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I don't want/need to sell it but if anyone seriously wants it they know what to do. I would not let this guitar go for less than thrice the price I paid for it -- so I guess that officially takes it off the market. |
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This has been a great thread. Great music, beautiful guitar, bonus chuckles along the way.
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Play her in good health, Joe. She's nice.
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Thanks...
I've emailed Dave's Guitar Shop to find out whether Gibson will custom build any more L-5s. A few years ago, the price was very good. I will report back as soon as Dave hears back from Gibson. I would love a natural L-5 myself. |
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I just heard back from Dave's Guitars and they can still custom order the L-5. Delivery time is 6-9 months and the price has gone up indeed.
I'm not selling my L-5 but you can get in touch with Dave's (or your favourite Gibson dealer) if you ever want one. |
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Hi Joe,
Would you mind PMing me with the price that Dave's Guitar quoted you for a new build? My curiosity has gotten the best of me! For anyone else looking for one, Sam Ash has a used one listed on their website. It's located in Las Vegas. Go to their standard website and search used instruments for "L5". Good luck!
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The used L-5 at Sam Ash looks great (fine looking set of maple) -- at least from afar. It's priced much lower than a new one but there's no close up photo or description of the guitar's condition. That set of maple is certainly a winner though.
As a custom order, there is not much of a discount on the list price -- and so the L-5 1934 RI would cost a bit less than a new L-5 CES. You could probably buy a nice and tasteful Les Paul Futura with the difference. Now, where it gets tricky is to ensure that one doesn't spend all of this money to end up with a dud. Looking at Gibson archtops, I typically would reject two thirds of the high end "customs" that they build because the maple is either non bookmatched or shows a disappointing figure. I'd have to chat with Dave to see whether there's an option for premium maple -- especially if I decide to go with a natural finish this time around. |
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Sounded and looked great. I play an archtop for fingerstyle all the time. What mic were you using?
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This one looks pretty custom to me: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guita...dar-top/h65659 .
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We only see one mic in the video (the second one is just out of frame) but I actually use two LDC mics for most of my guitar recordings -- one on the right (semi pointed to the bridge) and one on the left (semi pointed to the 12th fret). If I were to use one mic only I'd generally tend to have it on my right (near the bridge). |
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