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The first six ES-125Ts were shipped from the factory in 1956, but the model was not manufactured in quantities until 1957, when 889 were produced. Duchossoir, Gibson Electrics - The Classic Years, p. A total of 9,277 ES-125T were produced between 19" (A.R.
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By 1958 the T-version outsold the full body 125 shortly before peaking in 1959 with 2,072 instruments.The family of thin-bodied 125s accounted for a substantial portion of the thinline instruments shipped in the late 50s and early 60s. All these models were gradually phased out at the end of the 60s.As implied by its designation the ES-125T is merely an ES-125 with a thinner body. By 1960 two versions with a Florentine cutaway, the ES-125TC and TCD, were released as a replacement for the ES-225T and TD discontinued the previous year. In 1957 a 3/4 size and a dual pickup version became available, but they never gained the same popularity as the ES-125T. "The ES-125T was introduced at the end of 1956 as a budget model to complement the range of thinline electrics. The tailpiece is an interesting and totally original factory-fitted variant, being the one normally used at the time on the three-quarter size ES-140. The color is a wonderful two-tone Sunburst - quite different from the three-tone Sunburst that was introduced on this model in 1959. This guitar is in near mint (9.25) condition, with virtually no finish checking. Rosewood bridge with pre-set compensating saddle and original factory-fitted ES-140-style trapeze tailpiece with vertical ridges on cross-bar. Two controls (one volume, one tone) on lower treble bout. One black P-90 pickup with an output of 8.38k. Closed-back Kluson Deluxe strip tuners with white plastic oval buttons. Headstock with gold silk-screened "Gibson" logo. Single-bound laminated maple body, one-piece mahogany neck, and rosewood fretboard with 20 medium jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. 2012 Gibson ES-335 1959 Dot-Reissue (Historic Custom Shop) - Vintage Sunburst. and has a nice, fat nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. 1967 Gibson ES-335 - Sparkling Burgundy Metallic. This wonderful two-tone Sunburst ES-125T weighs just 5.50 lbs. Duchossoir, and Fender Amps: The First Fifty Years by John Teagle and John Sprung.One of the First "Thinline" Guitars Produced Sources for this article include The Gibson ES-175: Its History and Players by Adrian Ingram, Gibson Electrics: The Classic Years by A.R. The Vibrasonic was equipped with two 6L6 power tubes pushing 40 watts through a 15" JBL speaker. These amps replaced the previous tweed covered models and had some practical modifications including a control panel in the front, rather than on the top, and built in tremolo. It was introduced in the summer of 1959 as the first of Fender’s new brown Tolex amp series.
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The amp behind the guitar is a 1962 Fender Vibrasonic. Subtle checks in the lacquer near the Florentine cutaway reveal this guitar’s age. Though this instrument has a cherry finish, officially the ES-175 was only offered in natural or sunburst. The current value for this one is $10,000. While the ES-175D was only officially offered in either sunburst or natural, this example is finished in cherry (a standard color for guitars in the ES-335 family). These include PAF humbucking pickups (1957-1964), a zigzag tailpiece (1957-1970), double-ring Kluson tuners (replacing single-ring tuners in 1960), a rubber grommet under the selector switch (by 1958), and a laminated truss rod cover with a beveled white boarder (replacing the one-ply plain black cover in 1958). The 1962 ES-175D pictured has the features most often associated with the classic incarnation of the model. Beautiful arched top and back of select maple with matching rims, black-and-white ivoroid binding, exclusive tailpiece, nickel-plated metal parts, and individual machine heads with deluxe buttons.”ĭual humbuckers-in this case, a set of original Gibson PAFs-earned this model of ES-175 its “D” designation. Easy to play and comfortable to hold, it produces a brilliant distortion-free tone. The 1962 catalog describes the ES-175’s innovations: “The Florentine cutaway design provides easy access to the entire fret range. A double-pickup version known as the ES-175D was eventually launched in 1953.