The 00L-16E is a sloped-shoulder 00 14-fret with a spruce top over mahogany back and sides, scalloped X-bracing, and a Modified Low Oval neck with the High-Performance Taper on a 24.9" scale. It's built in Nazareth with an ebony board carrying 1955 Style 18 inlays in mother of pearl, and L.R. Baggs Element electronics.
The top is gloss in three colours, with satin on the back, sides and neck. The 1935 Burst comes with a faux tortoise guard, while Black Smoke and Blue Denim take a grained ivoroid guard against the antique white binding. We'd start with the 1935 Burst, which suits the Style 18 inlays. Black Smoke and Blue Denim are there for a player who wants colour on a Nazareth-built 00.
For the same sloped-shoulder body without electronics, in FSC®-certified sapele and Sitka spruce, look at the 00L Biosphere IV. The GPC-16E takes the 16 Series to a Grand Performance cutaway in East Indian rosewood.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA (Nazareth, Pennsylvania)
Body Size: Sloped Shoulder 00 14-Fret
Construction: Simple Dovetail Neck Joint
Back Material: Mahogany
Side Material: Mahogany
Back and Sides Finish: Satin
Back and Sides Color: Dark Mahogany
Back Inlay Material: Black Stripe
Bracing Pattern: X-Brace
Brace Shape: Scalloped
Brace Material: Spruce
Brace Size: 1/4"
Top Material: Spruce
Finish Top: Gloss
Top Color: 1935 Burst (1935 Burst) / Black Smoke (Black Smoke) / Blue Denim (Blue Denim)
Top Inlay Material: Black Stripe
Binding: Antique White
Pickguard: Faux Tortoise (1935 Burst) / Grained Ivoroid (Black Smoke) / Grained Ivoroid (Blue Denim)
Rosette: Custom Multi-Stripe
NECK
Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval
Neck Taper: High-Performance Taper
Neck Material: Select Hardwood
Neck Color: Dark Mahogany
Finish Neck: Satin
Scale Length: 24.9"
Number of Frets Total: 20
Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret
Heelcap: Antique White
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8''
Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4''
Fingerboard Inlay Style: 1955 Style 18
Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl
Side Dots: White
Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper
Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood
Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay
Pleked: Yes
ELECTRONICS
Electronics: L.R. Baggs® Element™
HARDWARE
Bridge Material: Ebony
Bridge Style: Modern Straightline - Drop in Saddle
Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32"
Bridge Pin Material: Black Polymer
Bridge Pin Dots: Abalone
Saddle: TUSQ®
Saddle Radius: 16"
Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear
Knob: Butterbean
Nut Material: Bone
CASE
Case: Softshell




