L5S

[ppgf]

If I could lift one I'd buy it!

mine’s 9 lb 9 oz.

not exactly a brick.

 

[mikeslub]

My 1979 reposted!

 

[ppgf]

My 1979 reposted!

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3 piece top.

 

[mikeslub]

3 piece top.

Yes, of course. What's your point?

 

[ppgf]

Yes, of course. What's your point?

3 piece body l5s are the default production standard.

1 and center seam 2 piece bodies are much more desirable and rarer.

if it brings you joy, that’s all that matters.

 

[poor man's burst]

3 piece body l5s are the default production standard.

1 and center seam 2 piece bodies are much more desirable and rarer.

if it brings you joy, that’s all that matters.

I sincerly hope that Mike Slub, some day, can afford a 2pieces centered seam maple top guitar to compensate for his 2nd choice L-5S.

 

[ppgf]

I sincerly hope that Mike Slub, some day, can afford a 2pieces centered seam maple top guitar to compensate for his 2nd choice L-5S.

your digital compassion is uplifting.

 

[jb_abides]

I sincerly hope that Mike Slub, some day, can afford a 2pieces centered seam maple top guitar to compensate for his 2nd choice L-5S.

Well, he did say he was pondering thinning the herd in another thread... maybe a Spotlight Special or some rare color Reissue will cover it... if not an ES with cash back...

 

[mikeslub]

3 piece body l5s are the default production standard.

1 and center seam 2 piece bodies are much more desirable and rarer.

I’m very happy for your rare find. Thanks for pointing out my apparent lowly 3-piece production model.

 

[Bluesman58]

There are 1, 2 and 3 piece top Gibson Custom L5-S's. Anyways amount built and shipped world wide is quite low so that all are on the rare side and
quality of manufacture is so high that all are luxurous high quality level Gibson guitars.



Here is my Gibson Custom L5-S 1974 and could not be better even if it had 1 or 2 piece top, in my opinion.

 

[ppgf]

threw a lw historic bar stop on and got it down to 9 lb 6 oz.

 

[Bluesman58]

threw a lw historic bar stop on and got it down to 9 lb 6 oz.

Mine is without modifications on same readings about. Stopbar and tophats make it with your mods kind of towards Les Paul Custom - nice L5-S anyway. I like mine with reflector knobs, suits the style with L5-S tailpiece. Did yours have TP6 tailpiece? How much more that did weight?

 

[ppgf]

Mine is without modifications on same readings about. Stopbar and tophats make it with your mods kind of towards Les Paul Custom - nice L5-S anyway. I like mine with reflector knobs, suits the style with L5-S tailpiece. Did yours have TP6 tailpiece? How much more that did weight?


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still have all the original parts and no broken solder joints for the stamp collectors.

 

[Bluesman58]

still have all the original parts and no broken solder joints for the stamp collectors.

Dont know about stamp collectors but pot cavity on my 1974 L5-S is quite clean.

 

[Midnight Blues]

My wife and I were in Nashville last week and I saw these are Gruhn Guitars:

 

[Jethro Rocker]

My 1979 reposted!

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That is positively stunning! Gorgeous flame and color!

 

[Grog]

My wife and I were in Nashville last week and I saw these are Gruhn Guitars:

I bought my first L5S at Gruhn’s a number of years ago while my wife & I were visiting Nashville. I ended up trading it in at CME for one with cleaner gold plating…..

 

[Midnight Blues]

I bought my first L5S at Gruhn’s a number of years ago while my wife & I were visiting Nashville. I ended up trading it in at CME for one with cleaner gold plating…..

Beauty!

I had "permission" from my wife to buy another guitar while we were there, with the caveat that I had to sell one of the ones I already have. I just can't do that, but one of the L-5s would have been a contender for sure.