Which Gibson is this?

[DRC]

Saw a duo on ACL the other night and like the sound of this Gibson he was playing. What model is it?

 

[jblue212]

Looks like an L-50 to me.

[slimt]

I would say a 50s L4 with a pickup added...

[ksdaddy]

I'm going with L-4 because of the inlays.

 

[Jon S.]

I would say a 50s L4 with a pickup added...

 

I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is. He used it at the Ryman a couple of years back, and it sounded killer!

[Mojorule]

Is that Johnny Depp?

[celticrogues]

That's John Paul White and the duo was called "The Civil Wars".

 

They were awesome... Now sadly estranged. Highly recommend their music though.

 

-Mike

[DRC]

Yeah, loved the sound of that guitar and now keeping my eyes open for an L4.

[celticrogues]

To add to this - the guitar in question is a 1953 L4. John Paul talks briefly about it at 2:55 into this video:

 

 

-Mike

[jblue212]

That's John Paul White and the duo was called "The Civil Wars".

 

They were awesome... Now sadly estranged. Highly recommend their music though.

 

-Mike

 

 

Awww, crap. I didn't know they broke up. I really like them.