Gibson Lee Ritenour 2003 "Sunburst" Prototype

This is it! The Prototype from the Gibson Custom Shop. Played a few times in my living room at best. Also comes with a signed pick guard from Lee himself. Just a stunning guitar and needless to say rare. I collect and am looking to thin the herd. You will not be disappointed - like new. Here is how Gibson describes her but if you are looking at this you probably know every detail.

Beginning with the body, the Ritenour L-5 is most characterized by its scaled-down dimensions, which are 15½ (W) X 19¾ (L) X 2⅝ (D). The body retains its traditional tonewoods; high-grade and hand-carved spruce top with high-grade and hand-carved figured maple back and sides. The body is then adorned with multi-ply black and white binding on both the top and back, with single-ply white binding around the f-holes. The gold hardware includes a “fingers”-style tailpiece and endpin jack, with an ABR-1 bridge and base made from ebony.

The scale length of the neck remains at 25½-inches, as does its traditional five-piece construction, which is made primarily from high-grade maple with two streamers made from high-grade walnut, resulting in one of the most stunning neck designs in the history of Gibson Custom. The eye-catching neck is topped by a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays and multi-ply black and white binding, then hand-fitted with Gibson’s traditional ES-rounded neck profile. The heel of the guitar has also been contoured closer to the body to allow access to the guitar’s higher register of frets. The single pickup is Gibson’s traditional BJB floating pickup, which was originally used on Gibson’s signature Johnny Smith models of the mid-1960s. The pickup is attached to the pickguard, which conceals the wire that runs through the f-hole connecting it to the jack, and also features adjustable pole pieces as specified by Ritenour. Other appointments include Gibson’s traditional flower pot inlay on the headstock, and Schaller M6 tuners. 

Shipping includes Reverb shipping insurance.