Gibson L Series

This article is about the flat-top small-body acoustic guitars named with L-, LG- and B- prefixes, made by Gibson since 1926. For the arch-top predecessor, see Gibson L-1; for the contemporary electric models, see Gibson L-4.
Gibson L Series
A Reissued Robert Johnson L-1 Guitar
ManufacturerGibson
Period1902–25, 1926–37, 1991–95, ?–present
Construction
Body typeHollow [1]
Woods
BodyMahogany
NeckMahogany
Colors available
Sunburst [1]

The Gibson L series is a series of small-body guitars produced and sold by Gibson Guitar Corporation in the early 20th century. The first guitars of this series, Gibson L-0 and Gibson L-1, were introduced first as arch-tops (1902), and later as flat tops in 1926. The L series was later gradually replaced by the LG series in the 1940s.

These guitars have a relatively smaller body than the Dreadnoughts and Jumbos that appeared later in history. They could generally be categorized into the Grand Concert body size, comparable, or even identical to Martin's 00-style guitars.

  1. ^ a b Gibson Robert Johnson L-1 on Gibson.com, 25 Oct 2019