Gorgeous & charming 1968 Gibson B-15 (early LG-0 spec) featuring a full mahogany body, mahogany neck with narrow nut and rosewood fingerboard.
Essentially Gibson’s answer to the wonderful entry-level Epiphone Caballero, this first year edition of the Gibson B-15 features an all Honduran mahogany construction prior to the following year which featured spruce tops which typically suffered overly bright overtones & a lack of bottom end. These 1967's also feature Brazilian rosewood fingerboards (this one featuring a wonderfully dark and figured grain).
Constructed with ladder bracing and a solid top, these Gibson’s are a fingerpicking songwriters best friend — not overwhelmingly loud, however projects that wonderful midrange perfectly and would make an excellent blues box for any player of any level.
This 24.75” scale & smaller body shape Gibson from the golden era of songwriting features all the makings of the original Gibson LG-0 just without tortoiseshell binding and with the addition of a very sleek Gibson Melody Maker headstock, golden silkscreen decal & open geared, white-button tuners.
Loaded with the original adjustable rosewood bridge & rosewood saddle, the neck set is absolutely perfect on this one & playing fantastically well with a very low action. Frets are showing barely any wear for its age and the satin nitrocellulose (these were actually the first Gibson model ever to feature a satin finish) is checking wonderfully. Truss rod function has plenty of room either way & no signs of bridge lift or previous repairs.
One of the coolest old Gibsons money can buy, and for only a fraction of the cost of most others. A true bargain-hunters delight.
Made in Kalamazoo, MI (USA).
Currently strung with LaBella flatwound strings for ladder-braced early Beatles poise.
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Product Specs
- Item Number: 39657
- Make: Gibson
- Model: B-15
- Condition: Excellent
- Finish: Brown
- Categories: acoustic-guitars ⇒ om-and-auditorium
- Year: 1968
- Made In: United States
- MPN: 39657