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  1. Gibson L-5 - Wikipedia

    • The Gibson L-5 is a hollow body guitar first produced in 1923 by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The first guitar to feature F-holes, the L-5 was designed under the direction of acoustical engineer and designer Lloyd Loar, and has been in production ever since. It was considered the premier guitar of the company during the big … See more

    Design and construction

    Worldwide, the L-5 was the first guitar to feature F-holes. Then as well as today, the construction of the L-5 is similar in … See more

    Notable performers

    The L-5 has for multiple generations been seen in the hands of many performers. Many RCA recordings from the fifties feature the guitar prominently, including Elvis Presley's records, which feature the sound of … See more

    Further reading

    • Ingram, Adrian (1997). The Gibson L5. Centerstream Publishing. ISBN 9781574240474. See more

     
  1. The History of the Gibson L-5 | GuitarPlayer

    published 9 May 2023. As the L-5 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we take a look back at the evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set …

  2. The Gibson L-5 | Vintage Guitar® magazine

  3. Gibson L-5 1939 - 1958 - Reverb

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     · Originally built by legendary Gibson luthier, Lloyd Loar, the Gibson L-5 is an extremely collectible acoustic archtop. The earliest L-5s …

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    • Category: Archtop
  4. Gibson L Series - Wikipedia

  5. The Gibson L-5: A Short History - YouTube

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  7. The history of the Gibson L-5

    Introduced in 1923, the L-5 was Gibson’s first f-hole archtop guitar (see 16-Inch Timeline for more on the introduction date). Indeed, it was the first guitar by any manufacturer to combine a carved top and back, f-holes, an adjustable truss …

  8. Vintage Vault: 1974 Gibson L-5S - Premier Guitar

    Aug 4, 2016 · This guitar was meant to be a high-quality solidbody version of the classic L-5 archtop, which had been a flagship model since 1922. The L-5S was discontinued in 1985, but has been resurrected from time to time as a special …

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