Gibson Custom L-00 Standard, Grizzly Burst

L-00 Standard in Grizzly Burst

This Gibson Custom Select L-00 Standard in Grizzly Burst features a brand-new finish along with a selection of handpicked features. Models like this L-00 Standard show what is possible through Gibson Custom Select and Made to Measure. With handpicked features like figured tonewoods, custom finishes, and hardware substitutions, these guitars are unique works of art made in small batches by skilled artisans in Bozeman, Montana. This Gibson Custom Select L-00 Standard features a bearclaw spruce top, a custom Grizzly Burst finish, gold hardware, and many more hand-selected features from top to bottom.

The L-00 is considered a parlor-sized guitar, which makes for a comfortable, smaller guitar than the larger, dreadnought-sized J-45. First appearing in the Gibson catalog during the 1930s, the L-00 found early adopters with Delta blues players like Robert Johnson and have since found homes with pop singers such as Olivia Rodrigo. The smaller body responds well to fingerstyle guitar. Less energy is needed from the strings to vibrate the entire top, so a softer strumming hand will benefit from a smaller guitar like the L-00. The L-00 has the same tonewood complements as the J-45, which includes a spruce top paired with mahogany back and sides with a rosewood bridge and fretboard.

This Gibson Custom Select L-00 Standard features a bearclaw spruce top, which is highly figured with chevrons, each top with its own unique fingerprint. The guitar is finished in a brand-new Grizzly Burst finish, which starts with a water-based stain, which helps display the highly figured bearclaw spruce top. Mahogany back and sides remain on this model to keep it in line with the normal specifications and tonal properties of an L-00. Instead of the usual rosewood bridge and fretboard, this L-00 Standard features a striped ebony bridge and fretboard. The fretboard is free from inlays, which gives the guitar a simpler aesthetic, not to get in the way of other ornate features such as the headstock. This headstock is bound and has an inlaid script Gibson logo, something that is rare to find on an L-00 Standard. Gold tuning machines top off the look of the headstock, which pairs nicely with the Grizzly Burst finish.

With handpicked features from top to bottom, this Gibson Custom Select L-00 Standard will catch the eye of any acoustic guitar lover. This unique set of features, like the bearclaw spruce top and brand-new Grizzly Burst finish, are features that can only be found with Gibson Custom Select and Made to Measure. This distinctive set of features makes this parlor-sized acoustic guitar a special piece for any collection. Included with the guitar is a hardshell case and a Gibson Custom Certificate of Authenticity.