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Vintage Correct Parts is proud to offer, for your consideration, A fantastic Vintage 1954 Gibson L-5CES !  Get your Scotty Moore on!! One of a mere 30 sunburst L-5CES guitars to ship in 1954, this is an incredible instrument and a very rare and highly collectable piece of Gibson history. This L-5 saw quite a few bandstands in it's day. This killer L-5CES is player priced and priced to SELL. With only 30 of these in existence (and how many known survivors??) - you'll NEVER have a swing at an L-5CES from 1954 for this price again. If you've been holding out, don't delay, there is only one available! While the finish on this blacklights fully and completely - it does appear the back of the neck was re-finished and possibly sanded down to a slightly slimmer profile at some point, this was clearly done many decades ago. The body and headstock are free of cracks. Only marks of honest playwear that help tell the story of this L-5's journey. The fully carved back and sides full of the deep tiger striped flamed maple that was coming out the Michigan forests in the late 40's and early 50's - the BEST of the best!This amazing L-5 was, at some point in the 1960's, professionally modified to accept 2 humbucking pickups. We opted to restore this to it's original P-90 glory, and the P-90 pickups and risers fully cover the slightly widened humbucking pickup routes. There are some changed and some original parts, please read below, this is reflected in the price!With the price of 50's L-5ces now pushing $40-50k (if you can even find one!), this is example is priced RIGHT and priced to SELL. Only one available and it will not last! More Details on this incredibly fine L-5: Fully carved top, back and sides with top-shelf stunning book-matched flame maple Nut measures at 1 and 11/16th inchesSerial number on the original white label reads A-17231 dates this to 1954Original frets are in decent condition, would benefit from a full re-fret at some point. Seymour Duncan "Antiquity" P-90 set installed under original 1950's P-90 covers.Professionally upgraded 550k CTS pots and Sprague .022mfd Orange Drop caps for premium tone and functionality!New Gold Grover "Keystone" Rotomatic Tuners installedNew gold ABR-1 bridge installed on the original brazilian RW bridge baseOriginal 1954 Gold "Speed" knobsOriginal trussrod cover and screwsNewer B-6 Bigsby Tailpiece installed Original Pink Plush-lined Brown Gibson Hardshell Case! We ship worldwide via UPS

The Gibson L-5 is a high-end archtop jazz-style guitar first introduced in 1922. Known for its warm tone and smooth playability, it features a carved spruce top, maple body, and an ebony fretboard. The L-5 has been used by many famous jazz guitarists and continues to be a popular choice among professionals.