In the end i bought neither as my ES295 already did the job although it is not nearly as nice as both the Godin and the Gibson. Now, if it was the only guitar i ever wanted and needed i probably wouldve gone for the Gibson. This Es-330TDC is so acoustically resonant. The amp behind the guitar is a 1963 Fender Tremolux. A stop tailpiece was standard for an ES-335 in 1963, but if there was a custom order for one with a Bigsby vibrato, the stop-tailpiece holes were covered by a Custom Made plaque. This hollow body is in great condition, with very few nicks / dings/ finish flaw and other cosmetic wear. The current value for one in excellent all-original condition is 13,500. The Gibson ES175 was old and had lots of charm, the Godin was new for 1/3 of the money. We present an all original 1966 Gibson Es-330TDC in Cherry Red finish. Yes, you can go out and buy a 1950s ES for big money if you wish and feel it's worth it.īut is it going to sound, feel that much better than a Godin Kingpin? I not only doubt it i KNOW it doesnt, having played both. Through the '60s, a number of variations on the original ES-125 were produced including a version with cutaway (ES-125 C), thinbody versions (ES-125T or ES-125 TC), as well as versions with two instead of one pickup (ES-125 TDC or ES-125 CD). I would concentrate on the neck in particular. The ES-125 was updated again in 1950 with an adjustable P-90 pickup and dot inlays. The ES-335 is a semi-hollowbody guitar which means that it has a solid block of wood running through its center with hollow wings on either side. Suffice to say that you can get a good or even great sounding electric hollow body guitar between $500 and $1000 unless you have specific wishes. Like the Les Paul, the ES-335 stands as one of Gibsons all-time most iconic models.
I do NOT want to open up that particular can of worms. You can pick your price and usually, the more you spend the nicer, better the guitar until you run against a wall of diminishing returns. Guitars DO differ even within brands.įor electrified hollow bodies it becomes quite hard to assess how it's going to sound. Except some very minor playwear, this guitar is in. Neither guitar is a true ES175 clone, both were inspired by them.Ī friend of mine who runs a guitar shop hand picked my ES295 out of a bunch. Super clean and all original 1967 Gibson ES-125 TD in Sunburst with its original Gibson soft-case. It has that lush sound of a good jazz guitar I put a set of the SD Benedetto jazz pickups in it, but P90's certainly could have been an option It has two spruce beams which support the pickups and bridge like a 175 has. View attachment 768901 View attachment 768902 It is a laminated molded spruce top like a 175 and laminated maple b&s. The guitars sound like a cross between an archtop and a large flat top, maybe a jumbo. I hedged my bets by putting a set of piezo acoustic pickups in while I had the back off We talked about pickup options, including a P90 and he said he would never plug it in. It has a few special touches at the request of my friend. The guitar is Lutz spruce over mahogany, built more or less like a flat top acoustic. original black Gibson soft case with red interior.A friend told me he wanted "an acoustic guitar that looked like an ES-175". 2x Volumen, 2x Tone control, 3-way toggleswitch,.Gibson P-90 singlecoil “Dog Ear” Pickups, Rosewood fretboard with perloid dot-inlays,.Archtop thinline, maple body with single cutaway,.I had an ES-125 TDC with a sideways tremelo but Isold it about a month I got it. Price: 847,500 Auctioned: 24 June 2004 (Christies): Originally purchased by Clapton in 1964, this hollow-body electric guitar was used throughout his career, playing a role in the music of the Yardbirds, Cream, Blind Faith, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and his post-addiction solo career, becoming one. I got mine in 1964, new as a Christmas present. It was a VERY sweet guitar, but the neck was on the thin side. in the class of a Melody Maker, only thin hollow body.
Comes in its original black Gibson soft case with red interior. NGD vintage Gibson ES 125T Discussion in Other Guitars, other. still cheaper than a new Custom-Shop guitar. The TDC with 2-PU´s and sincle-cutaway is the most desirable version of the ES-125 line, this is a great playing guitar and a perfect future investment. The two original Gibson P-90 "Dog-Ear" pickups are well balanced and read 8,20 K-Om in the neck- and 8,90 K-Ohm in the bridge.position. The nicely shaped med-sized mahagony-neck and the light weight of only 2,49(!) Kg make it very comfortable to play. Except some very minor playwear, this guitar is in excellent+ condition, the original frets are still in perfect shape, the beautiful sunburst finish is still bright and not faded as they often do. Super clean and all original 1967 Gibson ES-125 TD in Sunburst with its original Gibson soft-case.