If you're looking for an easy playing and nice sounding vintage Gibson ES-175, this is a good one! I've owned three 175s and played many more. This one is the best.

This guitar is made out of maple with a three piece neck. I find three piece necks desirable because they are very stable in my experience. The action is low and the neck is very consistent along its length. There is a small amount of relief set to my taste. The back of the neck is very nice with no dents or issues. I'd describe the neck as medium. It's not thin like a 60's neck nor is it a baseball bat like some 50's Gibson necks. It's an excellent player! Weight is 7 lbs 2 oz.

The intonation is good. Someone glued the bridge to the body. That's how I got it. Fortunately, they put it in the right position for the guitar to intonate. It's set up with a a round wound 11 set with a .020w for the third string. It's easy to play for a jazz guitar set up with 11s. I haven't tried to remove the bridge.

Some ES-175s are dark and muddy sounding. The maple build makes this guitar shine. It cuts through for soloing and chords are articulate.

The guitar is in very good condition and is all there with no breaks, cracks or repairs. The original hardshell case is also fully functional and in very good condition. It is a vintage guitar and it has been played. Actually, that's a good sign! So, if you're looking for a player, this is a good one to consider. It has some battle scars that I'll do my best to describe.

There are a few cosmetic issues not uncommon in a 47 year old guitar. There are little dents (pin head size) here and there and small scratches that are hard to photograph. There is a brown area on the back about 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. I believe this to be a feature of the wood but it could be some type of reaction of the finish. It has not changed while I've had it. I don't see checking on the top. On the back there's some worming in the wood. This could be belt buckle rash and it doesn't go through the finish. There are a couple of linear scrapes in the wood about a one inch long that can be seen in the pictures. There's a one inch scratch (not through the finish) on the bass side top near the tailpiece. Also, a scratch on the side of the guitar (treble side) near the cutaway. Again, not through the wood.

The binding is in good condition with yellowing due to age. There are some splits here and there in the binding but it is completely intact. The neck binding is yellowed and there are some spilts in the neck binding at the frets. This is pretty common on vintage instruments. Again, the binding is intact. Just full disclosure here.

There is factory white paint used around the f holes to seal the wood. Some of that slightly overlapped the edges of the f holes in spots.

The original frets are in good condition with plenty of life left. It has the slightly wider and flatter frets used on Gibsons of this era. There is some amount of wear mostly in the first five frets (see pics). It's not bad though and the guitar plays great with no buzzes or problems.

I've done my best to describe the condition of the guitar. Let me know if you have any questions. Again, if you're looking for a good vintage ES-175 this is a really good example!