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Gibson 1959 ES-225 Historic Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Vintage Burst
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Description
The Gibson 1959 ES-225 Historic Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar has a special place in history. Made for only a few years between 1955 and 1959, it was marketed as Gibson's first thinline hollowbody with a depth of 1-7/8". It sports some cool features, most notable of which is the Les Paul bridge and tailpiece combination that offers a surprising degree of adjustment for both action and intonation. Other historically accurate features not mentioned in specs below include a nylon nut, hot hide glue neck joint and under-wound pickups for authentic vintage tone. Perfect for jazz and blues, the 1959 ES-225 is 100% American made and includes a nice hardshell case.
Features
Body
- Body shape: Single cutaway
- Body type: Hollow body
- Body material: Laminated
- Top wood: Laminated maple
- Body wood: Laminated maple
- Body finish: Gloss nitrocellulose
- Orientation: Right handed
- Shape: '59 rounded
- Wood: Mahogany
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Truss rod: Historic
- Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12"
- Fret size: Standard
- Number of frets: 20
- Inlays: Dot
- Nut width: 1.68" (42.67mm)
- Configuration: SS
- Neck: MHS P-90
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: MHS P-90
- Brand: Gibson
- Active or passive: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Piezo: Not applicable
- Active EQ: Not applicable
- Special electronics: Not applicable
- Control layout: Separate volume, tone
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Coil tap or split: Not applicable
- Kill switch: Not applicable
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Les Paul combined bridge/tailpiece
- Tailpiece: Bale
- Tuning machines: Historic white button
- Color: Nickel/chrome
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: 550K matched-set potentiometers
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: Certificate of authenticity
- Country of origin: United States