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Bence Szabolcsi Second from left, next after Zoltán Kodály.

Chris Squire

"Heading out to the highway" - Judas Priest.

"Lady in black" - Uriah Heep.

Pete Townshend

Hello all and welcome to the Forums! Just by a serial number it is impossible to verify the authencity of a guitar. Counterfeiters use real serial numbers. Instead, please post some pictures, so the Grand Jury of the Forums can verify them for You. Best wishes... Bence

Ronnie Van Zant

Hello! Look at the picture above. If Your guitar's fretboard is smoother than that - has no hairline valleys - it's ebony. Ebony is - obviously - black, sometimes with dark-brown streaks. But it's always very smooth. Much smoother than any rosewood. Cheers... Bence

Hello! +1 on the above two comments. My '92 black Studio also had ebony fingerboard. Cheers... Bence

Hello! Compare the above picture with this: Note, how tiny the nibs were on older Gibsons. These gracefully crafted fret-ends save the owner of the instrument from many headaches associated with the wider and taller new ones. Nib separation, (strings being caught by gaps between frets and the nibs) was never an issue with these. Cheers... Bence

Hello Hege! Are the fret ends are covered with the binding? I can't see clearly on that picture. But the absence of the plastic fret ends (nibs) is a very clear sign of the guitar has been refretted. Cheers... Bence

Franz Schubert.

Hello! Never mind the back, is it book-matched? Cheers... Bence

Béla Fleck

Keith Moon.

"I can see from miles" - The Who.

Well, that price is a bit too high. Frets are horrible too! Cheers... Bence

Wonderful guitar, George! Enjoy it with good health! Best wishes... Bence

"B!tch" - Rolling Stones.

"Up, Up and Away" - The 5th Dimension.

Henry Mancini.

Hello George! That's fantastic news! Those beauties are rare! I always wondered about their electronics. I thought they only work in Low-Z mode. Now, I know. By the way, - in my personal opinion - the L5-S is the non-plus-ultra of Gibson solids. There's a beautiful example for sale in the "Trading post" section of the Forums. Enjoy Your visit in Nashville! Best wishes... Bence

"Crying in the shadows" - Gary Moore.

Donnie Van Zant.

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