She has been cleaned and polished to the perfect original luster. The entire guitar from structure and appearance to electronics has been inspected by our lutheir who gave her a big thumbs up. The case is original and in extraordinary condition. However, the FON is clearly stamped inside the treble F-hole where it should be, 7202 H, which places her in 1942.
Gibson es 125 pick up route serial#
This period of Gibson 125 models did not have serial numbers. The headstock has the thicker early “Gibson”logo. The sound, plugged into both vintage and modern amps is amazing. This style was only used on these models from 1940-1943. It was one of the first individual pole adjustable pickups for each string, setting the standard for that period. The pickup is an early transition from the Charlie Christian pickups of the 1930’s. The action is low, and with the wider early neck she's loads of fun to play. The fretboard is Brazilian rosewood with plenty of fret left at all levels. The neck is mahogany and straight as an arrow.
But is much narrower at the lower bout than the larger ES versions that would follow-extremely comfortable.
Gibson es 125 pick up route full#
The body's depth gives a full resonance, not achieved on some of the shallower, later models of the ES. She has a maple back and sides and a beautiful sunburst spruce top. No cracks, a relatively minor scratch on the front just above the pickup which has been professionally matched and touched up with the proper nitro cellulose (you have to have it in just the right position to even see where it was) and very minimal crazing anywhere on the guitar. This is an extremely well cared for guitar. This particular guitar may be one of the best-preserved models of its kind left standing from that 1940’s period. This is an amazing example of one of the first successful ES (Electric Spanish) guitar models ever made, with the first early model released as an ES-100 in 1938.
If you are looking for a real pristine piece of history, this is the one for you.
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