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It’s presently strung with flatwounds, and plays well. Overall, this guitar is in good shape, with minimal finish wear but some dullness due to natural oxidization. Translucent Gold ‘Speed’ or ‘Hatbox’ type knobs are used. If you do not see your specific model of Gibson Jazz Guitar listed here, or would like additional modifications not available online, speak with one of our master. For example, the Kluson Deluxe tuners have no lettering but do have the hole for the tuner post, and these were used from 1953 to mid 1956. These standard model WD Custom Pickguards for the Gibson ES-335,ES-125ES-125T,ES-175D,L-4C,L-5D,and L-6S can be modified for any pickup or control configuration. In fact, the Gibson ES-175 is one of the most famous jazz guitars of all time, and this section has both reissues and previously-used models to choose. This example dates to 1954 and appears to be all original, though the pickguard is missing and the original case is long gone – it would have been faux-gator fibre (cardboard), and those often don’t age well. While Gibson has given the world a myriad of groundbreaking guitar designs over the decades, many musicians prefer the axes made during their early days, and the ES-175 is definitely one of them. For hardware, there are Kluson Deluxe strip tuners with creme plastic buttons, a trapeze tailpiece, a single P-90 pickup with adjustable pole pieces, and volume and tone controls. At this point the rosewood used was Brazilian. The original Kluson® Manufacturing Company was founded in 1925 and expanded from a small machine shop by building its reputation as the music industry’s premier supplier of tuning machines, tailpieces, brackets, bushings, and other stringed instrument parts during the golden age of guitar manufacturing from the 1940s through the 1960s. The 16' non-cutaway body of the ES125 sounds great, amplified as well as unplugged Incl. We´ve never seen a better one, all original and with barely any visible playwear, the original frets are like new and it comes with a set of original hangtags. The neck is Mahogany with a Rosewood fingerboard, and the bridge is Rosewood. 1954 Gibson ES-125 - Sunburst Beautiful Gibson ES-125 in sunburst in unbelievable, near mint condition. The body is 16.25 inches wide, and 3.5 inches deep.
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In this case, the top and back are laminate, while the sides are Mahogany. Like most other ES (Electric Spanish) models, the Gibson ES-125 archtop is based on a Maple/Poplar/Maple laminate body, as this resists feedback fairly well. It was a development from the ES-100, introduced in 1938 with a slightly smaller body, and carrying a ‘Charlie Christian’ pickup. Built from 1941 to 1970 with a break during WW2, the Gibson ES-125 archtop was a popular, entry level electric guitar with a single P-90 pickup.