Gibson’s L-5 was first introduced in late 1922, the brainchild of the company’s luthier, Lloyd Loar. Original pure acoustic models were 16 inches wide and sported a birch back and maple back and sides ...
They might not recognize it on sight, but fans of Raul Malo and his group The Mavericks will know it when they hear it: the beautiful, unmistakable tone of Malo's shiny white Gibson L-5 Studio, ...