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Small Body Acoustic Guitars
Small body acoustic guitars are great for guitarists who are looking for that vintage 1930’s blues sound. These guitars produce warm mellow tones that are balanced and bluesy. They often have a shallow body that provides the perfect resonance for songs that hearken back to the days of blues greats like Robert Johnson. Their smaller size can also provide added comfort while playing.
If you are looking for an acoustic guitar that is a bit smaller and capable of reproducing the sounds of 1930’s blues then these small body acoustics are right up your alley.
Gibson Acoustic Blues King Acoustic Guitar
This guitar was built with 1930’s style blues in mind and it certainly lives up to its name. Designed after the classic L-00 model, the Gibson Acoustic Blues King’s body was constructed to be extra shallow. This allows for extremely warm perfectly balanced tones and a bright sound that mesh to recreate the blues sounds of old.
The Gibson Acoustic Blues King Acoustic Guitar’s design also makes it extremely comfortable to hold and play. The combination of all of these elements makes the Gibson Acoustic Blues King a fine instrument that any blues guitarist would be proud to own and play.
The Gibson Acoustic Blues King Acoustic Guitar is 25 and ½ inch scale in length and is constructed from the highest quality materials. It has a solid sprucewood top. The sides and back are constructed from mahogany. The top and back of the guitar’s body is professionally bound. The fretboard and bridge are made of rosewood with nickel tuners.
It also comes with a high quality gig bag.
Needless to say, the Gibson Acoustic Blues King Acoustic Guitar is a high quality instrument that will be sure to provide you with years of bluesy riff goodness. Another great thing about these guitars is the sound of high quality Gibson instruments only stands to improve with age and use. So if you are looking for the perfect high quality small body acoustic guitar that is capable of producing that vintage 1930’s blues sound then look no further. You’ll be more than pleased if you choose to break-in the Gibson Acoustic Blues King Acoustic Guitar.
Gibson Acoustic Robert Johnson L-1 Acoustic Guitar
If you are truly seeking the holy grail that is the vintage Robert Johnson blues sound then this is definitely the guitar for you. The Gibson Acoustic Robert Johnson L-1 Acoustic Guitar certainly lives up to its name. It is simply because this guitar has been completely designed with the original in mind, all the way down to the period-correct hardware. This attention to detail allows for the most hauntingly beautiful tones and the most startlingly accurate blues sound you may ever hear coming from a modern acoustic guitar.
The Gibson Acoustic Robert Johnson L-1 Acoustic Guitar is constructed from the highest quality materials. It has that historic small L-series shallow body and design. The top is constructed from solid sitka spruce. The back, sides, and neck are all solid mahogany. It is made with a single-ply top and back binding. It has a tapered v-shape neck profile as well as an ebony fingerboard and bridge.
The fingerboard also has Robert Johnson’s signature inlaid in mother-of-pearl and this is the only modern anachronism. The rest of the Gibson Acoustic Robert Johnson L-1 Acoustic Guitar reflects the original. The brand name on the headstock even reads: “The Gibson” to reflect the design of the original guitar played by the man himself. This is truly the ultimate blues acoustic.
Anyone who has been searching high and low for the perfect small body blues acoustic guitar should definitely have a chance to play the Gibson Acoustic Robert Johnson L-1 Acoustic Guitar. If vintage blues is the sound you want then this is the ultimate guitar and you just can’t go wrong with “The Gibson”.
