• A beautiful early wartime archtop, this classic L-50 features a sunburst finish, solid woods, spruce top and dark-finished figured maple sides, arched back and a big 14-fret mahogany neck. It has a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and adjustable compensated bridge. Equipped with a trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with amber buttons and a raised tortoise plastic pickguard. Great playing, great sounding! Period arched lid hard shell case. Made in Kalamazoo, USA. (playing wear, refret by our shop)

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN FG-2678 FON 874 F
  • 1942
  • VG-EC (playing wear, refret by our shop)
  • Sunburst finish
  • Solid woods
  • Double bound 16" body 
  • Arched spruce top with 40's smaller f-holes 
  • Dark-finished figured maple sides and arched back  
  • Dark-finished 14-fret mahogany neck 
  • Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays
  • 1-21/32" nut, 25-3/8" scale 
  • Brazilian rosewood adjustable compensated bridge 
  • Trapeze tailpiece with large raised diamond
  • Raised tortoise plastic pickguard
  • 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with amber buttons 
  • Black peghead overlay features pearl scipt logo inlay
  • Period arched lid hard shell case (blue lining)
  • Made in Kalamazoo, USA

Gibson L-50 Archtop Acoustic Guitar (1942)

Gibson L-50 Archtop Acoustic Guitar (1942)

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SKU: 45U-220386

$2,500 USD
$2,500.00 USD
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A beautiful early wartime archtop, this classic L-50 features a sunburst finish, solid woods, spruce top and dark-finished figured maple sides, arched back and a big 14-fret mahogany neck. It has a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and adjustable compensated bridge. Equipped with a trapeze tailpiece with raised diamond, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with amber buttons and a raised tortoise plastic pickguard. Great playing, great sounding! Period arched lid hard shell case. Made in Kalamazoo, USA. (playing wear, refret by our shop)

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The following specs were provided by our repair and appraisal teams. For a more detailed description please call (517) 372-7880

  • SN FG-2678 FON 874 F
  • 1942
  • VG-EC (playing wear, refret by our shop)
  • Sunburst finish
  • Solid woods
  • Double bound 16" body 
  • Arched spruce top with 40's smaller f-holes 
  • Dark-finished figured maple sides and arched back  
  • Dark-finished 14-fret mahogany neck 
  • Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays
  • 1-21/32" nut, 25-3/8" scale 
  • Brazilian rosewood adjustable compensated bridge 
  • Trapeze tailpiece with large raised diamond
  • Raised tortoise plastic pickguard
  • 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with amber buttons 
  • Black peghead overlay features pearl scipt logo inlay
  • Period arched lid hard shell case (blue lining)
  • Made in Kalamazoo, USA
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