Up for sale, a 1975 Gibson ES-175D in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This ES-175 boasts its patent number T Top humbucker pair, delivering a detailed and dynamic range of tones. The fully hollow maple body gives the guitar both the immediate attack and clarity of maple, with an airy quality and smoothness befitting the hollowbody construction. Authoritative and clear with a sweet-sounding bridge pickup and notable bell-like clarity at the neck, this ES-175 really sings through a vintage tube amp. This ES-175 weighs 7lbs 9oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Slender C, more heft and fullness in upper registers, measuring .795” 1st fret, .940” 9th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, pearloid split parallelogram inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-9
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Gibson-stamped "flower" tuners, nickel-plated keystone buttons

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: T-Top humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Chrome "raised diamond" trapeze tailpiece, Nashville bridge with rosewood base
-Plastics: Five-ply pickguard, witch hat knobs

This gloss two-tone Tobacco Sunburst nitro lacquer is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, exhibiting broad checking across the body. Cosmetic wear is limited to light buckle rash central to the back and a few minor marks on the body as a whole, largely along the lower bout perimeter. The neck profile retains its smooth gloss with light palm wear on the shoulders in the first position.

The original black tolex hardshell case is included. The case features functional latches and the original handle, with a Gibson badge on the exterior and some gaff tape over some minor marks on the case edges.