Gibson L4-CES Mahogany
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1989
The Gibson L-4 CES Mahogany was introduced around 1989 as part of Gibson's Custom Shop Carved Top Series. The Gibson L-4 CES had been around since the 1950s but was only ever produced in very small numbers to order. The L-4 CES looks like the ES-175 but has a solid spruce carved top and solid mahogany back and sides.
Specifications (23)
Controls
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Gibson 57 classic pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
General
| Finish colors | amber finish, natural finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Binding | white binding |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
| Body back material | mahogany body back |
| Body sides material | mahogany body sides |
| Body style | archtop |
| Body top material | spruce body top |
| Hollow body | hollow body |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
| Bridge | ABR-1 bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware |
| Tailpiece | trapeze tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | split parallelogram fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
