{"product_id":"gibson-es-175-arch-top-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1950-3522","title":"Gibson ES-175 Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1950)","description":"Gibson ES-175 Model Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1950), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst lacquer finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck, original brown hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA spectacularly beautiful early single-pickup ES-175, Gibson's classic \"working man's\" jazz guitar. This guitar was built when the 175 was still a rather novel instrument but already a very successful design, finding immediate acceptance with players for its combination of great sound and playability at a moderate price. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sunburst laminated body is triple bound on the front and single bound on the back; the neck is single bound with split parallelogram fingerboard inlays. The headstock carries the earlier \"joined dot\" Gibson logo and crown inlay. The very early Kluson Deluxe single-ring enclosed tuner shafts are not anchored on the far side of the coverplate, a short-lived feature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNarrow P-90 pickup cover, rosewood bridge, 5-ply beveled-edge pickguard, and tall \"barrel\" knobs. White Gibson label with \"Artist\" serial number dating to around November 1950. As used by far too many jazz guitar greats to count; Herb Ellis especially is often pictured with a guitar virtually identical to this one.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 40 3\/4 in. (103.5 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1\/4 in. (8.2 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11\/16 in. (43 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtremely clean overall; all original except one tuner (a later single-ring Kluson) and the tailpiece, which is from the period but not standard issue on a 175. Excellent + Condition.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853219647628,"sku":"3522","price":5200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_d74cd015-1608-411e-a4ac-757dc8322c4a.jpg?v=1774332056","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-es-175-arch-top-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1950-3522","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}