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Gibson 2001 SG Gothic with SH-5 Custom in the bridge and 490R in the neck
1937? Gibson L-50 inherited from Grandpa


SG up-close



L-50 up-close and headstock





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Mesa Boogie 50 Caliber Plus with Electric 4x12 loaded with Eminence the Wizard Speakers, my pedals are a regular MXR Phase 90 and MXR Dyna-Comp for boost.


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Nice!!!!

Here are some points that may help you pin point the year on the L50.

Model: L-50 Acoustic Archtop
Available: 1932 to 1971.
Collectibility Rating: D- (a very basic non-cutaway model).

1946 to 1971 style L-50.



1932 L-50 introduction specs:
14.75" wide, 17 1/2" long, flat back, most with round sound hole, ebony bridge, short trapeze tailpiece, pickguard glued to top, single bound top and back, dot fingerboard inlays, pearl "Gibson" logo, dark mahogany sunburst finish.

1934 L-50 specs:
19.25" long, most with "F" holes, standard trapeze tailpiece, elevated pickguard.

1935 L-50 specs:
16" wide, arched back.

1936 L-50 specs:
Tailpiece with raised diamonds.

1943 (wartime) L-50 specs:
wood crosspiece on tailpiece (to save metal), 3 on-a-plate tuners, painted or decal "Gibson" logo.

1946 L-50 specs:
Single bound pickguard, single bound fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays.

1949 L-50 specs:
Laminated beveled edge pickguard.

L-50 discontinued in 1971.

I'm no guitarist, but I figured someone here could answer this question --



Why in the FUCK does this finish have that terrible line in the middle of the body? This has always bugged the SHIT out of me.

Yeah I know it's the least collectible one since it was basically the lowest cost one in the line of hollowbodies but it doesn't sound cheap.

Hmm maybe it's a wartime one.

what's the l-50 worth these days?

nice fucking les paul

Cheyenne fucking Buffet wrote:I'm no guitarist, but I figured someone here could answer this question --



Why in the FUCK does this finish have that terrible line in the middle of the body? This has always bugged the SHIT out of me.

That's not the finish, that's two pieces of maple butted up against each other. Most Les Pauls I've seen are like that. More expensive guitars are sometimes made with one piece.

Wanker.

That L-50 is awesome
ZZ-Top
Can I have the SG?

Les Pauls suck

Gor-Gor wrote:Les Pauls suck

false.

I've never played a Les Paul. I've played a bad rip-off that a friend of mine has but not a real expensive Gibson. They'll rape you at Guitar Center if you grab one off the wall and they're also usually the closest to the ceiling.

les pauls are heavy, i've played both epi's and gibsons

well dont call me to much of a pantara freak but i got a dean MLX Phantom and i was gonna get a les paul, but changed my mind. I didnt have enough cash for the good les paul, 1200$. i hate >.<

dim3bag|darrell wrote:well dont call me to much of a pantara freak but i got a dean MLX Phantom and i was gonna get a les paul, but changed my mind. I didnt have enough cash for the good les paul, 1200$. i hate >.<

Please, tell us more.

CFB is right. That's called "bookmatching", although this particular guitar does not show that it was matched well. It's hard to do which is why you have to have your own money press to get a guitar w/ proper bookmatching.

Nice collection overall. That cab is sweet, and the Boogie you've got has always been one of my fave high-gain amps. Much better than that garbage they're making now, unless you want to sound horrible like Disturbed or Drowning Pool. Randall Smith took a sharp wrong turn w/ the Rectifier series.