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All electronics are in good working condition.Ĭase: Hardshell case included. The jackplate is not original, but is vintage. Master volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs. Pickup: Original "dog ear" P-90 single coil - 7.96K Ohms. Tortoise plexi pickguard is in great shape with no cracks.
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Unoriginal chrome trapeze tailpiece with original compensated rosewood bridge. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.īody: Double-bound, hollow maple body with dual F-holes. Original Kluson Deluxe strip tuners with newer white buttons. Original frets show some wear, but have plenty of life in them. An intensely figured Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays. Neck: Chunky mahogany neck with cream side-dots. Overall the guitar looks great with a beautiful patina. There's a 2 pressed into the back of the headstock, indicating the guitar was a factory second, but there are no issues with playability or its structural integrity. Overall, a wonderful guitar that's been professionally set up & ready to play straight out of the case.Ĭosmetic Condition: Pretty good shape actually for a 60 year old guitar with a bit of road rash - various nicks, chips, dents & dings surface scratches, weather checking & finish wear. The classic sunburst finish looks fabulous & the back of the body shows off some really pretty grain patterns in the maple. The chunky neck feels great & is very comfortable to play, even hours on end. Guitar is strung with nickel roundwound strings (.012-.054).Ĭase: Older Gibson brown plushlined hardshell case.What makes this guitar special: A beautiful sounding hollow body with a gorgeous acoustic tone & sweet resonance. Radius inspected and recurved as necessary bridge wheels and tuners lubricated įingerboard and bridge oiled body and neck cleaned and hand polished. Necessary bridge foot contour inspected and fit to top as necessary bridge Trussrod tension and neck relief adjusted bridge height adjusted bridgeĬompensation set string slots at nut and bridge inspected and recut as Setup: The frets have been precision leveled, recrowned and polished (The original brown alligator softshell case can also be supplied on request, for the cost of shipping from the consigner.) A solid player for jazz, swing or blues, the ES-125 remains an outstanding value in a true vintage Gibson archtop. The guitar is supplied with an older Gibson brown plushlined hardshell case. A single finish scratch near the pickup selector has been professionally touched up, and the original cherry sunburst retains its vibrant color brilliantly. The back shows attractive slab cut maple figure under the classic cherry finish. But Ive used any pedal I have with the 125.
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The neck is the coveted late 50's early 60's shape with a gentle rounded C profile, and the full 1 11/16" fingerboard width. I was just playing my buddys 225TD tonight, and he wants to trade for my 64 SG jr. Shiny as a dime, this example is in excellent original condition, without pick, buckle or thumbwear, right down to the original frets. P-90 pickups and fast 24.9" scale makes for a highly versatile and The lightweight laminatedīody offers superior feedback resistance, and the clarity and range of the Gibson quality and playability at an affordable price. The twin pickup thinlineĬutaway ES-125TDC was the most popular version of the model, offering true Succeding the ES-225 model which was retired in 1958. Version debuted in 1956, and the cutway made its first appearance in 1960, In 1941, and remained in continuous production for over 30 years. Notes: Introduced in 1938 as the ES-100, the ES-125 was renamed Tortoise pickguard nickel-plated Kluson Deluxe tuners, compensated rosewood Reflector cap tone and volume knobs nickel raised-diamond trapeze tailpiece Hardware: 100% original hardware includes twin P-90 pickups gold Materials: Solid Honduras mahogany neck maple top back, and sides To be notified of examples of this orĪny other model in the future, please email your specific requests to. Status of this instrument, please check here.If this instrument does not appear on the Instrumentspage it has been sold. Accessories / Ordering / Tips / Friends