This Guitar Collection Is Begging for a Red L-5CES

[icr]

I have been looking for an appropriate L5CES to join these guitars for over a decade. I already have an Asian L5 copy and a 1947 L7, but those are not the real deal.

[icr]

BTW, the guitars in the picture:

1990s Howard Robert Fusion III
2000s ES175
2000s ES335
1990s ES135
1970s Les Paul Custom

[icr]

This is my current L5; not the real deal. Has laminate top, but otherwise sounds good and plays well.

This one is somewhat homemade. I took a 1990s Sebring (Taiwan) husk and added some Gibson USA components.

[bananafist]

Looks nice. Nut width 43mm/1 11/16" ?

[icr]

Nut width? Can't say I have much sensitivity to that on electric guitars or have ever measured it. Over 30 electric guitars and to me they are all 'about the same;' whatever that would be in millimeters.

For classical, however, 52mm at least, since I have big fingers.

[joe2758]

Man, too bad the Sebring is the wrong color!

But, really that is a screamin' collection

[lawson-stone]

Your project with that Sebring inspired me, and I have a Sebring L5 "husk" and just waiting for a block of time to do the components.

[andrew]

I thought this was going to be a PSA for a couple of red L5s that were on Reverb recently for good prices. I think they might have sold already. One of them was down to $6,700.

[icr]

I thought this was going to be a PSA for a couple of red L5s that were on Reverb recently for good prices. I think they might have sold already. One of them was down to $6,700.

...stay tuned...

[Danny W.]

Like this?:



Danny W.

[Stringswinger]

Or this? :

[Gustavo Eiriz]

You can always ask Chatgpt to add the red l5 to the pic and save 10k
But it might fail.

[deacon Mark]

Really, I think this would work too it is special red not the wine red and carved especially as an acoustic. At one time Danny W had many years ago I believe. Sounds incredible acoustic.

[icr]

I need an L5 with two humbuckers. I'm not so much a Jazz player but an archtop fan.

[icr]

You can always ask Chatgpt to add the red l5 to the pic and save 10k
But it might fail.

Very clever, I had to do a double-take on that.


A few years ago I was looking at this but thought it would be too close to my ES-175 as the L4 is said to have a laminate top:

[Woody Sound]