Gibson L-5 flowerpot/torch

[Sleeko]

I’ve not seen one like this before. Any thoughts? Thank you!

[wintermoon]

They started to get sloppy looking in the 60s into the 70s but are sharp/more defined now.

[Jimmy Mack]

My 1981 L5 CES

[Danny W.]

1970



1976


1987

[jim777]

My (now gone) 2004:

[ThatRhythmMan]

I’ll post some that have passed through my hands for comparison’s sake. I’ll try to do this chronologically.




1935



1937



1937



1940


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[ThatRhythmMan]

1943



1949



1953



1953



1956


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[ThatRhythmMan]

1968



1978



1994 Centennial



1994



1995 (‘34 reissue)


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[ThatRhythmMan]

1998 (‘34 reissue)


1999



2001



2002



2002 (‘34 reissue)


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2012



2014



2014


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[Gilpy]

Here’s one in abalone from my ‘73 L-5s. The inlay is still perfect.
I see so many inlays on high-end Gibsons from the ‘80s and later that have ugly lacquer cracks around the “Gibson” and the flowerpot.
Probably a manufacturing flaw, since it’s so common. Maybe something to do with the filler they used around the inlays.

[wintermoon]

"I see so many inlays on high-end Gibsons from the ‘80s and later that have ugly lacquer cracks around the “Gibson” and the flowerpot.
Probably a manufacturing flaw, since it’s so common. Maybe something to do with the filler they used around the inlays."

Probably more likely the fact that they changed from Holly to fiberboard headstock overlays in the 70s
More recent examples might be from changes in the lacquer formula.

[ccroft]

The definitive flower pot thread! Quite a roster here. Looks to me like Danny's '70 has the most in common with the OP's. No globe in the 'stem'.... if it is a flower pot that is.

[Bluedawg]

I would love to have this LP, but I really don't need another LP in my collection.

Just a moment...

LOL

[Hammertone]

2022 Gibsellone Award, w/an L-5 headstock overlay from the early 1970s.

[vinnyv1k]

2022 Gibsellone Award, w/an L-5 headstock overlay from the early 1970s.

That’s the guitar I covet

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

2022 Gibsellone Award, w/an L-5 headstock overlay from the early 1970s.

Uh oh - maybe this is the first step. I have no recollection at all of that one. What is / was it?

[Hammertone]

2022 Gibsellone Award, w/an L-5 headstock overlay from the early 1970s.

Uh oh - maybe this is the first step. I have no recollection at all of that one. What is / was it?

Info and pix here:
Gallery | MCampellone.com | Page 7

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

Info an pixx here:
Gallery | MCampellone.com | Page 7

[ccroft]

[TAA]

My 1951 1/2 looks a lot like the two 1953's shown here. There is a small gap between the bottom of the pot and the top of the base.

Tom