Gibson L-00 L-1 1935 -ish guitar evaluation

[MegalopolisFilms]

I got an L-1 in spring 1962 and stripped the top so it would look more like the Martins the Kingston Trio and Brothers Four played. I paid $38 for mine at a pawn shop. It originally sold for $37.50. My brother took it to a party while I was in the Army in 1967 and some mean drunk smashed it against a wall. I'm not sure if he was playing "I Gave My Love a Cherry" (cf "Animal House").

[26095]

@MegalopolisFilms I'll always be sorry about that. What an absolute crime that was. One day I want to find a replacement-- I did see one at Willie's a few years ago.... for $800. I'll keep looking.

[MegalopolisFilms]

@26095 Naw -- Time heals all wounds. I've got too many guitars now. But if I get ambitious, I'll post a sound recording of our group circa 1963 with still photos that include the guitar along with my lame strumming and picking.

[26095]

@MegalopolisFilms You know-- this guitar sounds almost EXACTLY like yours-- !! (Wistful sigh....)

[Bertziethegreat]

How tall are you? Because you make that guitar look tiny.

[treatb09]

how much does old gibson like that go for

[jnsbp83]

Please tell me what is that song stile (the first) thats a blues, country, something rural... i need to know. thanks.

[vintagebluesguitars]

That song is a variation of Libba Cotton's Wilson Rag, if I'm not mistaken..it's just something I picked up by ear thirty years ago and is low risk to play in front of the camera ;-)

Tom

[KINGSLIDEGUITAR]

I have a 1933 Gibson LC its has maple back and sides,, it is in rough condition and I will do a utube video with it soon ,,,

[Chaduke]

Sounds like a little Etta Baker.

[bugaddi51]

Hi man -wonderful sound-adorable---watch my videos--

-bugaddi51--Gruss from Germany-winfried

[javadude54]

I grew up listening to my dad playing the hell out of an L-00. I think they sound better when they're strung with flat-wound strings. My dad always used Black Diamond flat-wounds and his tone was much richer and more mellow than any L-0/ L-00/L-1 I've heard on YouTube.

[ontpalc]

sounds fantastic, absolutely great!

[conarym9]

u sound like mississippi john hurt

[richardkorby]

Are you selling it ?

[TankJacked]

god the 30's were great.

[frodohair]

how OLD are you?

[TankJacked]

16. i'm just saying.

[williestra]

hahahahahaha

[JackWhiteIII]

thats definently a L-00, Robert Johnson played an L-1 and it looks a little different

[ba1080bh47]

The RJ L-1 Gibson is totally different guitar than these 30's L-00, L-0 or L-1's .. the one in the video could be called an L-0 because of the back binding, but, the 30's L's were structurally all the same guitars .. I should have put L-0 in the title..thanks for viewing..tw

[LoFiTransmissions]

@JackWhiteIII

That's "definitely" NOT a L-00.

It's a L-0.

Back is bound.