onewilyfool Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 As fate would have it.....there is a L-2 on CL at this very moment....no pickguard, refinish, BUT it DOES have that "snakehead" headstock which I just love...I have no affiliation with the seller, just FYI....You don't see these very often!! http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/msg/2687512859.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Just an update on the L-7....In my humble opinion....the L-7 is NOT just for jazz!! I can play anything on this thing.....and FYI.....it is actually EASIER to play than a Jumbo Gibson....the curved top and the narrower sides just seem to make it easier to play than the hard edged Jumbo. This thing can play LOUD...or soft...I'm just really impressed with the sound of this thing. By the way...not bad for blues either.....and of course...Great for jazz comping and leads....J45nick...you NEED to get one of these!!!! Oh yea. There is good reason why that body shape and construction was THE guitar for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Agreed, cute couple. If you send them to me I would be delighted to do the wedding ceremony!! There won’t even be any counseling feels (I usually don’t charge anyway). chasAK Or...it might just go from being "porn" to straight up infidelity. It would be real hard to keep hands of that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hey Larry, another question for you....The tuners on the L-7 are Kluson Deluxe, look mojo'd and period....HOWEVER.....they will tune "down" but seem quite loose, tuning "up" they are perfect...id this standard proceedure for Klusons of this age, or do I need to be concerned? Thanks!...Wily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 they will tune "down" but seem quite loose, tuning "up" they are perfect This is typical of old tuners, and the same way mine are. You're probably good to go for another 60 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 This is typical of old tuners, and the same way mine are. You're probably good to go for another 60 years or so. LOL...are you saying that the tuners will outlast me??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I have never tried either guitar, Wily, but one time I was very close to playing a L7... I was about 12 years old and had been going to guitar lessons and plodding along with it rather excitedly but slowly, when this other guitar student said after a group lesson: 'Paul B??? from our school is learning guitar - let's go over to his place to check him out", or words to that effect. So off we go to Paul's place to find that his father has just bought him a new guitar to encourage his guitar playing pursuits: a Gibson L7 like yours Wily! Wow! Paul Whatever-his-name then proceeded to play like Joe Pass and Kenny Burrell. When he had ripped the whole guitar neck up, he asked if we wanted to try the guitar and of course we both said it was getting about time for dinner.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Hey Larry, another question for you....The tuners on the L-7 are Kluson Deluxe, look mojo'd and period....HOWEVER.....they will tune "down" but seem quite loose, tuning "up" they are perfect...id this standard proceedure for Klusons of this age, or do I need to be concerned? Thanks!...Wily That characteristic is called "lash", and it's the reason you should always tune up to pitch, rather than down to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Nice...ery interesting pick guards!! Those are the standard pickguards for these two versions, I believe. I looked at a '58 L-7 cutaway with a single pickup, and it had the same guard as the black guitar here. Have to admit I'm not a great fan of the look, and I'm not sure what the pickups were in this period. Several that I've looked at have removable aftermarket DeArmonds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Those are the standard pickguards for these two versions, I believe. I looked at a '58 L-7 cutaway with a single pickup, and it had the same guard as the black guitar here. Have to admit I'm not a great fan of the look, and I'm not sure what the pickups were in this period. Several that I've looked at have removable aftermarket DeArmonds. Nick, thats why I got the pure acoustic one, I KNOW I'm not going to be a Wes Montgomery and wasn't going for that pure Jazz tone, I will play it acoustically and with mics if needed...I just like that non-cut-away non-pickup look and sound.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struma6 Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 1wiley! NICE clip, really enjoyed the guitar and the player! If I had me a coupla grand in a liquid state I might just grab that CL L2. As in music and all else in life, timing is everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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