American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1961 ... - Skinner

2121.American Guitar, Gibson Incorporated, Kalamazoo, 1961, Model L-5 CES Custom,labeled STYLE L-5 CES, GIBSON GUITAR, NUMBER 38024 IS HEREBY, GUARANTEED...,etc., and stamped 38024 at the back of the headstock, the headstock with GIBSON andtorch pearl inlay, length of back 20 3/4 in., width of lower bout 17 in., with later case.Sold with compact disc above, Movin’ Wes, Verve Records, 1964.Provenance: Ex-collection Wes Montgomery, Collection of George Benson.“One of my prize possessions is Wes Montgomery’s guitar. It is the Gibson L5 with theFlorentine cutaway that was pictured on the album cover (of) Movin Wes’. This was the guitarWes recorded many of his hits on, like ‘Windy’and ‘Goin’ Out of My Head’ and I used it for aWes tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl a few years back.” (George Benson, in aninterview with Charles H. Chapman for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine, No. 25, November, 2000)Partial Wes Montgomery discography with L-5 CES Custom: Movin’ Wes, Verve, recordedNovember 11, 1964; Goin’ Out of My Head, Verve, recorded December 7, 8, and 22, 1965;and A Day in the Life, A & M Records, recorded June 6, 7, 8, and 26, 1967.$20,000-30,00022