No. of Strings
6
Body Type
Hollow
No. of Frets
20
Weight
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- single rounded cutaway body, arched spruce top, bound f-holes, raised multi-bound pearloid pickguard, multi-bound body, carved figured maple back/sides, figured maple neck, 14/20-fret multi-bound ebony pointed fingerboard with pearl block...
- similar to L-5 C, except has thin body, shorter scale length, available in Red finish, approx. 35 mfg. 1959-1961.
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- carved spruce top, f-holes, raised multi-bound pickguard, multi-bound body, carved figured maple back/sides, figured maple/ebony neck, 14/20-fret bound ebony pointed fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece, multi-bound blackface snakehead peghead with pearl flowerpot/logo inlay, three-per-side silver plate tuners with pearl buttons, Master Model/Lloyd Loar signature labels, available in Natural or Cremona Brown Sunburst finish, limited in mfg. 1922-1958.
Models signed by Lloyd Loar (1922 to 1924).
Some early versions of this instrument have birch back/sides. In 1925, gold tuners replaced original part/design. In 1927, Master Model label was discontinued. In 1929, flat fingerboard with block inlay replaced original part/design, individual tuners replaced previous part/design. In 1935, The Advanced L-5´s larger body (17 inches across lower bout by 21 in. long), binding, tailpiece, peghead replaced original part/design, redesigned fingerboard replaced previous part/design. In 1936, bound f-holes replaced original part/design. In 1937, gold tailpiece with silver insert, Grover Imperial tuners replaced previous part/design. In 1939, redesigned tailpiece replaced previous part/design, pearloid pickguard, Natural finish became an option. In 1948, one or two pickguard mounted pickups became an option.
Current production instruments (1934 L-5) are part of the Historic Collection Series, found at the end of this section.
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- small body L-style guitar with a circular lower bout, spruce top, mahogany back and sides, round soundhole with two-stripe rosette, top and back binding, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, black heads...
- carved spruce top, round bound soundhole, birch back/sides, maple neck, 13/19-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece, tortoiseshell plate with black pins on trapeze tailpiece, slotted peghead, three-pe...
- similar to the L-7C, except has either one (L-7CE) or two pickups (L-7 CED), available in Sunburst (most common) or Natural (L-7 CEN) finish, mfg. 1948-1954.
- L-00-style body, Adirondack spruce top, Hard Rock Eastern maple back and sides, single-ply top and back binding, Honduras mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound pearloid fingerboard with Madagascar rosewood/MOP diamond rectangular inlays, bound...
- slightly arched spruce top, mahogany back/sides/neck, bound body, bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, rosewood bridge, "The Gibson" headstock logo, special round Nick Lucas label, this model underwent redesign several tim...
- arched mahogany top, f-holes, raised black pickguard, bound body, mahogany back/sides/neck, 14/19-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-pe...
- 16 or 17 in. body, arched spruce top, f-holes, raised tortoiseshell pickguard, carved maple back/sides, mapleneck, 14/19-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/wrapover trapeze tailpiece, blackface pegh...
- mahogany, maple, or rosewood, 12 or 14 frets, limited mfg. 2005.
