1946 ES-125 specs: 16 1/4' wide, approximately 3.5' thick body, one non-adjustable P-90 pickup with 'dog ears', pickup in neck position, tortoise grain pickguard, trapeze tailpiece with raised diamonds, single bound top and back, pearloid traezoid fingerboard inlays, silkscreen logo, sunburst finish. Available: 1941 to 1970 Collectibility Rating: D- (a student model at best). 1957 ES-125 thick body, with 1 P-90 pickup and hang tag.ĮS-125 Electric Archtops. Re-introduced in 1946 (see ES-125 below).

ES-100 model name changed to ES-125 in 1941. 1940 ES-100 specs: Retangular pickup with metal cover and adjustable poles, pickup in bridge position. 1938 ES-100 introduction specs: 14 1/4' wide, flat back, blade pickup with white rectangular housing in neck position, jack on side, some with 2 sound posts inside, single bound top and back, rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, silkscreen logo, no peghead ornamentation, sunburst finish. Note there is more information on other Gibson electric archtop Models in the section.ĮS-100 Electric Archtop Available: 1938 to 1941 Collectibility Rating: D (an early, but plain and small, electric archtop model). Pictures, history for Gibson ES series vintage guitars. Gibson ES series of vintage guitars history and collecting. Vintage Guitars Info - Gibson electric archtop vintage guitar collecting Vintage Guitars Info's Gibson Electric Archtop Model Descriptions. Number on Gibson's lower grade models (like the ES-125, ES.ĭead Zed 2 Hacked All Guns Unlocked on this page. The case is original and in extraordinary condition. However, the FON is clearly stamped inside the treble F-hole where it should be, 7202 H, which places her in 1942. Identifying Gibson instruments by serial number is tricky and. This period of Gibson 125 models did not have serial numbers. On Gibson's lower grade models (like the ES-125. In addition to the above serial number information, Gibson also used Factory Order Numbers (F O N) to. The Gibson ES-125 is an archtop, hollow body electric guitar model that was produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation Model history.

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