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Description
  • Instrument: Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body

  • Brand: Gibson

  • Model: ES-175

  • Finish: Sunburst

  • SKU: GE2686-A

  • Handedness: Right

  • Made In Year: 1953

  • Body Material: Maple

  • Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany/Brazilian Rosewood

  • Tuners: Modern Replacement

  • Weight: 5.2 lbs

  • Scale Length: 24.75"

  • Nut Width: 1.688"

  • Neck Profile: C

  • Neck Depth: 0.837" - 0.961"

  • Radius: 12"

  • Electronics: P-90

  • Pickup Impedance: 7.9k

  • Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): Y

  • Case: Green-Lined Lifton Hard Shell Case

  • Modifications/Repairs: Replaced tuners, replaced tailpiece, glued crack along back side of cutaway

  • Note: CVG technicians use calipers to provide the accurate measurements found above. We acknowledge variance within the manufacturing process and treat each instrument as an individual case. The following are common industry nut width fractions converted to decimal form

  • 1 9/16”: 1.563”

  • 1 5/8”: 1.625”

  • 1 11/16”: 1.688”

  • 1 3/4”: 1.750”

  • 1 7/8”: 1.875”

This 1953 ES175 is a sunburst beauty with warm jazz box tone and excellent playability along its Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard. It remains in good shape for its age, with replacement tuners and tailpiece being the only non-original components. Additionally, there's a small glued crack along the backside of the cutaway.

Includes green-lined Lifton hard shell case.

Gibson ES-175 1953, Sunburst

$6,500

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    Description

    This 1953 ES175 is a sunburst beauty with warm jazz box tone and excellent playability along its Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard. It remains in good shape for its age, with replacement tuners and tailpiece being the only non-original components. Additionally, there's a small glued crack along the backside of the cutaway.

    Includes green-lined Lifton hard shell case.

    Spec
    • Instrument: Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body

    • Brand: Gibson

    • Model: ES-175

    • Finish: Sunburst

    • SKU: GE2686-A

    • Handedness: Right

    • Made In Year: 1953

    • Body Material: Maple

    • Neck/Fingerboard: Mahogany/Brazilian Rosewood

    • Tuners: Modern Replacement

    • Weight: 5.2 lbs

    • Scale Length: 24.75"

    • Nut Width: 1.688"

    • Neck Profile: C

    • Neck Depth: 0.837" - 0.961"

    • Radius: 12"

    • Electronics: P-90

    • Pickup Impedance: 7.9k

    • Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N): Y

    • Case: Green-Lined Lifton Hard Shell Case

    • Modifications/Repairs: Replaced tuners, replaced tailpiece, glued crack along back side of cutaway

    • Note: CVG technicians use calipers to provide the accurate measurements found above. We acknowledge variance within the manufacturing process and treat each instrument as an individual case. The following are common industry nut width fractions converted to decimal form

    • 1 9/16”: 1.563”

    • 1 5/8”: 1.625”

    • 1 11/16”: 1.688”

    • 1 3/4”: 1.750”

    • 1 7/8”: 1.875”

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