GIBSON L-50 Description
- arched spruce top, f-hole/round soundhole, black pickguard, bound body, maple back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/19-fret ebony fingerboard with trapezoid or pearl dot inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece, blackface peghead with screened logo, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, available in Dark Mahogany Sunburst finish, mfg. 1932-1970.
In 1934, redesigned body (16.25 in. body width, 20.25 in. long, arched back), raised pickguard, redesigned tailpiece replaced original part/design. In 1935, orchestra style body replaced previous part/design, arched back replaced original part/design. In 1936, redesigned tailpiece replaced previous part/design. In 1943, redesigned tailpiece replaced original part/design, three-per-side plate mounted tuners replaced original part/design. In 1946, bound pickguard/fingerboard with pearl trapezoid inlay replaced original part/design, redesigned tailpiece, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons replaced previous part/design. In 1949, laminated pickguard replaced previous part/design.