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  1. RussB

    L6-S Fan Club

    2023 marks FIFTY years since I bought my first professional-quality electric guitar, the Gibson L6-S. I bought it for $350 from Sam Ash on West 48th Street in NYC — back then that was a fortune for a guy like me, who was making $1.25 per hour working at the Brooklyn Public Library! It’s been through a lot — many gigs in the NY club scene, several thousand hours of being played and even some blood, sweat and tears! It’s rare for a guitar to be kept in good condition for so long, and maintain its playability/quality, but this one has done that. Its beautiful maple body and neck, top-quality hardware and electronics certainly helped. Long live the L6-S, which I still happily play every day!!!
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    L6-S Fan Club

    I bought the original L6-S when it came out in 1973, on W. 48th St. in Manhattan. There were so many stores that sold instruments on that street that we called it Music Street. Anyway, I plunked down $350 for it back then (a small fortune for a teenager like I was, making $1.25 per hour working at the Brooklyn Public Library). I still have that guitar and of all the guitars I’ve ever owned, it’s my favorite! I played it in all the punk/new wave/folk rock clubs on the NYC scene in the late 1970s-early 1980s. It’s taken a licking, but it’s still ticking. I think it’s a thing of beauty, but I seen lots of comments online saying that it’s ugly! Go figure! -Russ
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