Gibson Vintage 1970s L5 CES Archtop Jazz Guitar

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This early “under the bed” 1970’s 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. This L-5 CES is in remarkable condition, and has a high-grade spruce top and flamed 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

The guitar’s neck is right on, allowing for very low action without buzzing, 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 ES rounded profile neck has a 25 1/2-inch scale length with a 1 11/16-inch width at the nut.

The electronics array is pure Gibson, with original bridge pickup and new classic gibson 57 neck pickup with the original cover, two volume knobs, two tone knobs, and a three-way selector switch.  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. All original frets with virtually no wear.

Except for a few small marks, and the pitting of the pickup covers, this guitar would be in excellent condition

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