Vintage Gibson L-5 or L-7 pickguard question.....

**DMgolf66** · Today, 12:32 PM

Hey Folks, just picked this up the other day at an estate sale. Was wondering how you would authenticate that this is indeed a Gibson PG?

**DMgolf66** · Today, 12:37 PM

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**wintermoon** · Today, 01:29 PM

Likely is a Gibson guard but the reinforcing strip and mounting block are offgassing so kinda useless unless you remove them.
Not an L5 guard though, it's black plastic, L5 guards are tortoise shell celluloid like the added strip/block.
Probably a postwar ES-150 guard.

**ThatRhythmMan** · Today, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by wintermoon

Likely is a Gibson guard but the reinforcing strip and mounting block are offgassing so kinda useless unless you remove them.
Not an L5 guard though, it's black plastic, L5 guards are tortoise shell celluloid like the added strip/block.
Probably a postwar ES-150 guard.

Originally Posted by wintermoon

Likely is a Gibson guard but the reinforcing strip and mounting block are offgassing so kinda useless unless you remove them.
Not an L5 guard though, it's black plastic, L5 guards are tortoise shell celluloid like the added strip/block.
Probably a postwar ES-150 guard.

Agreed, that’s exactly what it looks like.

Now the mounting bracket taped onto the back of it is not correct for that guard though.

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