Gibson L-5 1940s

guitar · 1940–1949Vintage1940s

Typical usedNo typical price yet

Has sold for €6,100 over 2014–2025, across 28 used sales. Too few in the last two years for a typical price today.

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Not enough sold data for a typical price.

For sale right now

The best-priced as cards, a row of them; every other ad as a line, by ask. Each ask is the seller’s own number; the platform’s mark opens the listing. Each one says when we last confirmed it at its source: the price and availability are from that visit, so check the marketplace before you go.

No typical price yet for this one, so: one email when a new listing appears, with its ask. Never more than one a day. No account; a link to stop in every email.

Nothing live right now on the platforms we track.

Price history

€20,000Sept 2014: €4,319, very goodMar 2016: €6,042, very goodNov 2016: €9,384, excellentFeb 2017: €6,023, very goodApr 2017: €6,845, excellentApr 2018: €5,583, very goodMay 2018: €4,228, very goodDec 2018: €8,325, goodDec 2018: €5,614, excellentMar 2019: €5,398, very goodNov 2019: €6,473, excellentDec 2019: €8,011, excellentAug 2020: €5,595, excellentApr 2021: €10,328, very goodApr 2021: €6,023, very goodJul 2021: €4,806, fairJan 2022: €6,442, goodMay 2022: €6,656, goodJun 2023: €9,446, very goodDec 2023: €6,183, very goodFeb 2024: €8,155, excellentFeb 2024: €6,011, excellentJul 2024: €6,012, goodJul 2024: €6,012, goodOct 2024: €7,644, very goodFeb 2025: €34,075, very goodApr 2025: €6,011, very goodJul 2025: €33,987, very goodJun 2026: €2,070, parts201520172019202120232025€10,000€20,000€30,000Sept 2014: €4,319, very goodMar 2016: €6,042, very goodNov 2016: €9,384, excellentFeb 2017: €6,023, very goodApr 2017: €6,845, excellentApr 2018: €5,583, very goodMay 2018: €4,228, very goodDec 2018: €8,325, goodDec 2018: €5,614, excellentMar 2019: €5,398, very goodNov 2019: €6,473, excellentDec 2019: €8,011, excellentAug 2020: €5,595, excellentApr 2021: €10,328, very goodApr 2021: €6,023, very goodJul 2021: €4,806, fairJan 2022: €6,442, goodMay 2022: €6,656, goodJun 2023: €9,446, very goodDec 2023: €6,183, very goodFeb 2024: €8,155, excellentFeb 2024: €6,011, excellentJul 2024: €6,012, goodJul 2024: €6,012, goodOct 2024: €7,644, very goodFeb 2025: €34,075, very goodApr 2025: €6,011, very goodJul 2025: €33,987, very goodJun 2026: €2,070, parts201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Every recorded sale, one point each: 29 of them, placed by the day the ad went up. Too few sales to draw a trend through them without inventing one, so the points speak for themselves. Condition is mixed, so some of the spread is a mint against a fair rather than the market moving.

Recent sales by listing date

ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
27 Jun 2026€2,070$2,400 as soldpartsUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
16 Jul 2025€33,987$39,500 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
18 Apr 2025€6,011$6,999 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
21 Jul 2024€6,012$7,000 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
16 Feb 2024€6,011$6,999 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails

A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.

Show all 29 recorded sales
ListedPriceConditionFromPlatformThe listing
13 Feb 2025€34,075$39,500 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Oct 2024€7,644$8,900 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
1 Jul 2024€6,012$7,000 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
13 Feb 2024€8,155$9,495 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
29 Dec 2023€6,183$7,199 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
5 Jun 2023€9,446$10,950 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
8 May 2022€6,656$7,749 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
17 Jan 2022€6,442$7,500 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
9 Jul 2021€4,806$5,600 as soldfairUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
19 Apr 2021€6,023$6,995 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
7 Apr 2021€10,328$11,995 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
1 Aug 2020€5,595$6,499 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
7 Dec 2019€8,011$9,275 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Nov 2019€6,473$7,495 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
4 Mar 2019€5,398$6,250 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
29 Dec 2018€5,614$6,500 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
6 Dec 2018€8,325$9,650 as soldgoodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
7 May 2018€4,228$4,900 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
17 Apr 2018€5,583$6,500 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Apr 2017€6,845$7,950 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
27 Feb 2017€6,023$6,995 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
4 Nov 2016€9,384$10,900 as soldexcellentUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
5 Mar 2016€6,042$6,995 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails
25 Sept 2014€4,319$5,000 as soldvery goodUnited States United StatesReverbDetails

A date is the day the ad went up. Marketplaces do not publish the day a sale closed; each of these had sold by the time we recorded it, in August 2026 and September 2026. A price is what the listing last asked, converted at that day’s rate.

28 recorded sales of the Gibson L-5 1940s from 2014–2025, all-time around €6,100. Too few in the last two years to quote a typical used price. Figures computed 19 October 2026.

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