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During the World War II era, Gibson labeled their headstocks with the "Only a Gibson is Good Enough" banner, and the LG-2 was one of the streamlined models introduced for wartime production. The LG-2 was the first of the LG line, and while its small body looks similar to some prewar Gibsons, it has a wider waist and a wider upper bout, which give it a shape and geometry almost like a classical guitar. It also has a rounded heel and rounded neck profile, which was a modern advance from '30s Gibson L-00s that often had V-necks.  Most importantly for tone, the LG-2 combines graceful slope shoulders and wider body with X-bracing under the hood. This gives it a dynamic, responsive feel that balances perfectly with the throaty, Gibson thump you expect. Relative to postwar examples, the war-era LG-2s are lightly built, which translates to serious tone. With this lovely '43 in your hands, it only takes one chord to convince you that indeed "Only a Gibson is Good Enough." This 1943 Gibson LG-2