This ES5 Switchmaster has been well looked after in its 30 years of life. With a few marks and small dings, but in overall great condition, this big body, switch laden hollowbody is a wonderful playing guitar and it sounds ginormous!

It has a few marks and knocks but is all original. It comes with the Gibson Hardcase.

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SN: 92226003
Weight: 8lbs 2oz

Body & Wood
* Body Width: 17" wide
* Body Style: Single round cutaway, hollow body
* Top: Arched laminated maple
* Back & Sides: Figured maple
* Binding: Multi-ply binding on the top, back, and f-holes [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Neck & Fingerboard
* Neck Material: Maple (often a 3-piece neck with a center stripe)
* Scale Length: 25.5"
* Fingerboard: Rosewood with 5-ply binding
* Frets: 20 medium jumbo (approximate)
* Inlays: Mother-of-pearl block inlays
* Nut Width: Typically 1.68" - 1.69" (approx. 42.8 mm) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Electronics & Controls
* Pickups: Originally equipped with three high-output P-90 single-coil pickups. In 1957, Gibson transitioned to three humbucking (PAF) pickups. [1, 2, 3]
* Switching: A 4-way rotary/slotted selector switch located on the cutaway bout (often marked "1, 2, 3, ALL") to select individual pickups or combinations. [1, 2, 3]
* Controls: 6 individual gold-backed control knobs—one Volume and one Tone for each of the three pickups. [1, 2, 3]

Hardware
* Bridge: Tune-o-matic (ABR-1) bridge mounted on a rosewood base
* Tailpiece: Engraved "ES-5" trapeze/tubular double-loop tailpiece