WTB - Gibson LG (2 or 3)

Trude

Posting this for a friend who's looking for a Gibson L21 or32.  Could be vintage or reissue, preferably close to Hants/South Coast.

TDubs

Not many of these around, I keep any eye out for them. The vintage LG1s are ladder braced whereas the LG2s are X braced so they can sound a little different.

Hanks have a used (mint) reissue LG2 at the same price as you can pre order a new one for.

Trude

Ah, thanks @TDubs ; - I didn't know the bracing was different between the two.  My mate is a lead singer who mostly strums, and has a pretty light attack.  Do you reckon the ladder or X-bracing would work better for that?

jimmyguitar

Glenn usually has 1 or 2 of these: https://www.glennsguitars.com/gibson/

Gandalph

There's a nice 1965 Lg2 I've been eyeing up at London Vintage on Denmark Street, just short of three grand though.
I really need to sell first...

https://www.denmarkstreetonline.co.uk/product-details/Gibson-LG2-34-Sized-Acoustic-1965-Sunburst

If I was your mate I'd be looking at the X braced Lg2 or Lg3 rather than the ladder braced Lg1 even if it's just light strumming. 

Trude

jimmyguitar said:

Glenn usually has 1 or 2 of these: https://www.glennsguitars.com/gibson/

Thanks - I'll keep an eye on that!

Trude

Gandalph said:

There's a nice 1965 Lg2 I've been eyeing up at London Vintage on Denmark Street, just short of three grand though.
I really need to sell first...

https://www.denmarkstreetonline.co.uk/product-details/Gibson-LG2-34-Sized-Acoustic-1965-Sunburst

If I was your mate I'd be looking at the X braced Lg2 or Lg3 rather than the ladder braced Lg1 even if it's just light strumming. 

Cool, that one's a 3/4 size though, it seems. 

TDubs

Trude said:

Ah, thanks @TDubs ; - I didn't know the bracing was different between the two.  My mate is a lead singer who mostly strums, and has a pretty light attack.  Do you reckon the ladder or X-bracing would work better for that?

As @Gandalph says, x bracing probably best.

charliekmckeon

Hey, I have a LG-1 1952 for sale, perfect strumming, the guitar is almost all original and has no issues £2200

Trude

charliekmckeon said:

Hey, I have a LG-1 1952 for sale, perfect strumming, the guitar is almost all original and has no issues £2200

Might be pushing the budget a bit, but worth a look - could you PM me some details and pics please and I’ll get them to him!

EDIT - just saw your FS thread!

randella

jimmyguitar said:

Glenn usually has 1 or 2 of these: https://www.glennsguitars.com/gibson/

My bank manager is happy that Glenn has already sold that Gibson L-OO Deluxe.

EDIT - on further inspection, the bank's probably also glad I don't live near enough to London to go and have a punt on that old D-28.

Gandalph

randella said:

jimmyguitar said:

Glenn usually has 1 or 2 of these: https://www.glennsguitars.com/gibson/

My bank manager is happy that Glenn has already sold that Gibson L-OO Deluxe.

EDIT - on further inspection, the bank's probably also glad I don't live near enough to London to go and have a punt on that old D-28.

That 1965 Epiphone Cortez Glenn has just listed is worth a look if they’re not too picky about having the word Gibson on the headstock. Essentially an Lg2 and made in America. 
Keep us updated @Trude be interested to know what your mate ends up with. 

Trude

Gandalph said:

That 1965 Epiphone Cortez Glenn has just listed is worth a look if they’re not too picky about having the word Gibson on the headstock. Essentially an Lg2 and made in America. 
Keep us updated @Trude be interested to know what your mate ends up with. 

Yeah, it's nice for sure!  Sadly my mate is pretty set on a Gibson - mainly because he's been playing a fairly lacklustre Epi J45 for ages and has decided to treat himself to a Gibson.  He was set on a Hummingbird for a while, but he's recently found out about the LGs and likes the idea of a slightly smaller body.