Description
Lovies Guitars is offering up a Gorgeous 1953 Gibson ES-5 with 3 P-90 Pickups in a Vintage Natural Finish! Gibson’s ES-5 was introduced in 1949 as the electric counterpart to Gibson’s L-5 Premier. Prior it its release, the ES-350 was the company’s flagship electric guitar. Relative to the ES-350, by 1953 the ES-5 featured a fancier L-5 fingerboard with 5 ply binding, block inlays and a point at the end; an extra P-90 pickup in the middle position and unique master tone wiring with individual volume controls, bound F holes, and more expensive Kluson “Waffleback’ tuners. At 17” wide, and with numerous tonal options and a long 25.4”scale, the ES-5 was designed for pro musicians, priced high, and built in very limited numbers. A couple of years later, Gibson would introduce its L5CES and Super 400CES models which, a decade later, rendered the ES-5 Switchmaster obsolete. Wired without a selector switch, each pickup is controlled by its own volume control, and the single master tone knob on the upper bout affects all three. The rewards of plugging this guitar into a big clean clean amp with reverb – say a Blackface Vibrolux or a bluesy rig like a prewar EH-150 amp – are each pretty incredible! There’s something about a big 17” hollow body with a P-90s that’s hard to beat. For Gibson history buffs, you’ll be interested to know that this guitar features a tapered headstock. We’ve never seen this feature later than 1951. It’s likely found on this guitar as it was a long scale high-end guitar with low production. This Awesome piece of history is is Great Shape, however it has a fair bit of checking all over, one hairline crack on the back near the strap button and a bit of finish work and repair near output jack. This instrument has been fitted with a new pickguard and Hand-Wired Seymour Duncan ’59 P-90s (OG Pots). NO Breaks, Includes Original Hard Shell Lifton Case!!!
WEIGHS in at: 7.07 lbs
.900” at the 1st
1.087” at the 12th
Serial: A-15406
SKU: 3415
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All guitars are GUARANTEED to arrive in described condition for full refund will be issued. All guitars are fully insured and we will deal with it.
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