogany. The LG-1 is a spruce top with mahogany back and rims and a traditional sunburst finish. Other than that I have no hands-on experience. :)

[jrlp]

Thanks for the help!

Anyone know if these models would be considered OO size?

Or smaller?

Bigger?

Anyway thanks again!

Joel

[Wally]

Joel, the LG Gibsons are close to the 00 size, but the shape is different....the dimesnsions and size are close to classical guitars. I would advise finding the X-braced models....LG-2 and LG-3(I have never seen an LG-3 but they are out there somewhere). The LG-1 is a ladder-braced design. This design difference is less of a tonal effect than in larger guitars, but I prefer the x-bracing. (Don't confuse these LG's with the earlier 'L' models. The L-1 is known as the 'Robert Johnson' guitar...pre-WWII era.) The LG series was introduced in '42. The LG-0 is the mahogany top, the LG-1,2, and 3 are spruce tops....except for some interruption of spruce during WWII. As I said earlier, the difference between the LG-1 and the LG-2 if the bracing. The LG-3 is the 'fancy' version of the LG-2.

[jrlp]

gotcha...I share you're preference for the X bracing & thanks for the info!

Joel

[Bob Mc]

Little late; but didn't the 1 have a plastic bridge?

[Wally]

You'll find plastic bridges on some Gibson models starting in the early '60's, I think. I have even seen a J-45 with a plastic bridge!

[Tom Grossheider]

Had a '64 LG1 for a while, but hated the tone. Cheap student guitar in a classical sized body. Having said that, some people really dig them for acoustic blues and slide, so each to his own. Just didn't work for me.