[New owner!]

I feel very fortunate to own one of these Crimson series L-5s. It feels, plays and sounds great. It's everything I expected it to be and more, acoustically and plugged in. It was VERY hard to find one, specially in immaculate condition. It took months, but eventually I lucked out and came across the ad online before someone had already snagged it. The price was below retail too, which I understand is not always the case.  Came with OHSC and Crimson Gibson certificate, I've been playing it non-stop since it came in. I have been almost exclusively playing '51 Emperors for decades, this is a whole new world for me.

(Interesting fact that made me hesitate a second, before I called Gibson in Nashville and was reassured by them: these are NOT always stamped with the serial # on the back of the headstock. Solely on the label inside)

[NGD 2014 Wes Montgomery L5]

7 hours ago, merciful-evans said:

If it plays great you likely dont need a setup. There are many vids about relief. This is one I found which is very informative. 

 

Thank you for your response! A luthier friend of mine confirmed yesterday that it's all good and that I should just leave it alone. Aside from that, now I'm starting to feel that I just thoughtlessly highjacked this Wes Montgomery L-5 discussion with my own unrelated concern. Maybe I should move this to a new discussion or at least a better suited one. My apologies, I'm new to this blog thing! Peace.

[NGD 2014 Wes Montgomery L5]

2 hours ago, jdgm said:

Yes that is a little high but I don't think a truss rod adjustment would improve it things much.  OTOH a good setup is usually worth paying for.

Beautiful guitar!

Thank you for your input, very valuable.

[NGD 2014 Wes Montgomery L5]

I feel very privileged to own one of these Crimson series L-5s. It feels, plays and sounds great. I am wondering about the height of the bridge though, mine seems pretty high up from the wooden saddle. Does neck adjustment affect that at all? I am thinking I should take it in for a truss rod adjustment, not sure... Like I said, it plays great and the action is fairly low. Thanks for your input!