Gibson ES-175 Model Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1955), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, dark brown sunburst lacquer finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck, black tolex hard shell case.
A great spectacularly original 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.
The 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. Pearl Gibson logo and crown inlay on headstock.
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.
Overall length is 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.) deep. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.).
100% original with only the most minor play wear. Finish, frets, hardware all unaltered. The securing nut for the outside pickguard bracket has gone missing, and the plastic guard itself is slightly warped. One noticeable ding in the headstock side near the low E string. Otherwise, only very minor finish wear. Excellent + Condition.
