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Unforseen circumstances .... My ´57 L-5C is for sale, for € 12200,- it's yours. No issues, in great shape and with tone to spare. The neck shape conforms to the typical late 50's round shape, the (replaced) frets have no divots, the action is low and very comfortable and the only mod is the jack input on the endpin. Shipping within the European Union is included, any other destination must be discussed. The pictures are recent and tell all.
Last edited by gitman; 09-09-2024 at 12:10 PM.
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12-19-2023 06:31 PM
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Oh Wow! Dream machine.
Good luck with the sale.
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Makes you wonder when Gibson went to a 5-piece neck? My 1952 L-5C has a three piece neck, as does this example. My 1967 L-5C had a 5-piece neck.
Tom
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Around '63
Originally Posted by TAA
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That version of sunburst in the first photo of #5 is a very nice example of sunburst color transitioning. A little less black on the perimiter.
Tom
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I suppose the guitar in post #5 is the same as shown in post #1 from OP.
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Originally Posted by bluenote61
The friend was kind enough to correctly rotate the photos , it's the same guitar.
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Sorry you have to sell, Gitman. That must hurt. beyond my pocket, I’m sorry to say.
What’s the pickup?
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That is a thing of beauty. B
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Thanks for the sympathy, Rob ! We're all familiar with the scenario ... Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
The pickup is a standard Kent Armstrong PAF , floating version, hooked up to a simple volume control. The neat thing is that when I turn down just a hair
the highs are cut just right for a super smooth but clear and balanced lead tone.
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Hey Gitman,
I can just support the idea that it is an extraordinary instrument. I have a '53 that looks the same. I'm sorry that you have to part with it
GLWTS
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....and UP !
Open for negotiation is the additional purchase of a brand new BAM fiberglass case for this guitar - it's ideal for traveling and offers MUCH better/safer protection !
bam 8006XLT Archtop 17" Case – Thomann United States
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My ‘63 has a 5 piece neck Originally Posted by wintermoon
Keith
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Some years ago I owned a '62 Super-400CN that had a full C-shaped 3-piece neck with 2 "Stingers" : one at the headstock, the other down at the neckblock. I emailed with Originally Posted by floatingpickup
Tom van Hoose about this and he was not surprised to see this variation. Gibson often built guitars using parts from different batches, different years, whatever the order needed and what was
available. Many mixed-parts guitars left the factory in those boom years and this makes dating sometimes difficult and confusing. AFAIK there were no more 3-piece (maple)necks left for the
L-7, L-5, Super-400, Byrdland and ES-350 models by 1963. The "Artist" guitars for Johnny Smith and Barney Kessel all had 5-piece maple necks (except for the Kessel Standard which has a mahogany neck) from the start.
Gibson then also went to a much more shallow neck shape and that eventually lead to the shallow AND narrow shape of the later 60's. I had wondered WHAT made them do that - the Jazz guys would never had encouraged this .... My guess is that the management decided to target the exploding Rock'n' Roll market and simply altered all of the carving machinery to the same new specs. Too bad that the archtop parts were done on the same assembly line !
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These cases are awesome. A classical guitar colleague of mine tours the world with his. Originally Posted by gitman
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Wonderful guitar! Can‘t even imagine how this might sound! Whereabout in the EU is it located?
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Still available ....
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And up .....
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Still available !
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Some more international interest but no real contenders yet .....
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Still available - this ad will be taken down as soon as the guitar is sold ; might be soon but could as well sit here for another year or so. It is played at home, not taken out to gigs and if the dice fall just right this fall/winter then I might just keep it. These get more and more difficult to find in this extra fine condition....
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This is how she sounds I think?
I don't have this kind of money (and stick to 16" max. anyway), so I for one hope those dice fall as they should for you! Originally Posted by gitman
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I'll let it go for € 13000 now.
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Last call : € 12.200,- plus shipping
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