Versatile Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Purchased one of these yesterday.... What a superb guitar...!! Something in the region of a thinline ES175 with P90's and a vintage Les Paul tailpiece.. A refreshing alternative IMO to the H/B way of life.... <_< V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayyj Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Stunner! HNGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeko Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Oh yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromnabulax Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 It looks beautiful. Sort of a Florentine cutaway ES125 with an extra pickup. Really lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 That is one sweet guitar. I looked up some of the demos of them a few weeks ago and they sound great. It's nice to see Gibson reissue one of their rarer models like the 225TD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I wonder, I wonder... ...where be them photos?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 V-ery nice Mr V.... P90s...yes yes.... [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drog Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Congrats! These are really nice guitars, play a lot like my ES330. We need pics though... :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 . Man, that's pretty. . Congrats. How the tailpiece working for you? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 Thanks folks....it really is a dream.... The P90's are under-wound so do not 'shout' too much... Body is light weight Bridge/tailpiece is period correct...not perfect for intonation...but may well enhance tone... Quite fat neck feels good Finish uses 'old tech' aniline dyes...and with extra 'bloom' has a lived in look... Sounds very 'semi acoustic' when finger picked clean So is a very 'versatile' guitar indeed... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Purchased one of these yesterday.... ... Congratulations, V! Super nice! If I ever get to buy a new Gibson again, it will be something similiar. Enjoy it with good health! Best wishes... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 man that's a beautiful guitar.. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantobrien Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 Absolutely beautiful. Been following the re-release for awhile, but haven't seen one in the stores anywhere (which isn't that surprising). My main guitar is a ES225TD from around 1957. Something about the neck and the way those P90's respond make it a soul mate guitar in my case. Post some pics at some point. They are just so dog on pretty! Congrats on the NGD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted May 19, 2015 Author Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thanks brant and others.... Yes there were probably only 2 or so in the whole UK at this time...a niche instrument... As far as I can tell, this guitar came about in the mid 50's and would therefore occupy the latter end of hollow P90 development (excluding the ES330/Casino)... The ES135 of 20yrs ago looked similar but quickly evolved into a H/B equipped centre block instrument... Gibson have made the H/B their own in many ways since '57 But it is nice to have S/C choices from time to time.... <_< Ric's and Gretsch's IMO often veer towards the Country end of the spectrum (notwithstanding Beatles et al) The Godin 5th Avenue is a very popular alternative.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brantobrien Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 You also had the ES125TDC that came about shortly thereafter. At a distance they look almost identical, but if you hold one and look at the details you feel the difference. Epiphone has some interesting P90 offerings, but other than the 330 there aren't that many production hollow body P90 guitars by Gibson. Over the last decade though, there has been a rise in interest for P90's and you've seen the 50's tribute Les Paul Studios, Les Paul Juniors, etc. become more popular. That popularity is relatively small though. Glad you enjoy your new guitar. Can't wait to see pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Whoa!! Niiiiccee!!! [thumbup] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeValentino Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Beautiful JAZZ guitar, nice for playing extremely complicated passes that only hollow bodies can do. This guitar reminds me a lot of my Gibson ES135 that you can see in my first season of Expert Advanced Jazz Theory Lessons for Professionals Only. Amazing guitar!! Awesome guitar, brah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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