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Another archtop buy
Have my eyes on a 1938 Gibson L5 @ Lark St Music,5900.00. no pick guard,some play wear ,where pickguard was,structure is sound,currently I have a Deluxe Campellone all acoustic do I spring for an old L5?
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A 30's L5 is it's own thing, it'll definitely be different enough from your Campellone to warrant having another archtop (and what an archtop it is!)...if you got the scratch, that's certainly not a terrible price...
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thanks Mr B
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Lark St. music is about 45 minutes away from me.
You had better get there before me.
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Go for it!
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Big Band, let me know when you go and buy the L5...
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Confirms that this is just an advertisement for that music store.
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"My opinion is worth every penny you paid for it." "If you try to play like someone else, Who will play like you". Quote from Johnny Gimble The only musician I have to impress today is the musician I was yesterday. No tubes, No capos, No Problems. |
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No advert bro, it will be gone by weeks end.........
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L5 on its way, might have today.............
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Quote:
As an electric player I would prefer the newer L5s but there is something to be said for the acoustic sound of a guitar from that era. Old prewar Gibson and Epiphone archtops are some of the best sounding (acoustically speaking) archtops around. |
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Got the 38 L5 a few days ago,great sound, having my luthier put correct period pickguard on and set up......
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FYI: anyone who lives in the NYC area,I have a great luthier Rocco Monterosso, he is on Staten Island.20 years experience...
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Ex-MandoBro, took over when Leroy Aiello moved on...
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I hope you'll post with pictures and your impressions. I basically cyberstalk every pre-1950 acoustic archtop that goes on sale online, so I'd seen that listing for a while.
I ended up picking up the 1939 L-5N at Schoenberg Guitars instead, but I kept checking back about that one. I'd love to know whether it's x-braced or parallel, and what the scale length is. Also, you should send pictures and info on the guitar when you get it to http://www.prewargibsonl-5.com/
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Campus, it`s listed on the prewar L5 site, serial #94390, I am having a period pickguard put on and a bridge setup.It is X braced,adi top....Cheers..PS it sounds great...
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