{"product_id":"gibson-es-175-arch-top-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1951-1500","title":"Gibson ES-175 Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1951)","description":"Gibson ES-175 Model Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1951), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst lacquer finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck, original brown hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nice example of an early single-pickup ES-175, Gibson's classic \"Working Man's\" jazz guitar. This guitar was built when the 175 was still a relatively new 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. Early \"joined dot\" Gibson logo and crown inlay on headstock. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery early Kluson single-ring enclosed tuners with the shaft not anchored on the far side of the coverplate, a short-lived feature. Narrow 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 September 1951. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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 1\/2 in. (102.9 cm.), 16 1\/8 in. (41 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 3\/8 in. (8.6 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtremely fine overal; finish shows light dings and scratching with one noticeable chip to headstock. All original, except tailpiece has been replaced (or possibly re-plated�now chrome instead of nickel). Original small frets show light wear. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrown HSC shows average wear with top hinge pulled thru the rim and a very small sticker applied. Great playing and sounding example of an all-time Gibson classic.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853031854220,"sku":"1500","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_c1c89e5d-3329-49c6-97f1-016fb876ae36.jpg?v=1774331244","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-es-175-arch-top-hollow-body-electric-guitar-1951-1500","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}