Folkway Music - Jackson Cunningham 1933 L-00

Jackson Cunningham is among the most quickly up-and-coming guitar builders of this decade. Hailing from Southwest Virginia, Jackson draws obvious inspiration from the vintage Gibson guitars that are and were played by his musical heroes. His own creations are exquisitely crafted recreations of some of the most iconic designs of the 1930s.
The L-00 offered here is a faithful reproduction of a 1933 L-00, complete with solid linings, thinner top construction, firestripe pickguard, and lightly built body; but unlike a ’33, this one was built with a rounded neck carve more similar to the 12-fret 1932 shape. Just like an original L-00, the guitar features an unbound back and one-ply top biding, a simple 3-ply rosette, and a light non-scalloped bracing.
The guitar captures the tone and quick response of a great L-00 - the characteristically warm and supportive midrange, the thick and meaty trebles and the flowering overtones. It doesn't have 85 years under its belt, but as it was blueprinted quite accurately, it's about as close in tone as a new guitar can get. Oh, and it plays in tune way better than an old one!
Red spruce top and mahogany back and sides. Mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish with late 1933 style sunburst top. Tapered headstock, German-made strip tuners, Cunningham screened logo, ebony nut. 1-3/4” nut width, 24.75” scale, 2-5/16” string spread at the saddle.

[@bnjomon1]

Jackson is a Phenomenon!! I got my L-OO from him in 2019 and a fiddle just this year. Unbelievable..

[@greekflatpicker]

Super nice

[@missouriboy66]

Nice playing and that box sounds amazing.

[@pilotpeewee]

Sounds great good playing!

[@davemoy330]

Double Eagle!

[@ssmabecrelis6443]

Is this guitar still for sale? I’d like to purchase it...

[@ssmabecrelis6443]

Is this guitar still for sale? I’d like to purchase it...

[@TheFolkwayMusic]

Long gone, Sorry.

[@cheese699]

He has more…get in line.