Gibson 1914 L-1 Vintage Archtop Acoustic Guitar Silvertone Body Date/Code: 4/12/13

Body Date/Code: 4/12/13

all rounded corners and midcentury television set proportions

Indian Cedar gives it a lighter feel than the higher-end Alder-body Rhoads models

The BBD circuit — which passes audio signal through a chain of capacitors in a "bucket brigade" fashion

while the original DeArmond single-coil pickups deliver that raw

Gibson 1914 L-1 Vintage Archtop Acoustic Guitar Silvertone Body Date/Code: 4/12/13No sales tax for customers outside California. This 1914 Gibson L 1 archtop is an extraordinary early example of Gibsons pioneering work in carved top acoustic guitar design. Built during the companys formative years in Kalamazoo, this instrument represents a key moment in the evolution of the modern guitar, bridging the gap between traditional flat top construction and the carved archtop designs that would later define jazz and early American popular