Gibson ES-125 1950 - 1970

Up for sale, this is an early 50's Gibson ES-125, in good shape with a non original chip case. The guitar is about 70 years old and has plenty of good character - also some bad - but that's to be expected on these older players. The bad, the archtop is flattened, I believe it has settled, the neck has a decent hump at the neck - this has caused the bridge to go up as high as it is and some fretting out on in the 10-12 fret range. The good, it looks mostly original, maybe switched out knobs,…

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The ES-125 evolved out of the ES-100 in 1941 and was produced until 1942. Upon its reintroduction in 1946, the ES-125 changed in a number of ways including a wider body, a new P-90 pickup, and trapezoid inlays. The ES-125 was updated again in 1950 with an adjustable P-90 pickup and dot inlays.

Years of Production: 1941 - 1942, 1946 - 1970

Design Elements: P-90 pickup, dot inlays, volume and tone knobs

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