1939 Recording King M-5 Electric Sunburst

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This is a very unusual Recording King M5 that was made by Gibson guitars in 1939. It is a mode M5, which was the fanciest Recording King model in 1939, but the M5 was an acoustic guitar, and this instrument has an original Charlie Christian Style pickup. In 1939 Recording Kind made a couple of slightly smaller electric Archtops that had this pickup, including the Roy Smeck model, but we have never seen an electric M5, and it does not appear in the 1939 recording king catalog. With its large body and fancy ornamentation it is closer to a ES-250 than anything else. Whether this was a one off or custom ordered will likely never be known, but this is a fantastic playing and sounding guitar. It shows some normal play wear, but overall this guitar is in very good condition for its age. It has been pro-setup and needs nothing. It comes with the original case.

Southside Guitars

Southside Guitars

1939
Recording King
Excellent
Sunburst
Original Hard
20 Years
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Southside Guitars
Ben Taylor-Sam Taylor
(718) 218-8201
Brooklyn, NY
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Southside Guitars is open Monday-Friday 11am to 7pm and Saturday 12 to 6pm. We are closed Sunday. "Please feel free to stop by and check out our shop. We do recommend looking at our inventory online beforehand. We have a small selection of used instruments on display. Please note that the majority of our inventory is stored in cases. Southside Guitars was founded in 2006 by Ben and Sam Taylor to showcase our love of vintage music gear and our desire to provide excellent quality used and vintage instruments to musicians and collectors. We specialize in collector and player grade vintage guitars, basses, amps and effects. We carry lots of very unique instruments and have something for every musician out there. If you are in the New York area and like vintage guitars you will not be disappointed."

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