1959 Gibson ES-140T

 

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  • Year: 1959
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: ES-140T
  • Case: Original Soft
  • Color: sunburst top, dark back and sides
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: Gibson ES-140T Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1959), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # S-6511 7, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original brown alligator soft shell case. This ES-140T extremely cool little Gibson and a surprisingly great sounding guitar. The small 3/4 size ES-140T archtop was offered through much of the 1950's, described by Gibson as perfect for students, "ladies" or guitarists desiring a compact hollow archtop. Starting in 1956 the guitar was changed to a less than 2" wide thinbody format, making for an even handier package. This extremely fine example shows few signs of use is in completely original condition. Looking deceptively almost like a toy ES-175 the ES-140T is in fact a fully professional quality instrument with a great-feeling round profile neck, single P-90 pickup, dark sunburst finish and simple trim. With a very small body cavity the tone is a quite a bit brighter and snappier than the typical ES-175 and other full-depth hollowbodies. This late 1950's ES-140T looks fabulous, plays beautifully and has an amazingly big smooth tone for such a small instrument.Overall length is 37 in. (94 cm.), 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 22 3/4 in. (578 mm.). Width of nut is 1 5/8 in. (41 mm.). 100% original, no changes or even real wear-appears to have been played very little since new. Includes the original SSC in very nice shape, a period strap and cord. Just a super example! Excellent + Condition.