I'm not so sure of your version of how the designation L6S came about. The L5S was a solid version of the L5 archtop guitar. The L6S could be seen as a more stripped down version of the L5S. I note that Gibson refers to the recent release L6S and the L5S as being solid guitar versions of their archtop guitars.Over many years, Gibson's solid timber archtops were designated with a number prefixed with the letter 'L'
Not my style of playing but nevertheless a thorough review of your instrument.
Great job on the demo. The sound of this guitar reminds me of my youth. My dad has one of these too. It was his first axe. He once said he'll never get rid of it. I'm learning how to play now and crossing my fingers he does'nt take his to the grave with him. :)
I have that very guitar, same year. Put some very smooth Grover tuning pegs on it years ago. More recently had the pick ups changed out for PRS McCarty’s and had it rewired so that there is a separate vol for each pickup. Rotary now similar to the PRS rotary settings. Still my favorite guitar.
Great guitar. I love the sound of these. I'm surprised high end guitars like this ever went out of production. Just for your information, the "S" stands for "solid". The L-4 and L-5 were the original designs. They were hollow-body guitars, but over time Gibson made a solid body version of the L-5, and the new L-6. Great demo. Thanks for sharing it.
Nice demo and explanation of the features of this guitar! And it sounds great! Only problem- with that great overdrive amp (and pedal?) sound, all the different switch and knob settings sound about the same, at least as far as the sound from a YouTube video can convey. Thanks though!
I've got one like it too. Natural finish like an old TV model Les Paul. No cover on the bridge pickup. It has 11 pole pieces on each side of the pickup with copper tape surrounding the coils. Wondering what pedal and amp your using. Nice chops too. Tanx for the vid...
There was a L6, which had strings through the body and two pickups. The L-S had the 6 position pick-up selector. A couple of the positions put the pick-ups out of phase
Nice post Blakem, I have L6-S 1974 Maple with mother of pearl inlays including the 1st fret. You are right, this is a great guitar. I have only had the guitar for a month and I'm glad you explained the different settings. I like you guitar in black too, it's bad ass...
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MortonCeci688 1 week ago
I'm not so sure of your version of how the designation L6S came about. The L5S was a solid version of the L5 archtop guitar. The L6S could be seen as a more stripped down version of the L5S. I note that Gibson refers to the recent release L6S and the L5S as being solid guitar versions of their archtop guitars.Over many years, Gibson's solid timber archtops were designated with a number prefixed with the letter 'L'
Not my style of playing but nevertheless a thorough review of your instrument.
oldsyphilitic 4 weeks ago
I've tried this guitar. It really sings and sustains but I'm not a fan of the really small neck towards the 1st fret.
mo28mabini 3 months ago
Great job on the demo. The sound of this guitar reminds me of my youth. My dad has one of these too. It was his first axe. He once said he'll never get rid of it. I'm learning how to play now and crossing my fingers he does'nt take his to the grave with him. :)
joedanero 3 months ago
Thanks for explaining the settings.
digger411digger411 4 months ago
Thanks for sharing your incredible Gibson! What sort of amp are you using may I ask?
TheSunshineSwine 4 months ago
I have that very guitar, same year. Put some very smooth Grover tuning pegs on it years ago. More recently had the pick ups changed out for PRS McCarty’s and had it rewired so that there is a separate vol for each pickup. Rotary now similar to the PRS rotary settings. Still my favorite guitar.
sk8gr812345 6 months ago
I have the same year, color, and model. I love it. I also have an L6-Deluxe. I love them both.
mykylc 10 months ago
You make a guy want to have one of 'em. Great demo job on this. Nice licks as well ;)
Ezguitarpick 10 months ago
what is that sleeve you have on the neck?
barfonhim 11 months ago
@barfonhim its a hair scrunchee , I use it as a string mute if I am doing finger tapping.
TheBlakem 11 months ago
very nice guitar
IndeclineKills 11 months ago
Great guitar! My Dad had one, it burned in a house fire unfortunatly. He said the S stood for "slide" because of the low frets for bottleneck?
0713mas 11 months ago
@0713mas Damn. My dad also had one and our house got robbed and it got stolen.
Gpup4Lifez 7 months ago
How much would this guitar be worth today in close to mint condition???
Osama213 11 months ago
Great guitar. I love the sound of these. I'm surprised high end guitars like this ever went out of production. Just for your information, the "S" stands for "solid". The L-4 and L-5 were the original designs. They were hollow-body guitars, but over time Gibson made a solid body version of the L-5, and the new L-6. Great demo. Thanks for sharing it.
SISvox 1 year ago
Nice demo and explanation of the features of this guitar! And it sounds great! Only problem- with that great overdrive amp (and pedal?) sound, all the different switch and knob settings sound about the same, at least as far as the sound from a YouTube video can convey. Thanks though!
sduck409 1 year ago
I've got one like it too. Natural finish like an old TV model Les Paul. No cover on the bridge pickup. It has 11 pole pieces on each side of the pickup with copper tape surrounding the coils. Wondering what pedal and amp your using. Nice chops too. Tanx for the vid...
coal4life 1 year ago
There was a L6, which had strings through the body and two pickups. The L-S had the 6 position pick-up selector. A couple of the positions put the pick-ups out of phase
Keyboardman88 1 year ago
Great demo! I bought this guitar (all maple) back in 1980. Could you mention
the amp, pedals, etc. that you used to get the great sounds. Thanks, all the best.
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tkmet100 1 year ago
"L" comes from the "L5" , which then was followed by a solidbody version called "L5S" (very expensive) and then the "L6S" as an economic verison
TheBelva85 1 year ago
Nice post Blakem, I have L6-S 1974 Maple with mother of pearl inlays including the 1st fret. You are right, this is a great guitar. I have only had the guitar for a month and I'm glad you explained the different settings. I like you guitar in black too, it's bad ass...
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GARMENIA 1 year ago