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 GIBSON | | ELECTRIC: L, LE GRAND, & SUPER V CES SERIES | | | L-4 CES | | - solid spruce top, bound rosewood fingerboard, double paralellogram inlays, 16.25 in. wide, pointed cutaway, Charlie Christian pickup. Very limited mfg., available by special order beginning 1958, only 9 shipped during 1969. |
| L-5 CES | | - single rounded cutaway bound hollow body, 17 in. wide by 21 in. long by 3.375 in. deep, 25.5 in. scale, carved spruce top, layered tortoiseshell pickguard, bound f-holes, maple back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret bound pointed ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, ebony bridge with pearl inlay on wings, model name engraved trapeze tailpiece with chrome insert, multibound blackface peghead with pearl flame/logo inlay, 3-per-side tuners, gold hardware, 2 P90 single coil or humbucker pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Natural or Sunburst (most common) finishes, mfg. 1951-present. |
| SUPER V CES | | - similar to L-5 CES, except has Super 400 neck and peghead, 6-finger tailpiece, available in Antique Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Ebony, Wine Red, or Natural finish, mfg. 1978-1993. |
| LE GRAND | | - single round cutaway body, spruce top, bound f-holes, raised bound tortoise pickguard, figured maple back/sides/neck, 19-fret bound ebony fingerboard with abalone/pearl split block inlay, adjustable ebony bridge with pearl inlay/finger tailpiece, bound blackface peghead with pearl split diamond/logo inlay, 3-per-side tuners, gold hardware, floating single coil pickup, available in Chablis, Sunrise Orange, or Translucent Amber finishes, mfg. 1994-96. |
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