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02-21-2023, 03:12 AM
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Gibson L00 wood quality
Hello,
I recently bought a new L00 and I love this little thing. Sounds awesome and the playability is great! So much is the love, that it sparked an interest into understanding a bit more about the building process of making an acoustic guitar. So yesterday I was looking into the interior of the guitar and noticed something: Thin "cracks" in the back wood of the guitar (only visible from the interior, and also a bit more noticeable in person than in the pictures). I've been browsing the internet searching if I should be concerned about this or if it's just how mahogany is, but found nothing reassuring. To make it worse, this morning I was taking pictures of the interior of the guitar to post here and found that the back bracing is not entirely glued? Visible here:  https://imgur.com/a/PLAcMXI Maybe I'm overthinking this or it's my lack of knowledge, but it's my first brand-name/good-quality guitar and it costed me 2.500€ which, in my personal situation, is a big sum. It's been a bit over a month since I got it, so if this are things that are not OK or that would develop bigger issues in the not so distant future, I would contact the seller and ask for a replacement. What do you guys say? Thanks! 
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#2
02-21-2023, 03:36 AM
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Your guitar is probably fine, but remember tat Gibson is a high volume builder.
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Silly Moustache, Just an old Limey acoustic guitarist, Dobrolist, mandolier and singer. I'm here to try to help and advise and I offer one to one lessons/meetings/mentoring via Zoom!
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#3
02-21-2023, 09:36 AM
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It's hard to tell if those are actually cracks in the image but you definitely have problems with that bracing. It was the first thing I noticed even before seeing your pic with the paper sliding under it. Those 'cracks' could just be grain lines. Can you see anything on the finished side?
You are 100% correct. $2500 is a large sum of money to pay for a guitar and you should absolutely not have these problems. The loose bracing is a serious problem that needs to be addressed.
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#5
02-26-2023, 10:34 PM
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Only one brace was loose? I think that is in spec. for Gibson.
 Sorry for the smart- comment. A local repairman should be able to do that fairly quickly and inexpensively, it would be a pain to go through the warranty system.
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The best guitar plays for the player.
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#6
02-27-2023, 08:34 AM
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Quote:
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#8
03-02-2023, 12:17 PM
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My G-00 had some braces that weren't glued all the way down. Not too hard to fix but still , on a new guitar c'mon!
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#9
03-03-2023, 03:30 PM
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I've returned it and got my money back with the intention of buying another L-00, but could not find one. The store had none and online searches were unsuccessful.
I thought that maybe an LG2 would be the next best thing(instead of waiting) but again: nothing. Only Nathaniel Rateliff and banner editions, which cost more than 2500. Kept on looking and I found a used Iris OG, which has that LG2-esque vibe. Did some research and decided to pull the trigger and boy this thing is amazing! I know it's a departure from the L-00 but I gotta say I'm really happy with how things worked out 
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