The Gibson LG-1 was an immensely popular small-body flat top guitar. Between 1948, the year of it's first production in the Gibson Kalamazoo plant, and it's withdrawal in 1968, it sold close to 60000 units. A similar model, the LG-0 did actually sell more guitars in individual years, though with a shorter production run, it sold less in total.
From the 1966 Gibson catalogue
Top value and low price make this Gibson flat top a popular seller. Quality materials and expert craftsmanship combine to produce it's fine responsive tone and rich sunburst finish
The 1965 price was $125 (USA zone 1), compared to $105 for the LG-0.
The LG-1 was built at Gibson's Kalamazoo factory, in Michigan, USA between 1948-1968. It sold well throughout this period, though never more than its sibling, the Gibson LG-0. It did particularly well in the mid 1960s: the peak year was 1965 with sales of 7839, but 1964 and 1966 were also high selling years. A total of 57827 examples left the plant over twenty years of production.
1948 | 1949 | ||||||||
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2238 | 2231 | ||||||||
1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
2653 | 2709 | 2277 | 2866 | 2357 | 2137 | 2294 | 3279 | 2081 | 2285 |
1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
1486 | 1325 | 1505 | 2813 | 6583 | 7839 | 5126 | 1718 | 25 |
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C $4295
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