No. of Strings
6
Body Type
Hollow
No. of Frets
19
Weight
--
You are currently viewing the free portion of the Blue Book of Guitar Values. To unlock full access, choose a subscription for more benefits including access to all guitar values, pricing history, create a collection and more!
- L-style small body, spruce top, curly maple back and sides, round soundhole with two ring rosette, three-ply (1933-38) or single-ply (1938-1941) body binding, mahogany neck, 14/19-fret three-ply bound pearloid fingerboard, notched pearl diamonds inlaid in rosewood block fingerboard inlays, black-bound headstock with pearloid veneer with rosewood wedge and pearl slotted diamond/Gibson logo inlay (1933-38), or unbound headstock with rosewood veneer and stickpin inlay (1938-1941), three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, rosewood straight bridge with white pins, tortoise pickguard, 14 ¾ in. body width, 19 ¼ in. body length, available in Sunburst finish, mfg. 1933-1941.
In 1938, two types of rosewood headstock veneer replaced the pearloid veneer. One featured a pearl diamond inlay and the other was bound with pearl slotted diamond/logo inlays. Rare examples have a black truss rod cover. Several variations of the L-C/Century exist including multiple fingerboard and headstock designs and inlays.
0
Based on 0 reviews
5
0%
4
0%
3
0%
2
0%
1
0%
There are no reviews yet
Be the first to leave a review.
- 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...
- carved spruce top, bound round soundhole, raised tortoiseshell pickguard, bound body, three-ring wooden inlay rosette, birch back/sides, maple neck, 13/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece,...
- solid spruce top, flame maple back/sides, rosewood fingerboard/bridge, patterned after the original Nick Lucas model, includes 1930s Nick Lucas label, available in Vintage Sunburst finish, mfg. 1999-2003.
- similar to L-5 C, except has thin body, shorter scale length, available in Red finish, approx. 35 mfg. 1959-1961.
- arched spruce top, f-holes, bound body, mahogany back/sides, mahogany neck, 14/19-fret pearloid fingerboard with pearl multi-design inlay in blocks of rosewood, adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece, pearloid veneered peghead, rose...
- small bodies L-style guitar with circular lower bout, Adirondack red spruce top, mahogany back and sides, traditional L-00 X-braced top, round soundhole with traditional rosette, cream top and back binding, one-piece mahogany neck with &q...
- spruce top, round soundhole, bound body, three-ring rosette, mahogany back/sides, maple neck, 12/19-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, ebony pyramid bridge with black pins, painted peghead logo, three-per-side tuners with plasti...
- spruce (1926-1928, 1937-1942) or mahogany (1928-1933) top, maple (1926-1928) or mahogany (1928-1933, 1937-1942) back and sides, round soundhole with two-stripe rosette, bound body, mahogany neck, 12/19-fret (1926-1932) or 14/19-fret (1932...
