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Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Model Antique Natural Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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Product Description The L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Electric Guitar is a smaller version of Gibson's classic J-200 featuring the thin L-Series body design and a super fast-action neck. A solid Sitka spruce top with scalloped bracing belts out big tones with the best of them yet it's capable of sweet and mellow soft sounds as well. The Gibson Emmylou Harris guitar has a flamed maple back and sides that add crisp projection and snappy looks. Multi-bound top and back, bound rosewood fretboard and headstock, and luxurious mother-of-pearl inlays add to its visual appeal. Includes hardshell case. Read more Product Description The Story of the Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Guitar Legendary singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris's love of Gibson Jumbo acoustics is well documented. From her duets with country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons and his 1960s J-200--which she still owns--to her custom-painted pink J-200 which she used exclusively on her 1985 album The Ballad Of Sally Rose, Harris' career has been distinguished by her close association with Gibson. That friendship endures today with the L-200 Emmylou Harris acoustic guitar, a model that captures the big sound and classy look of Gibsons SJ-200, but in a smaller package designed to meet the performance and travel demands of any artist. First introduced in 2002, the L-200--the inspiration for Gibsons CJ-165 line--features a body design that is smaller and thinner than the SJ-200, but braced to produce the powerfully balanced, natural sound so closely associated with it.

Gibson's L-200 Features a Rosewood Fingerboard with Rolled Edges and Graduated Crown Inlays The fingerboard of Gibson's L-200 Emmylou Harris acoustic guitar is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The L-200s graduated crown inlays are made of genuine mother of pearl, and inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesnt require the use of fillers. The fingerboard also sports a rolled edge--instead of the usual right angle where the fingerboard surface meets the neck, Gibson Acoustic's rolled edges are slightly beveled for an extremely smooth and comfortable feel, enhancing the playability of the L-200. Body Tonewoods of the Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Guitar (back, sides and top) The body of the L-200 Emmylou Harris was the inspiration for Gibson's new CJ-165 line--a design that is smaller and thinner than the SJ-200, yet braced to produce the powerfully balanced, natural sound so closely associated with it. The top is made from AA-grade Sitka spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from AAA-grade Eastern curly maple, giving the L-200 Emmylou Harris the resonance and punch expected from a much larger guitar, with a perfect balance of sound and playability. Selecting the right wood, and the formula to dry it out, are two of the most central procedures to Gibsons guitar-building process. Beginning with its first catalog in 1903, Gibson has assured its customers that every guitar would be built using woods with "the most durable, elastic, and sonorous qualities," and todays guitars from Gibson Acoustic are no different. The Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Guitar features L.R. Baggs iMix Acoustic Pickup System Gibson Acoustic's L-200 Emmylou Harris comes equipped with a custom-voiced iMix system from L.R. Baggs, which combines two of the companys best acoustic pickup systems--iBeam and Element--to form one of the finest dual-source pickup systems on the market today. With a soundhole-mounted volume control, the iMix is engineered for players in constantly changing situations and environments. iBeam delivers the fidelity of the worlds best studio microphones, while the Element delivers performance not previously attainable from an undersaddle pickup. The class-A preamp/EQ is designed to naturally support the pickups' unique characteristics, and features contour controls that deliver even more life into the natural sound of the L-200. Handscalloped Bracing on the Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Guitar Every acoustic guitar made by Gibson features hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing inside the body, a feature normally found only in limited run, hand-made guitars. By scalloping each brace by hand, the natural sound of the acoustic is focused more toward the center of the body, enhancing the instruments sound projection. The bracing pattern inside the L-200 Emmylou Harris acoustic is a smaller version of the design used for Gibsons legendary Super Jumbo acoustics--a distinctive "X" pattern that allows the top to vibrate with less restraint, thus projecting the L-200's powerful and balanced sound. This exceptionally balanced tone, combined with the bright sound of maple, spawns one of the finest sounding instruments of the famed Gibson acoustic line. Gold Gotoh Pearloid Keystone Button Tuners on the Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Guitar Gibson's L-200 Emmylou Harris features Gotohs pearloid keystone button tuners. With a gear ratio of 15:1, these Gotoh tuners deliver precision tuning in a durable housing that provides maximum protection for the gear and string post. All moving parts are cut for exact meshing, eliminating the possibility of slippage, with a special lubricant inside the gear box for smooth and accurate tuning stability. Crown Peghead Logo Gibson put the first crown peghead logo on an ES-300 back in 1940, and it has graced the headstocks of many legendary Gibson guitars ever since, including todays L-200 Emmylou Harris . Over the years, it has also been called a "thistle" because of the group of flowering plants with the sharp prickles, though Gibson has preferred to call it a "crown." The Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harris Acoustic Guitar Features a Tortoise Pickguard The tortoise pickguard for the L-200 Emmylou Harris is Gibson's standard jumbo-style shape, with a beautiful cream floral and vine design and 10 mother of pearl dots. As with all of Gibson Acoustics pickguards, the coloring, inlay, and binding are all done by hand. Understated Elegance: The Gibson L-200 Emmylou Harri Acoustic Guitar's Rosette A rosette is the beautiful, hand-crafted circle around the soundhole, and can be one of the most ornamental

