1956 Gibson ES-175N

$5,500.00

  • Year: 1956
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: ES-175N
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Natural
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: This super mid-fifties blond ES-175 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 and a half inch deep 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 7.90k. Rosewood bridge with pre-set compensating saddle and trapeze tailpiece with pointed ends and three small raised parallelograms. The original pickguard has been removed (the original metal bracket is in the case). The blond finish has mellowed beautifully from years of playing and there is a tiny amount of surface only belt-buckle rash on the back. There is some checking to the finish and a few marks on the back of the neck and the edges of the headstock, also some finish (playing) wear to the back of the neck. Overall this example is in excellent plus (8.75) condition. Housed in its original Gibson four-latch brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (9.00). (01114)