Gear Hunter

Accessories Included: Generic Hardshell Case.

Gibson introduced the ES-125 in 1941 as an affordable electric archtop with simple appointments and a single pickup. Production paused during WWII and resumed in 1946 with the then-new P-90 pickup. By 1956 the ES-125 was a core student and working-player model, built on a full-depth 16-inch body with laminated maple construction for feedback resistance and durability. It is the direct ancestor to countless entry-level archtops and remains a practical studio and stage tool thanks to its light weight, strong acoustic voice, and warm electric response.

SPECIFICATIONS

1 owner guitar
Model year: 1956
Body: full-depth 16″ non-cutaway archtop
Top: laminated maple, pressed arch, parallel bracing
Back and sides: laminated maple
Neck: mahogany, set-neck construction
Fingerboard: Brazilian Rosewood, dot inlays
Scale length: 24.75″
Nut width: approx 1 11/16″
Fingerboard radius: approx 12″
Frets: original small wire, good condition
Pickup: single Gibson dog-ear P-90 in neck position
Controls: single volume, single tone
Bridge: Not original, from Harmony Rocket.
Tailpiece: trapeze with diamond crossbar, nickel-plated
Tuners: Worn but functional Kluson 3-on-a-strip with white buttons
Pickguard: single-ply tortoise teardrop on L-bracket
Finish: sunburst nitrocellulose with checking and wear
Binding: single-ply top and back
Hardware: nickel-plated
Generic Hardshell case included.