1956 Gibson ES-175N

$8,500.00

  • Year: 1956
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: ES-175N
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Natural
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: This super blond guitar weighs just 5.80 lbs. and has a nice, fat nut width of just over 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Three-ply laminated maple body, Honduras mahogany neck with a wonderful really thick profile. Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 20 original small frets and inlaid pearl split-parallelogram position markers. Single P-90 pickup with an output of 7.39k. Apart from the inevitable light lacquer finish checking and a few small marks on the back of the neck and the edges of the headstock this example is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition. Housed in its original Gibson four-latch brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (9.25). "The affordable ES-175 and ES-175D proved immensely popular during the 50s and became the workhorse of many fine jazz guitarists such as Kenny BURRELL, Jim HALL or Herb ELLIS to name just a few." Gibson Electrics -- The Classic Years. (01089)