Gibson Custom Shop L5 CES Ritenour Sunburst
Item: GBCQ10822001
Gibson Custom Shop L5 CES Ritenour Sunburst
Item: GBCQ10822001
One of the last Gibson L5's to come out of the Gibson Custom Shop with an ebony fingerboard. Gibson has been producing some of the finest jazz guitars in the company's illustrious history in recent years and this one is absolute proof of that. Finished in a very rare "Lee Ritenour" Sunburst that features a hint more red in the finish. This L5 is a stunning, finely crafted instument.
Today’s Custom Shop L-5 CES is a truly classic instrument. Its appearance is both imposing and graceful, with a stylish single cutaway, block inlays, and artfully crafted headstock. The headstock is itself a work of art, bearing a pearl inlay inspired by the urns of ancient Greece. Available in wine red, ebony, natural, and vintage sunburst finishes, the L-5 CES has a high-grade spruce top and maple back and rims. Its body is a substantial 17-inches wide, 21-inches long, and 3 3/8-inches deep – dimensions key to its rich, dark, woody tones. Multi-ply binding in black or white accents the top and back, and single-ply white binding outlines the f-holes
The guitar’s neck is made of high-grade maple and walnut supporting a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays and multi-ply black or white binding. The ES rounded profile neck has a 25 1/2-inch scale length with a 1 11/16-inch width at the nut.
Serial# 10822001
Gibson Custom Shop L5 CES Ritenour Sunburst
Features:
- Vintage Sunburst Finish
- Spruce Top
- Maple Back and Sides
- Five-Piece Neck made of High-Grade Maple & Walnut
- Traditional ES-Rounded Neck Profile
- Ebony Fingerboard
- Pearl Block Inlays
- Multi-ply Binding on the Top and Back
- Single-ply White Binding around the F-Holes
- Gold Hardware
- ABR-1 Bridge with Ebony Base
- Period-Correct L-5 Tailpiece
- Schaller M6 Tuners
- Gibson ’57 Classic Humbucker Pickups
- 25½” Scale Length
Includes:
- Gibson Custom Case
- Certificate of Authenticity