Serial Number | 49188, built 1962 |
Pricing | $2499 with original stiff case. SOLD |
Neck | Mahogany neck with unbound rosewood fingerboard. Black headstock face with screened gold Gibson logo. 24.75″ scale length. |
Frets | 20 frets in good condition, no appreciable wear. |
Body | Maple laminate single cutaway body, longitudinal tone bar bracing. |
Finish | Cherry sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish in very good condition. The top is sunburst, the back and sides have cherry tint. |
Hardware/electronics | Original electronics; two P-90 pickups in black plastic dog-ear convers. Individual volume and tone controls, pickup selector switch. Rosewood bridge and base, nickel plated trapeze tailpiece. Original Kluson Deluxe tuners with white plastic buttons. Tortoise pickguard. |
Playability/Action | Plays well and cleanly. These guitars are hollow with tone bar bracing, so they are very light and comfortable. |
Case | Original cardboard case included. |
Comments | The ES-125 was one of Gibson’s mid-range models, but were still high quality. Often used in blues, swing and jazz contexts, George Thorogood built his sound around the tone of these guitars. |
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