Gibson L5 1968

A superb Gibson L-5CES built in Kalamazoo 1968, in very nice condition of preservation and playability.

this instrument was produced just before the cutoff marking the start of the Kalamazoo manufacturer’s wandering years, and therefore has all the high-end attributes that one would expect from this prestigious line of guitars: carved spruce top; back, sides and neck in flamed maple; orange Sunburst finish; two humbucker pickups bearing their Patent No label; beautiful Kluson Sealfast tuners; gold-plated tailpiece engraved with the model name; adjustable Tune-o-Matic bridge.The four original potentiometers dated to 1968.

This guitar is superbly preserved and original. The pickguard is missing – as was often the case at that time, the celluloid plastic material had disintegrated, releasing corrosive vapors affecting the varnish and the metal parts, and a previous owner has removed the guard to remedy this problem.