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1968 Gibson ES-175D

The Legendary Gibson Jazz Guitar.

The ES-175D is considered by many players to be the classic jazz guitar although it is sonically capable of much more than that and due to the two pickup configuration, it can easily cover rock and blues territory.

Gibson’s twin humbucking pickups offer everything from smooth jazz tones to real blues/rock bite.

This particularly clean condition guitar dates from 1968 and features a glorious faded sunburst finish that just looks stunning. The guitar has all original hardware, included the zigzag tailpiece and wooden adjustable bridge.

Price: £3,499.00

S/N: R335

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Gibson ES-175D Description

The Gibson ES-175D is considered by many players to be the classic jazz guitar although it is sonically capable of much more than that and due to the two pickup configuration, it can easily cover rock and blues territory. Gibson’s twin humbucking pickups offer everything from smooth jazz tones to real blues/rock bite.

This particularly clean condition guitar dates from 1965 and features a glorious faded sunburst finish that just looks stunning. The guitar has all original hardware, included the zigzag tailpiece and wooden adjustable bridge.

There are no bell buckle scratches or rashes on the rear of the body and the neck is very comfortable to finger with easy access to the upper frets via the Florentine cutaway.

The frets are flat and wide with plenty of play left in them and everything from single note soloing to chord solo playing is just a dream on this guitar.

Gibson ES-175D Features

Arched maple top and sides with f-holes, maple back and sunburst finish
Black and ivoroid binding body
Single piece mahogany neck
Neck joins at 14th fret, 20-fret fingerboard,
16½” wide, 3 3/8″ deep, 24¾” scale
Rosewood fingerboard with pearl double parallelogram inlays
Black pickguard w/ beveled edge
Adjustable compensated rosewood bridge
Chrome zigzag trapeze tailpiece
Kluson Deluxe double ring tuners
Gold witches hat volume and tone knobs
2 x Gibson humbucking pickups
Original plush red velvet lined case

Gibson ES-175D Details

Acoustically, you can really hear the craftsmanship and quality of this instrument’s construction and it resonates well in all registers with a particularly detailed top end.

Plugging the instrument into a flat response amplifier truly reveals the rich tonality that the ES-175 is capable of and alongside the articulate jazz tones you’d expect from the front pickup there is a surprising array of blues and rock tones possible from the bridge pickup. You can hear straightway why players like Steve Howe of Yes and other prog rockers have favoured an ES-175D. Even funk rhythms sound totally authentic on this guitar

The guitar comes with an original plush lined hard case and is a perfect example of what has made this particular model of Gibson guitar so popular over the years. It plays great, sounds exceptional and looks every inch the classic vintage guitar. Go on, you know you want to.