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07-19-2017 12:43 AM
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Oh man. I want one - I always loved the older ones ever since seeing Mark Whitfield play his in person at a jazz camp I went to in '99. I like the older colors though over these ones.
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I am wondering if they mean for this model to really appeal to a jazz crowd? They look like "Gretschy" colours. That's not a bad thing necessarily but it mightn't be what a typical L-5 buyer would want.
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A green archtop? Have they been drinking?
Classic Gibson strategy: a standard L5 is now way overpriced, so they come with a low budget version. Not a bad thing! I've been playing an ES-333 for years now, basically a low budget ES-335 and it's every bit as good! Especially after the '57 classic upgrade of the pickups (they can still be had for a third of the price of a 335).
That L5 studio looks interesting. No bindings and flower pot inlay? Who needs those anyway? Now a green archtop.... that's a no-no! :-)Last edited by Little Jay; 07-19-2017 at 06:57 AM.
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Oh my great homey jeebus. What can I sell to swing one o those?? Lemme see...I could get by with *one* kidney...
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Nothing a little acetone and elbow grease can't fix....
Originally Posted by entresz
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In two years they'll discontinue it. In 3 years a big name will make their image playing one. In 5 years they'll be the hottest collectable. In 10 years they'll have the cache of a gold top Les Paul and the sound and collectability of the premier L-5. And everyone will say "Remember when you could just buy one stock from GC for less than a new L-5 now?"
David
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Why don't they just make an es-350 or and L-7 reissue instead?
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Budget - at five and a half grand....? Originally Posted by Little Jay
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baby-sh*t green? is this for the Gretsch market?
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Haha, well okay....relatively speaking then :-) Originally Posted by TOMMO
Budget - at five and a half grand....?
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"Cartridge Brass" and "Army Green".
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I'd still take one. Or both.
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Great. Please let it be Joe Bonamassa or some other rock player otherwise we're stuck with future generations of jazz guitarists wanting baby-sh*t green archtops..... oh boy.... Originally Posted by TruthHertz
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Nice, and "attractive", relatively speaking
But :
deal breaker for me : 10-46 set of strings
(guess it adds some rock and roll flair, like the finish)
and a thinline is what I "need".
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Colour and factory strings aside, it has some interesting specifications compared to those of the original L-5 Studio:
-old-school three-piece neck (under that opaque finish) as opposed to 5-piece
-carved top/carved back, as opposed to carved top/laminated back
-rosewood board as opposed to ebony board
-L-5 tailpiece as opposed to various versions of the bale tailpiece
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Change the colors and you have a great axe Gibson. Really nice guitar but homey don't do green or copper.
Figure around $4500 street which isn't bad.
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A real L5 tailpiece in nickelplate. And I even like combat green!
Win.
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I like it ... especially the "cartridge brass" color ...... even the baby poop green will probably look better in person
and I've been playing in a band lately with active US Army musicians .. so these colors would fit right in LOL .. except that I'm playing bass
Is $5500 the MAP or MSRP? Wonder what the street price will be here in the US ... and maybe our overseas brothers and sisters can get a deal as well
And we're talking Gibson here ..... what they put on their website is rarely the last word ...
My bet is that the dealers will be ordering these in more traditional colors like sunburst, wine red, ebony, and blonde .... maybe with an upcharge
nothing on line at Sweetwater or GC or other dealers, yet
We'll see if Gibson has the patience to leave this one in its line up long enough to develop a market for it ....
It does say limited run, though ... but the bigger dealers can usually order anything they want
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Spec. sheet sez - Quantity available, 25 Army Green, 25 Cartridge Brass.
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Makes sense, after all, quite a few jazzgigs turn out to become a battlefield ..... Originally Posted by Jabberwocky
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I could be wrong, but I thought the original L5 Studio had a carved top, but laminated back and sides. This new one is all carved.
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You are right. The original L5 Studio has an unbound ebony fretboard, too, 5-piece neck and Classic 57s. These new ones are black-bound rosewood and have a 3-piece neck and the Custom Buckers seen in the Les Paul Historics. They are not available for sale as aftermarket spares. Originally Posted by maggles55
Here is an example: Gibson L-5 Studio Archtop – Guitar GalleryLast edited by Jabberwocky; 07-19-2017 at 12:46 PM.
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Hey... That looks like mine!!
I got this from NYC Jazzman Ron Jackson. It is featured on a few of his albums and all over youtube.
Just a splendid guitar, with GB14's and my Polytone it has "The" sound.
Ron replaced the 57's with a Seth Lover on the neck and a Bennedetto on the bridge.
Here is "One for Melvin" by Ron a tribute to his mentor, Melvin Sparks.
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What a gorgeous fat sound! I wonder what amp/speaker he's playing. Originally Posted by Papawooly
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If a guitar comes from the factory with strings you don't like that's a dealbreaker? Originally Posted by 339 in june
Nice, and "attractive", relatively speaking
But :
deal breaker for me : 10-46 set of strings (guess it adds some rock and roll flair, like the finish)
and a thinline is what I "need".
John
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