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Ad photos of the gorgeous staple P90s And such
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04-26-2020 01:33 PM
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Shots taken here
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I owned this '56 Super-400 CES for a short while , also with those staple pickups .... finicky little gadgets they were ! The guitar was affordable because one previous owner had it re-finished a couple of years earlier (for no apparent reason- no repairs/visible damages) and it was sold by an heir who wanted to make a quick buck/fast sale ..... it was a very nice specimen and had a unique tone due to the somewhat lighter construction (of those early electrified Super's) and these special pups but then my beloved '63 Super came along and I couldn't afford to keep both .... for me it's either a "good" humbucker in the top of the guitar or a floater (preferably the DeArmond 1100 /KA single coil type), then I can get "my" tone - never had much luck with the P90's or floating humbucker models. These staple pups also didn't give me the desired tone but hey, Mark Knopfler, Scotty Moore, Hank Garland, Merle Travis and a few others (whose names I forget) sure can make these sound nice !
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my goodness that is gorgeous. I have a younger friend that made his fortune designing chips in the mid 80s, He had a couple of L5s with staple pickups that sounded great.
Buying a refinished box brings the price way down, these 50’s staple pickup L5s are 20k plus stock.
?that guitar is stunning
Originally Posted by gitman
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I played a staple equipped 1957 Super 400 at Willies Guitar a couple times and will never forget that guitar. Good luck with finishing up the work.
Thanks john
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About 10 years ago on the local craigslist somebody was selling an arch top with staple pickups. He referred to them as "the velvet hammers of the guitar world."
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staple v's were gibsons answer/rip off of dearmond dynasonics...which were already popular....the idea was to get a magnet polepiece that was capable of up and down movement...unlike fenders, which altho used (round) magnet polepieces were static/non-adjustable
great bit of old thinking...these pickups can not have their tone reproduced thru shortcuts..same as cc pup without 3 point magnet system is not a true cc pickup! the design begets the tone
cheers
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I'm a fan of stapled blondes:
and torties:
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So the L5 is all put together, the harness got electro cleaned and everything works. She sure looks putty huh?
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yeah she’s back home all reassembled by Steve Cowles, Aaron’s boy. Very workman like approach, in and out in 2 days
everything worked
love it
enjoy
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Greetings. Long time lurker here. I’ve recently acquired a ‘97 L-5 CES. Bit of a dream come true for me.
The fb on this one is most definitely conical, ranging from 7.25” at 1st fret - 10” at 20th. I was under the impression these were 12” radius the entire length of the fb.
Frets are original and in need of replacement after multiple levelings.
Have any of you noted similar regarding radius?
I should note this guitar exhibits a good amount of fb divots from frets 1-8. It’s been played...
Last edited by telephone; 05-24-2021 at 01:35 PM.
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Originally Posted by telephone
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Originally Posted by telephone
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Originally Posted by Hammertone
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A friend of mine has an L5 that was his grandfather's. It's in really beautiful condition as it spent most of its life in a case. He thinks it might be from the late 20's? The serial number is 5 digits long starting with 996xx.
Even though I doubt he will sell it, what is the approximate value?
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That's from 1947, looks to be in great condition. Do you have the original case?
Here is a comp, slightly more scuffed but priced highly bc it's a well known dealer.
1945 Gibson L-5 – TR Crandall Guitars
I think you're looking at 8-9k, maybe less without the case.
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The case that he had is the soft one pictured beneath it. No hard case in sight. This is the way it was when it was handed down to him.
Thank you for identifying it.
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I would say the guitar with the original case could be worth $7k I don't think on a private sale 8-9k will happen ( it needs a top quality hard case too). Where you live depends on how much it might bring too unless you are willing to ship and send it. It certainly looks like a great guitar in what area of the the country are you from? If you are in the neighborhood it would be cool guitar. Dealers ask quite a bit for these on Reverb but me thinks they don't get what the ask at all that is why my number lower. My price is a selling price not asking. In fact a selling price might be less.
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We're in Long Island, NY.
It was handed down to him, unless he needs money to buy food, he will probably hand it down to his children. The picture of the one that sold had terrible checkering on the headstock. This one is in almost pristine condition.
Again, I am doubtful he will sell it.
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I'd suggest that your friend spend the money to get a 17" hardshell case for that guitar. A TKL model 8820 (perfectly good) or 9120 (same basic case but fancier). Made in North America (Montreal), not China. Not expensive and easy to find.
Otherwise, now that it has surfaced, magically protected by a soft bag, in "beautiful condition," and the question of value has arisen, Murphy's Law will soon apply itself.
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Be careful w/an old vinyl bag around the finish of that guitar.
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I mentioned he should get a hard case for protection as soon as he told me he had the guitar.. I also told him about a double bass I have that stayed in a soft case too long and it damaged the finish. His case has a furry interior and it served it well for 73 years, lol. I dont want to push him too hard with the hard case. I could see pushing him into getting a case, only to have it close on him with the guitar halfway in, resulting a bite from one of the latches. So, I mentioned it to him and I'll leave it at that.
I wish my grandfather played. Lol.
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Originally Posted by d115
Another way to look at the fingerboard
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