Gibson ES 175 Hollow Electric Guitar

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classic ES 175 neck profile. Scale length is 24 34 inches with an 1 1116 inch width at the nut. The tuners are vintage tulip style. PickupsThe pickups are Gibsons versatile workhorses 57 Classic humbuckers controlled by two volume and two tone pots and a three way selector switch. The ES 175 ships with Gibson Brite Wire .010 strings in a black levant case. And before each one leaves the Memphis shop it is examined and dressed by one of the companys state of the art Pleck machines, providing high tech assurance of optimum playability. HistoryThe Les Pauls impact on the worlds of rock n roll and blues was absolutely titanic. In the realm of jazz, the instrument that had the same monumental effect is the Gibson ES 175. When the ES 175 debuted with a run of 129 in 1949, it nudged aside the ES 150, which had been the guitar of choice for jazz innovators like Charlie Christian and Eddie Durham. The ES 175 also proved a more manageable and less costly alternative to the L 5s thanks to its smaller body size and laminated top.The ES 175 was the first Gibson electric guitar to feature a Florentine cutaway beneath the neck, giving easy access to all 20 frets. It also had a carved rosewood bridge. For its first four years the model came with one single coil P 90 pickup. In the early 50s, more and more models were produced and sold, indicating the ES 175s rapid rise in popularity.In 1953, a two pickup model was introduced, available in either sunburst or natural finish. The guitar r
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