It has an adjustable rosewood bridge that appears to be later than the original. The pick guard was removed by the previous owner and stored in the case.
The guitar is in very good condition with only some minor cosmetic marks in the finish and has minimal fret wear throughout the length of the neck, making it a real pleasure to play regardless of your playing style. Complete tonal versatility is undoubtedly this guitar’s forte. You have complete tonal control over both pickups thanks to the two independent tone and volume controls for each pickup and the choice of three pickup combinations via the three-way pickup selector triples your options. The term Electric Spanish identified the instruments as being played like a Spanish guitar but with built-in electronics. Back then, guitars were often played under the arm/on one knee (Spanish) or on the lap (Hawaiian). You can also run your fingers easily right up to the highest frets thanks to the well crafted Florentine cutaway. Gibson and Epiphone ES guitars have been around since the 1930s. Back to search ( Western Cape > Southern Suburbs > Used Sports & Leisure Gear for sale > Used Musical. Our 1961 ES-330 has this very same neck profile. Incidentally, the 1961 neck profile is highly desirable amongst Gibson players due to its wide and flat fingerboard which is extremely comfortable to play, hence its popularity with amongst others, Jimmy Page. 1954 Gibson ES-125 with OHSC Super Clean 1954 Gibson ES-125 with original factory upgraded brown Lifton hardshell case with pink. It has a very comfortable and easy playing neck that fits your hand like a favourite glove. George Thorogood certainly knows his guitars and this is his preferred model of guitar. This two pickup model offers up everything from warm mellow jazz tones to some seriously ‘biting’ rock/slide tones depending on your sonic desires of course. Twin pickup 125s are by far the most desirable.
My usual choice for archtops is a custom set pieced together from Just Strings bulk roundwounds.050. A little shallower in the body, otherwise pretty much the same. Gibson ES-125 TCD/TDC – This guitar, from the first year of production is a model ES-125TCD, which Gibson renamed to TDC the following year. Its the Guild more or less equivalent, the X50, from 1961.