Gibson L-5 CT (1998)
Overview
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- acoustic guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1998
The L-5CT is a thin line L-5 originally developed by Gibson for comedian/guitarist George Gobel - but reissued in 1998 in the Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection. Its shorter scale length and thinner body have proved popular features for many players. It has a carved spruce top, solid maple sides and back and five piece neck. Finish options were vintage sunburst, faded cherry and natural. Other features include
- Modern cutaway design and small neck for fast, easy action
- Gibson ABR-1 bridge
- Schaller M-6 machine heads
- Professional 20 fret fingerboard
- Body size: length 21" width 17"
- Decorative accents to the beauty of the L-5CT include gold plated metal parts, deluxe pearl inlays and alternating white-black binding
- Two Gibson '57 Classic PAF reissue humbucking pickups also available
Specifications (23)
Body
| Body back material | maple body back |
| Body shape features | carved top, single cutaway |
| Body sides material | maple body sides |
| Body style | thin body |
| Body top material | spruce body top |
| Hollow body | hollow body |
| Pickguard material | tortoiseshell pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
| Bridge | ebony bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware |
| Tailpiece | trapeze tailpiece |
| Tuners | Schaller M6 tuners |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | block fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | natural finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
| Neck material | maple neck |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
1 Comment
L-5CT
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I have a 1959 L-5CT and it is one of the most wonderful instruments I have ever played. It has the pickguard pickup system installed back i 1959 (not so pretty as the usual pickguard but it sounds really good). I was thinking of passing it on to someone who would revere and value it as I did. Only to a really good player!