Gibson 1996 Blonde Wes Montgomery L5 CES Custom Archtop Jazz Guitar w OHSC

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This WES L5  neck is made of high-grade maple and walnut supporting a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays and multi-ply black or white binding. The comfortable neck has a 25 1/2-inch scale length with a 1 11/16-inch width at the nut. Very comfortable and fast playing. Blondes generally bring premium pricing, but this one was not originally blonde and was refinished to a blonde. We do not know who did the work, but it was done well , but not perfect and shows some flaws which is reflected in the discounted price.The guitar was also refretted very professionally, is very lightweight  and has low action and great playability.

The electronics array is pure Gibson, with one patented Gibson humbucking pickup, one volume knob and one tone knob. The Custom Shop’s L-5 CES is outfitted in all gold hardware and features Schaller M6s tuners. The instrument’s ABR-1 bridge has an ebony base and there’s an artfully rendered L-5 trapeze tailpiece. This guitar is in great condition. The neck, playability and tone is equal to the best that we have ever had in the shop.

This Wes Montgomery L-5 CES is a truly classic instrument with great tone and craftsmanship  . Its appearance is both imposing and graceful, with a stylish single cutaway, block inlays, and artfully crafted headstock. The headstock is itself a work of art, bearing a pearl inlay inspired by the urns of ancient Greece. The L-5 CES has a high-grade spruce top and maple back and rims. Its body is a substantial 17-inches wide, 21-inches long, and 3 3/8-inches deep – dimensions key to its rich, dark, woody tones. Multi-ply binding in black or white accents the top and back, and single-ply white binding outlines the f-holes

Initially produced as an acoustic in 1922 under the direction of famed Gibson luthier Lloyd Loar, the L-5 was Gibson’s first guitar with f-holes. In the 1940s the model became the rhythm box of choice for big band players and later the standard guitar for Wes Montgomery, who would eventually receive a custom model. And it was already one of the world’s most popular guitars when Gibson first electrified the model in 1951.

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