Gibson Brings Back L-5S and Debuts L-4S
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L-4S
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L-5S
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July 30, 2004
Gibson's Custom,
Art & Historic division has introduced an updated and improved version of
the L-5S solidbody electric guitar, a model originally made in the 1970s and
played by Rolling Stones guitarists Ron Wood and Keith Richards. A newly
designed, lighter-weight companion model, the L-4S also debuted with the
L-5S at the Summer NAMM show.
The new models have a single-cutaway body that is wider than Gibson's
flagship solidbody, the Les Paul Standard, but not as deep. Like the classic
Les Pauls, the L-5S has a mahogany back and a maple top cap. The Style 5
designation is rooted in the 1920s, when Gibson named its new, and now
legendary, archtop acoustic guitar the L-5. Across the Gibson line, from
guitars to mandolins to banjo, Style 5 has represented the highest level of
achievement in instrument design. The L-5S, with S standing for Solidbody,
brought that tradition to the solidbody line from 1972-85 in its original
version. The new L-5S features a single humbucking and Ebony finish, like
the custom model played by Keith Richards, along with coil-tap capability,
three-piece maple neck, multi-ply body and neck binding, ebony fingerboard,
pearl block inlay and gold-plated hardware. MSRP: $5,444.
The L-4S has a one-piece mahogany body and a mahogany neck, along with two
humbucking pickups, coil-tap capability, multi-ply body binding, single-ply
neck binding, rosewood fingerboard, double-parallelogram inlays,
nickel-plated hardware and Cherry or Vintage Sunburst finish. MSRP: $4,024.
For more information, visit their web site at www.gibson.com. |
