- 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 theGibson 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 oneP-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 unboundrosewood fingerboard initially sported pearltrapezoid 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 theES-175 . Both the thinline and the regular models would be discontinued by the1970 s.Notable ES-125 players
pecifications
1946
*16 1/4" wide
*approximately 3.5" thick body
*one non-adjustableP-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 finish1950
*dot fingerboard inlays
*plain tailpiece
*P-90 pickup with adjustable polesModels
*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]
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