Gibson 1959 ES-175 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Tremolo (and Case)

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Gibson 1959 ES-175 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Tremolo (and Case), Ebony
Gibson 1959 ES-175 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Tremolo (and Case), Ebony
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P-94 pickups power this classic jazz box, now updated with a Bigsby vibrato to add even more expression to your playing.

What's special about this item?

Feature: What it does:
Rosewood fretboard Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel
Mahogany neck Great sustain, strength, and warm tone
TonePros Kluson tuners 18:1 gear ratio for extremely precise tuning
Bigsby vibrato tailpiece Classic top-mount vibrato adds resonant mass

The Gibson 1959 ES-175 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Tremolo is a new and exciting creation from Gibson Memphis. They have taken the classic, fully-hollowbody ES-175 body and loaded it with P-94 pickups, tortoise shell pickguard and a Bigsby tailpiece for incredible tone and looks. This unique take on the classic jazz box is sure to be a collector and a player's guitar for years to come.

Features:

- 100% American made, in Memphis TN.
- Icon Gibson Jazz box
- Calibrated P-94 pickups having 10K winding on the neck position pickup and 10.5K windings on the bridge position pickup. Both pickups have Alnico 2 magnets and the bridge pickup is reverse wound for reverse polarity so they are hum-canceling when they are both on.
- The first time since the 50's the iconic ES-175 is back with P-94s
- Never before has the ES-175 come with a factory installed Bigsby
- Hardshell Case

- Body Type: ES-175
- Body Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Top Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Material: Mahogany w/ Maple Spline
- Neck Shape: 1959 Profile
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood, 12"
- Fingerboard Inlay: Aged-cellulose Plastic Split Parallelograms
- Number of Frets: 20
- Nut Width: 1.687"
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Compensated, adjustable rosewood bridge / Bigsby vibrato
- Tuners: Tonepros Kluson Tuners
- Number of Pickups: 2
- Neck Pickup: P-94 Single-coil
- Bridge Pickup: P-94 Single-coil
- Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way Pickup Selector
- Case Included: Hardshell Case Included

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-444-2766

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars. (1 ratings)
Submitted April 30, 2014 by Anthony P in Ashburn, VA

"Guitar Purchase Gibson es-175 59 with Bigsby"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I am very happy with the product and service.

Musical Background:

since the 70's but not seriously since 1980's

Musical Style:

Jazz
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