Gibson ES-175
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The Gibson ES -175 is a produced since 1949 Electric Guitar Model of the U.S. musical instrument manufacturer Gibson hollow- body ( " hollowbody guitar ", English: Hollow Body) and a vaulted ceiling ( archtop ). In addition to the Gibson L-5 is one of the most famous jazz guitars in music history.
History and construction
The ES -175 first flew in 1949 with an initial number of 129 instruments in the sale - the first major new development for the offered since the 1930s, first electric guitar model Gibsons, the ES - 150th The model ES -175 presented at the same time represented a mid- price alternative to the in-house and much more expensive Gibson L5 and was able to gain some popularity. In contrast to fully massive L- 5, the ES -175, a laminated ( plywood ) ceiling.
The ES -175 was the first Gibson guitar models with body cutout at neck base of the instrument ( cutaway ) to facilitate playing in higher registers. At the same time she was the first model of the manufacturer with a pointed " Florentine " cutaway that should be style icon for later Gibson electric guitars like the Les Paul.
The first edition of the ES -175 was still like the model Gibson ES-150 equipped with a single " Charlie Christian pickup " in the neck position, which was already in this model replaced a little later by a pickup type P -90. From 1953, the guitar was offered with two P -90 pickups (one single-coil pickups in the neck and bridge position). These pickups coined the jazz sound of the 1950s; the model name for the instrument switched to ES- 175D ("D" for "Double Pickup" ). In 1957, the ES -175 was the first model from Gibson, which was equipped instead with single-coil pickups with the newly developed by Gibson employee Seth Lover Doppelspulern ( humbucker ).
The ES -175, which is in continuous production to this day, is valued for its rich sound and relatively moderate price especially by musicians from the jazz field, including the guitarist Herb Ellis, Pat Metheny and Joe Pass. The model is, however, also used by some rock musicians such as the guitarist of the band Yes, Steve Howe.