Used 2003 Gibson Custom Shop 10th Anniversary L-4 CES Thinline – Limited to 30 Pieces Worldwide
Sonic Evaluation
I like to leave notes (using non-stick painter's tape, of course) on the guitars I evaluate to let the other staff members know what I thought, and on this L-4 CES Thinline (which was built to celebrate the Custom Shop's tenth anniversary), I simply put "sonnet-worthy." I wish I could take the time to describe this magnificent guitar in the epic verse it deserves, but I left my rhyming dictionary at home, so prose will have to do. If you're not familiar with the L-4, it's basically a carved solid-top version of an ES-175, and it is simply glorious. That solid top really gives this guitar an incredible acoustic resonance; in fact, it sounds pretty darn good without any voltage involved at all!
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Specifications:
Brand | Used |
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Model | 2003 Gibson Custom 10th Anniversary L-4 CES Thinline |
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Limited Run | Limited to 30 Pieces Worldwide |
Finish Color | Diamond White Sparkle |
Weight | 6.82 lbs. |
Top Wood | Single-Cutaway Carved Spruce Archtop with F-Holes |
Cutaway | Florentine |
Body Wood | 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple with Single-Cutaway |
Neck Wood | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | Round C |
Neck Dimensions | .860 1st - .950 9th |
Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
Fingerboard Inlay | Mother-of-Pearl Split-Parallelograms |
Fingerboard Radius | 12" |
Scale Length | 24.75" |
Width at Nut | 1 11/16" |
Frets | 20 |
Binding | Multi-ply Black and White on Body Top, Back, and Pickguard; Single-ply White on Fretboard |
Hardware | Gold |
Pickups | 2 Humbuckers, Likely Burstbuckers |
Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way Toggleswitch |
Bridge | Tune-O-Matic Archtop |
Tailpiece | Trapeze |
Tuners | Grovers |
Pickguard | Tortoiseshell |
Case | Original Black Tolex TKL Hardshell with Maroon Plush Interior |
Case Candy | Gibson Custom Shop COA, Original Warranty Book, All Factory Paperwork, Original Receipt, and an Appraisal from George Gruhn in 2017 |
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