replay Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 i have a 1953 archtop that i cannot seem to identify any further. it looks just like an L-50 but has a pickup and vol/tone knobs and i dont find ant reference to L-50's with elec.s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTaylor Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 i have a 1953 archtop that i cannot seem to identify any further. it looks just like an L-50 but has a pickup and vol/tone knobs and i dont find ant reference to L-50's with elec.s. Do you have a picture? Have you looked in Gruhn's Guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 The L-50 was an acoustic and was not offered as an electric. Gibson came out with the first of the "ES" line in 1936, the ES-150. There were many other models to follow, and by the early 50's almost too many to keep track of. The model that comes to mind as sort of an electrified L-50 would be the ES-125. Do some research into the early "ES" guitars and see what you find. Posting detailed photos always helps these kinds of discussions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replay Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 The L-50 was an acoustic and was not offered as an electric. Gibson came out with the first of the "ES" line in 1936, the ES-150. There were many other models to follow, and by the early 50's almost too many to keep track of. The model that comes to mind as sort of an electrified L-50 would be the ES-125. Do some research into the early "ES" guitars and see what you find. Posting detailed photos always helps these kinds of discussions. perfect, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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