Gibson ES-125

Infobox Guitar model
title = Gibson ES-125


caption = 1952 Gibson ES-125
manufacturer = Gibson
period =
bodytype = archtop electric
necktype =
woodbody =
woodneck =
woodfingerboard = rosewood
bridge = rosewood
pickups = one P-90
colors = sunburstThe Gibson ES-125 is an archtop, hollow body electric guitar model that was produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.

Model history

Introduced in the 1941 as the successor to the ES-100, the ES-125 was an entry-level archtop electric guitar. It had one P-90 single-coil pickup in the neck position, and a volume control and tone control. The pre-war model, discontinued in 1942, had a smaller 14.5" body. When reintroduced in 1946 it had the larger 16.25" wide body that the ES-150 had. The unbound rosewood fingerboard initially sported pearl trapezoid inlays; later, it would have dot inlays.

In the mid-1950's, the ES-125T was introduced, which was an entry-level thinline archtop electric guitar based on the original ES-125. It would later feature optional two P-90 pickups and a sharp cutaway similar to the ES-175. Both the thinline and the regular models would be discontinued by the 1970s.

Notable ES-125 players

pecifications

1946

*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 trapezoid fingerboard inlays
*silkscreen logo
*sunburst finish

1950

*dot fingerboard inlays
*plain tailpiece
*P-90 pickup with adjustable poles

Models

*ES-125T (T = Thinline)
*ES-125TC (C = Cutaway)
*ES-125TCD (D = Double p90 pickups) versions available starting in 1956 and 1960, respectively.

External links

* [http://www.archtop.com/ac_64ES_125.html Gibson ES-125]