Thomas Van Hoose

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Gibson Super 400CES

The History of the Gibson Super 400CES

By Rod Brakes published

We trace the evolution of these superlative guitars with jazzbox expert and author Dr Thomas A. Van Hoose

Guitars
The first L-5CES guitars were shipped in late 1951 with dual P-90s. Each pickup of the L-5CES features independent volume and tone controls in addition to a three-way selector switch

The History of the Gibson L-5

By Rod Brakes published

As the L-5 celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, we take a look back at the evolution of Gibson’s seminal f-hole jazzbox with archtop historian Thomas Van Hoose and examine how this watershed design set benchmarks in guitar building

Guitars