I have the same guitar.......and I agree it has a great sound ....i`ve dated the headstock as 1935 -1939 ....but.........that seems to be an open question
Nice guitar. I think it has a trussrod, nonadjustable. At least a lot of german archtops , like my Hoyer, full solid guitar has a big trussrod, very straight, flat neck. These L50 have a nice tone, but really shine with 12 gauge roundwounds and a high action.Imo.
Books of interest: "Kalamazoo Gals: A story of Extraordinary Women and Gibson's Banner Guitars of WW II" John Thomas "Gibson Guitars: 100 Years of an American Icon" Walter Carter. Both available from AMAZON. at around $22 USD each.
Does the guitar have a "fon" number (factory order number) stamped in ink ? Likely the guitar has a "hidden" truss rod. Very nice guitar, I owned a 1946 L-50, bought in 1965. I wish I had not sold it.
@@markusbakmusic I don't know if my guitar had one.., it was "hidden" : ) It was a fantastic guitar in all original condition. Bought in 1965 in Salinas, California at the California House of Music. for the princely sum of $100.. and that included the mint condition original tweed case. All the original paperwork and receipt/invoice, and manufacturer's literature an tags were as sold the original owner who bought it in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. At the time I was playing Blue Grass and some blues. My small band laughed at me for buying an arch top, so I sold it. Stupid. I learned a lesson, buy what you like and ignore others. My L-50 was a 1946, I was born in.... 1946. I am 78 and 4 days old !
L50s are wonderful, and probably underrated. Mine is a 1960 model, with truss rod. It really is the affordable version of an L5.
I have the same guitar.......and I agree it has a great sound ....i`ve dated the headstock as 1935 -1939 ....but.........that seems to be an open question
Working man's L5 and thats cool to me!!!!!
that's true, maybe I will change the title
Nice guitar. I think it has a trussrod, nonadjustable. At least a lot of german archtops , like my Hoyer, full solid guitar has a big trussrod, very straight, flat neck. These L50 have a nice tone, but really shine with 12 gauge roundwounds and a high action.Imo.
Books of interest:
"Kalamazoo Gals: A story of Extraordinary Women and Gibson's Banner Guitars of WW II"
John Thomas
"Gibson Guitars: 100 Years of an American Icon"
Walter Carter.
Both available from AMAZON. at around $22 USD each.
You are quite the old school archtop afficianado. 😊 Nice video,playing & history lesson.
Beautiful guitar.
Awesome. And where’d you get that great photo if Nat??
thanks.
The sad truth is, I inherited it from a friend who died last year. He was my band's pianist.
@@markusbakmusicoh no! Sorry to hear that, but a nice tribute to keep it hung up.
Does the guitar have a "fon" number (factory order number) stamped in ink ?
Likely the guitar has a "hidden" truss rod.
Very nice guitar, I owned a 1946 L-50, bought in 1965. I wish I had not sold it.
I read about hidden truss rods, but I thought they were only on the higher-end models. Did your L50 have one?
@@markusbakmusic I don't know if my guitar had one.., it was "hidden" : )
It was a fantastic guitar in all original condition.
Bought in 1965 in Salinas, California at the California House of Music. for the princely sum of $100..
and that included the mint condition original tweed case. All the original paperwork and receipt/invoice,
and manufacturer's literature an tags were as sold the original owner who bought it in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
At the time I was playing Blue Grass and some blues. My small band laughed at me for buying an arch top, so I sold it.
Stupid. I learned a lesson, buy what you like and ignore others.
My L-50 was a 1946, I was born in.... 1946. I am 78 and 4 days old !
@@jeffhildreth9244 thanks for your story. I'm sure you still have one or two nice guitars ;) by the way, happy Birthday!
@@markusbakmusic Thanks !