Vintage Gibson Guitar Acoustic L - 50 " Sun Burst " Arch Top
Item History & Price
Offered today is a Vintage 1939 Gibson L-50 Arch Top Acoustic Guitar with original case. This long-running Gibson arch top went through several design changes in the '30s and '40s including changes in hardware and body dimensions. Like other Gibson's, there were also some inconsistencies in production during World War II. From 1949 onward, the model stayed largely the same.
Materials: Solid carved flamed maple back and sides; solid carved spruce top; solid one-pie...ce mahogany neck, solid Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, round fingerboard inlays; bound back, sides, and fingerboard.
Hardware: Original hardware includes beveled pickguard, nickel-plated tuners, Brazilian rosewood compensated adjustable bridge. Gibson chrome trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond on crossbar.
Notes:
Introduced in 1932, the Gibson L-50 model was Gibson's most popular acoustic archtop guitar for almost four decades, remaining in regular production as late as 1971. Easy to hold and fun to play, the L-50 scale allows for faster soloing, and more accurate chording.
This guitar is in fine original condition, having an original sunburst finish with minimal pick, buckle, thumb or fingerboard wear. The voice is clear, crisp and brilliant, with volume and projection exceeding instruments of far greater size. Smooth low action with fine original medium-jumbo frets over a gentle D profile neck with a generous 1 11/16" nut width. Unquestionably, the best buy in an all-solid, all-carved genuine, vintage Gibson archtop.
All parts are original except for the tuners, they are new and a exact match to the originals. Comes with the original tuners but the Ivories are old and broken. vintage chipboard case which I believe is original.
Materials: Solid carved flamed maple back and sides; solid carved spruce top; solid one-pie...ce mahogany neck, solid Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, round fingerboard inlays; bound back, sides, and fingerboard.
Hardware: Original hardware includes beveled pickguard, nickel-plated tuners, Brazilian rosewood compensated adjustable bridge. Gibson chrome trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond on crossbar.
Notes:
Introduced in 1932, the Gibson L-50 model was Gibson's most popular acoustic archtop guitar for almost four decades, remaining in regular production as late as 1971. Easy to hold and fun to play, the L-50 scale allows for faster soloing, and more accurate chording.
This guitar is in fine original condition, having an original sunburst finish with minimal pick, buckle, thumb or fingerboard wear. The voice is clear, crisp and brilliant, with volume and projection exceeding instruments of far greater size. Smooth low action with fine original medium-jumbo frets over a gentle D profile neck with a generous 1 11/16" nut width. Unquestionably, the best buy in an all-solid, all-carved genuine, vintage Gibson archtop.
All parts are original except for the tuners, they are new and a exact match to the originals. Comes with the original tuners but the Ivories are old and broken. vintage chipboard case which I believe is original.
