Gibson G-00 - Acoustic Review 

I've left this same comment on a few videos about the G-00 simply because I don't hear anyone giving useful first hand feedback. I've owned this guitar for about 10 months now so I've had plenty of time to get to know it. I use this guitar strictly for fingerstyle. I also play a Martin 00-18 which costs almost 3 times what the G-00 does, and a Custom Shop Breedlove Focus SE Concert that costs 4 times what the G-00 does and a Taylor K26 costing 6 times as much. I only mention these guitars to point out that the G-00 is getting played along side some serious competition. Feel/Playability: This is a hard one to explain. It doesn't have quite the same feel of quality as the Martin, Taylor and Breedlove, but not in a bad way. It is more of a vintage feel maybe. It is a very light guitar which can give the impression of lower quality, but I have to say that it is one of the best playing acoustics I have ever played. Maybe mine is just an exception but the setup on it is incredible. Very low action with zero fret buzz. It is a more effortless guitar to play than any of my other guitars which all cost a lot more. I don't know what it is about this guitar but it takes almost no finger pressure at all to fret a string. Tone: The tone of this guitar is very bright and very loud. As someone that is learning fingerstyle, the G-00 is my favorite guitar to play. The reason is two fold. The volume and high end cut that this guitar has allows me to hear myself well while finger picking. Beginners to finger picking generally don't play with much attack and it can be hard to hear yourself well. The guitar is also super transparent. It lets you hear every little change in dynamics which is great for a beginner since you can hear, and correct, mistakes much easier. Where my other guitars will sort of compress and limit the dynamics a bit, the Gibson lets all of that be heard for better or worse. Again, I think this is a great for someone learning fingerstyle. The tone of the the Martin, Taylor and Breedlove are certainly more refined, but there is something about the tone of the G-00 that I just really like. It is a very fundamental type of tone so not much overtone but a very cool vintage sort of tone. Maybe that's just what walnut sounds like, not sure as it's my first walnut guitar. Quality: I know some content creators have made negative comments that folks on RU-vid just took as gospel, but any guitar in any price range can have an issue. I think Driftwood guitars found one glue smear and then made some comments about bracing that were incorrect but that's all it took for the RU-vid collective to believe these guitars are of low quality. I can only speak for mine, but it is perfect in every aspect of QC, inside and out. I have been on a mission this year to find the best finger picking acoustics I can. I have played many great ones and have to say that this G-00 just has some little bit of mojo that I'm not finding yet anywhere else. I'm not sure how to explain it and maybe it is just my particular G-00, but after spending many thousands of dollars I still haven't found a guitar that I enjoy playing as much as the G-00, and in the end that's what really matters most.

I was about to sell mine. Wasn't thrilled with it. I put a set of 10's on it huge improvement IMHO in both sound and playability. Try it you won't be disappointed.

Your reviews are clear and completely honest informative thanks 🙏

The G-00 is a pretty cool guitar for the price I think. If you happen to be someone that's new to finger picking I think it is especially useful since it is quite loud and responsive even with the lighter touch that most of us have when we first start finger picking. I started finger style on this guitar and about a year later got a Martin 00-18. The Gibson doesn't get played much now, but then again the Martin is almost 3 times the price so not a fair comparison. Well worth the money for sure.

Thanks, great video, I was looking at this guitar as an option alongside a basic Martin

Very nice playing👌🏼😊

Great price for a USA Gibson. Near a parlour size, so seems a good one for fingerstyle. Nice review Ben, thanks

Great sound!

What song is played at the start?

How come they made it without a pickup?

This is strictly the selling of a headstock name brand ..... Gibson is way too overpriced .. The L00 is far better but is it 2k better ?

For me Art & Luthieri sounds better

£900 for a guitar where the rosette will "wear off pretty quickly" - Really? When you look at what you can get for £900 out there - you don't get much here. The name on the headstock can only offset so much.