The ES-165 Herb Ellis is a classic jazz guitar based on Herb's own Gibson ES-175. A single humbuckers produces a warm jazz tone, and gold-plated metal parts create a classy look.
Technical Info
Plain laminated maple top
Curly laminated maple back and rims
16 in. (W) X 20 1/2 in. (L) X 3 1/2 in. (D)
Multi-ply binding on top, single-ply binding on back
Gold hardware
ABR-1 bridge, 175-style tailpiece
1-piece mahogany neck
20 fret rosewood fingerboard
Pearloid split parallelogram inlays
Single-ply binding
175-style neck profile
24 3/4" scale length 1 11/16" nut width
Grover keystone tuners
BJB Floating pickup
1 volume
Brite Wire .010 strings
Includes black alligator case