elements of any acoustic guitar. It is also one of the most subtle and complicated woodworking decorations on any acoustic guitar. The rosette on the L-200 Emmylou Harris is a double-ring rosette, with the main ring consisting of seven-ply binding, and the second ring three-ply binding, adding a stylish, understated elegance to the L-200. Gibson Acoustic Guitars Have a Radius Top The top of many "flat-top" guitars are under a lot of stress from the pull of the strings, which can eventually compromise the top. So, while most acoustic guitars are true "flat-top" guitars, all of the acoustics produced by Gibson in Bozeman, Montana have a radiused, or "tuned" top. Instead of being perfectly flat, a radiused or "tuned" top is raised slightly, and a special instrument is used to shape the top braces to the radius of the top. This process adds tension and strengthens the top, creating a less stressful joint where the top meets the sides and reducing the stresses of string pull. It also results in a "speaker cone" effect that maximizes sound projection, adding a significant boost to mid-range levels for a more balanced acoustic tone. Gibson Acoustic Guitars: The Same Body Binding for More than 100 Years In general, a guitar's binding serves as a cosmetic feature, adding a subtle elegance to any Gibson acoustic while hiding the joints between the top, back, and sides, and helping to protect the guitar's body from any nicks or dings. But to see the process of putting the binding on a Gibson acoustic is to really appreciate the effort and attention put into each instrument. After the body has been glued together, the excess from the top and back are trimmed off and a groove is cut for the binding. The binding is then glued on and held on to the body using tape, and hung to dry. When the tape comes off, any excess glue is removed and the body is moved into the next phase of production. It has been done the same way for over 100 years, and is a fundamental part of Gibson Acoustic's rich guitar-making history. The L-200 Emmylou Harris: Finished with Nitrocellulose Applying a nitrocellulose finish to any Gibson acoustic guitar--including the L-200 Emmylou Harris--is one of the most labor-intensive elements of the guitar-making process. Unlike the polyurethane finishes used by many guitar manufacturers, a nitrocellulose lacquer finish is porous when cured, allowing the wood to naturally "breathe" and mature. Microscopically thin, the finish on a Gibson acoustic guitar first requires seven main coats of nitrocellulose lacquer. After drying overnight, the initial seven coats are then level sanded and given two additional coats. Left to dry for five additional days, the finish is then wet sanded and buffed to its final glass-like sheen. The time-consuming nature of applying a nitro finish has been employed ever since the first Gibson guitar was swathed with lacquer back in 1894. Why? For starters, a nitro finish means there is less interference with the natural vibration of the instrument, allowing for a purer tone. Its also a softer finish, making it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a nitro finish, but you cant do the same on a poly finish. More About Gibson The Gibson name has graced the most innovative and revolutionary acoustic guitars of our time--the Super Jumbos, the J-45, the Hummingbird, the Dove. There is no mistaking the classic, mother-of-pearl logo, pressed onto the face of the headstock. It represents more than a century of originality and excellence. There is simply no equal.

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