Gibson Custom L5 - Lee Ritenour signature

This wonderful Gibson Custom L5 Lee Ritenour, is really a very rare piece of art and as visible in one of the pictures, it has been signed by Lee Ritenour himself, so it is definitely one of a kind. It has just a very little dent on the paint near the autograph and a very little scratch on the low left corner of the headstock, it really is in excellent conditions. The guitar comes with its own original tags, certificate and Gibson custom case.

Finish: Sunburst finish, nitrocellulose lacquer type.

Materials: Solid bookmatched carved fine grain Sitka spruce top; handcarved solid maple back and sides with Venetian cutaway; tiger flame maple neck with walnut centerstripes; solid ebony fingerboard with block mother of pearl inlays; abalone torch and headstock logo; 5-ply body and neck binding; bound f-holes; solid bone nut.

Hardware: Hardware includes gold Gibson Johnny Smith humbucking pickup; bound marbled 5-ply pickguard with volume control; adjustable gold fine-tuner finger tailpiece with factory endpin jack; gold Kluson Sealfast tuners, compensated adjustable ebony bridge with inlaid feet.

The Grammy winner Ritenour asked Gibson to revive the slimline L-5 with some distinctive touches, including a floating Johnny Smith pickup, fine-tuner tailpiece, full length scale and compact 15 1/2" lower bout. The result is a contemporary jazz guitar combining warm, singing tone with unprecedented playability.

Built to please the hand, eye, and ear with equal facility, the Lee Ritenour Signature is one of the scarcest and most playable versions of the L-5 ever produced. Sought after by players and collectors alike, the LR rarely appears on the vintage market. Don't miss out on this rare offering: one only, call now.

Setup: This instrument is strung with D’Addario Chromes High Finis Ribbon Wound Jazz light gauge strings (.011-.050) And it comes with another set as present.

Case: Original black Gibson Custom Shop logo archedplush lined hardshell case.