Gibson 1954 L-4C Sunburst

The L-4C was introduced in 1949 right alongside its much more popular cousin, the ES-175, and has much in common with its electrified relative -- namely the recognizable body shape and the same scale length. But while the 175 is an all laminate body, the L-4C sports a solid spruce top, making for a more resonant guitar.

This example from 1954 (one of only 66) is in very good condition, with some noticeable wear on the top that only serves to accentuate how playable this guitar is. There is a good amount of checking all over, which is common for a lacquer-finish guitar of this age. The binding has yellowed to the glorious tint old Gibson binding fades into over time. The frets are low, but still very playable. The neck is an extremely comfortable D shape, indicative of that era of Gibson's production. Hardware (tailpiece and non-original Grover tuners, the original Klusons are long lost to history) are reasonably worn, but still function great and have years left in them.

The neck is a comfortable 1 11/16" width, with a scale of 24.75".

There was previously a pickup installed and an output jack added to the lower bout of the guitar. While the pickup was been removed at some point, the jack was left in place, so the guitar could easily be fitted with a pickup again. 1950s Gibson archtops are hard to come by, so now's your chance for guitar history at a great price! Serial #A 22100 comes with the original hardshell case.