Gibson Wes Montgomery L-5 CES
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1993
Gibson introduced this Wes Montgomery Historic Collection model in 1993. It is based on the L-5 CES model that Wes played almost his entire career.
Specifications (24)
Body
| Body back material | flamed maple body back |
| Body shape features | carved top, single cutaway |
| Body sides material | flamed maple body sides |
| Body top material | spruce body top |
| Hollow body | hollow body |
| Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware |
| Tailpiece | trapeze tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | block fingerboard position markers |
General
| Finish colors | ebony finish, 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 |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 1 humbucker pickup |
Controls
| Tone controls | 1 tone control |
| Volume controls | 1 volume control |
