1938 D'Angelico Style A and 1948 Gibson L-5N with Jonathan Stout and Erik McIntyre // SOUND CHECK

To get the New Year off on the right foot: The incomparable Jonathan Stout @campusfive and his friend Erik McIntyre @ErikMcIntyre91 show off their skills on two of our favorite archtops in the shop: A 1938 D'Angelico Style A and a 1948 Gibson L-5N Archtop Guitar! We hope you "Get Out and Under the Moon" in 2024!

This lovely just-postwar blonde Gibson is one of only 38 natural finish non-cutaway L-5s shipped in 1948, the period that saw the final flowering of the big band era's elegant carved top acoustic guitars. The workmanship on this guitar is to an extremely high standard, as are the woods. Gibson's focus had not yet shifted heavily to electric instruments and this fully carved acoustic arch-top guitar was still considered the company's flagship professional product.

If this Style A is not overly fancy by the era's high-deco standards, it is a flashy full 17" body carved-top guitar, quite stately and impressive by most any standard. Despite its lower original price, it is a professional quality instrument built with top-grade materials throughout.

Learn more about this L-5N here: https://www.retrofret.com/product.asp?ProductID=11540&name=Gibson-L5N-Arch-Top-Acoustic-Guitar-1948

Learn more about the D'Angelico here:
https://www.retrofret.com/product.asp?ProductID=9862&name=DAngelico-Style-A-Arch-Top-Acoustic-Guitar-1938

Check out Jonathan's music here:
https://www.campusfive.com
https://www.instagram.com/campusfive
https://campusfive.bandcamp.com

Check out Erik's music here:
https://erikmcintyre.com
https://erikmcintyre.bandcamp.com
https://www.instagram.com/rikmacmusic

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