Details
This exceptionally clean early '50s L-48 has its original tuners, pickguard, bridge and tailpiece, and the finish is original throughout. Thankfully it's had an excellent refret, and so it plays far better than any L-48 with 70+ years old frets. Thanks to the mahogany top these have a unique tone, more mellow than most archtops but still with plenty of "cut". And of course it has that classic '50s Gibson D-shape neck profile.
Specs
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Back sides
maple back, mahogany sides
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Binding
white celluloid
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Bridge
Rosewood Adjustable
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Fingerboard
Rosewood
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Finish
gloss lacquer
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Frets to body
14
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Neck material
Mahogany
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Nut width
1 11/16"
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Scale length
24 3/4"
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Top material
Mahogany
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Total frets
20
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Tuners
Kluson
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Year
1951
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Case type
Hardshell
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Serial number
7633 FON
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SKU
GIBL48-141469
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UPC
141469
