Gibson L-1 1930s

guitar · 1930–1939Vintage1930s

Typical usedNo typical price yet

Has sold for €3,650 over 2015–2026, across 25 used sales. Too few in the last two years for a typical price today.

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Not enough sold data for a typical price. 1 for sale, from €11,065.

For sale right now

The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.

No typical price yet for this one, so: one email when a new listing appears, with its ask. Never more than one a day. No account; a link to stop in every email.

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€11,065
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Last confirmed 3 days ago

Price history

€5,000Nov 2015: €3,779, very goodFeb 2016: €2,332, very goodFeb 2016: €3,019, very goodSept 2016: €1,941, goodOct 2017: €3,005, fairNov 2017: €4,509, goodMar 2018: €2,675, goodMar 2018: €3,279, very goodApr 2018: €859, very goodJul 2018: €4,055, excellentMar 2019: €864, goodMay 2019: €4,746, very goodNov 2019: €3,671, excellentJan 2020: €3,886, goodMar 2020: €1,984, goodMay 2020: €5,161, excellentJul 2021: €3,814, goodSept 2021: €4,290, very goodJul 2022: €5,583, very goodAug 2022: €561, very goodNov 2022: €4,080, goodMar 2023: €7,170, goodApr 2025: €6,871, very goodJun 2025: €3,442, goodJan 2026: €1,635, poor201620182020202220242026€2,000€4,000€6,000Nov 2015: €3,779, very goodFeb 2016: €2,332, very goodFeb 2016: €3,019, very goodSept 2016: €1,941, goodOct 2017: €3,005, fairNov 2017: €4,509, goodMar 2018: €2,675, goodMar 2018: €3,279, very goodApr 2018: €859, very goodJul 2018: €4,055, excellentMar 2019: €864, goodMay 2019: €4,746, very goodNov 2019: €3,671, excellentJan 2020: €3,886, goodMar 2020: €1,984, goodMay 2020: €5,161, excellentJul 2021: €3,814, goodSept 2021: €4,290, very goodJul 2022: €5,583, very goodAug 2022: €561, very goodNov 2022: €4,080, goodMar 2023: €7,170, goodApr 2025: €6,871, very goodJun 2025: €3,442, goodJan 2026: €1,635, poor20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Every recorded sale, one point each: 25 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. Too few sales to draw a trend through them without inventing one, so the points speak for themselves. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.

Recent sales by listing date

ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
6 Jan 2026€1,635$1,900 as soldpoorUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
26 Jun 2025€3,442$4,000 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
22 Apr 2025€6,871$8,000 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
22 Mar 2023€7,170$8,333 as soldgoodEUGermany GermanyReverbDetails
5 Aug 2022€561$650 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails

A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.

Show all 25 recorded sales
ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
16 Nov 2022€4,080$4,750 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 Jul 2022€5,583$6,500 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
1 Sept 2021€4,290$4,999 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
21 Jul 2021€3,814$4,444 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
2 May 2020€5,161$5,995 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Mar 2020€1,984$2,300 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
29 Jan 2020€3,886$4,499 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
26 Nov 2019€3,671$4,250 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
3 May 2019€4,746$5,495 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 Mar 2019€864$1,000 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
18 Jul 2018€4,055$4,700 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
5 Apr 2018€859$1,000 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
16 Mar 2018€3,279$3,800 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
6 Mar 2018€2,675$3,100 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
24 Nov 2017€4,509$5,250 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
31 Oct 2017€3,005$3,499 as soldfairUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
23 Sept 2016€1,941$2,250 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
21 Feb 2016€3,019$3,500 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
18 Feb 2016€2,332$2,700 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
20 Nov 2015€3,779$4,400 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails

A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.

Cheapest live: United Kingdom United Kingdom €11,065 · before shipping

25 recorded sales of the Gibson L-1 1930s from 2015–2026, all-time around €3,650. Too few in the last two years to quote a typical used price. Cheapest live €11,065 before shipping. Figures computed 19 October 2026.

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