Gibson

Gibson F2 Black Top (1913)

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Pickup currently unavailable at 165 Massachusetts Avenue

Years before Loar, and decades before Monroe, this is what a great F-style mandolin looked and sounded like. A century later, it still captivates!

Why We Love This

This F2 offers everything we love about a 'teens Gibson F4, with a slightly pared-down aesthetic and the concomitant lower price point. This mandolin still makes a striking impression, from the classy, black top to the engraved Handel tuners. The real appeal is in the sound, though. Vintage Gibson mandolins vary quite a bit sonically. This one sounds great, hitting the Goldilocks sweet spot between warm and articulate. Not too dark, not too bright. It is setup quite nicely too, making for a very pleasing player, as much as it is a collectible vintage instrument.

Priced with a modern tweed case, and includes a vintage tooled-leather bonus case as well!


Materials

Top
Spruce
Back & Sides
Birch
Fingerboard
Ebony
Bridge
Ebony
Tailpiece
Original
Tuners
Handel with engraved buttons

Neck Specs

Carve
V profile
Frets
Nickel Refret
Nut
Bone

Other

Case
Non original tweed and bonus vintage tooled leather case