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1959 ES-175D Hollowbody Electric Guitar

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Overview

Vintage looks and warm, versatile archtop-electric tone.

An accurate reproduction of the ES-175 that set the standard, with dual PAF-style pickups, rounded 'C' playing feel, authentic archtop tones, and vintage-correct '59 looks.

New for 2015
Historic truss rod: Superior adjustability due to the Teflon coating, larger diameter rod, original brass anchor and larger washer.
Rolled neck binding: Binding is rounded off to comfortably fit the contours of the player's hand.
Vintage style "No Logo" potentiometers:
45 degree bevel on all plastics: Historically accurate
Quartered Adirondack spruce braces: One step closer to vintage ES tonality

Features

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Hollow body
  • Body material: Laminated
  • Top wood: Maple 3-ply with poplar center
  • Body wood: Maple 3-ply with poplar center
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: C soft
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Truss rod: Historic
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fret size: Medium
  • Number of frets: 20
  • Inlays: Split parallelograms
  • Nut width: 1.70" (43.2mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: MHS Humbuckers
  • Middle: Not applicable
  • Bridge: MHS Humbuckers
  • Brand: Gibson
  • Active or passive: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Series
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: None
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: No
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Compensated top rosewood base
  • Tailpiece: Trapeze
  • Tuning machines: Kluson
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: VOS finish
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: United States

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