Gert Jan Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 How Many 775-es were produced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Jan Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 How Many es-775 where produced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Good question about a very nice guitar. Unfortunately Gibson don't generally give out production totals - your question has been asked before many times about many different Gibson models. The ES-775 was produced for 3 years. I'd guess production totals to be well below 1000; 300 to 500? I've seen pics of them in sunburst, natural blonde and (dark) red. I'd like one! https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/73621-why-gibson-es-775-so-short-lived.html https://www.guitar-list.com/gibson/electric-guitars/gibson-es-775 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sg2000 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 (edited) Hi Gert Jan, The estimate of jdgm seems correct, I enquired with Gibson, because mine is a custom order built version, in either 1994 or 1997, one of two if the story is right. If you ever lay hands on one of these, it will be the most expensive 2 seconds of your life: sold. The tone is mellower, a little darker than the wonderful tone of an ES 175. Howe-ver (no pun intended) Howe (Steve Howe, Yes), or Ted Nugent sound completely different than Jim Hall in Berlin or any which jazz guitarist that ever played one. Personally I have never met another ES-775, but back in 1992 I made a mental note to own one, on a certain day, and that happened. Playability is superb, but as a custom version, the built is not as immaculate as -let's say- a 2022 ES-335 CS: those are more refined, flawless. My 775 bears the traces of being a hand built, and by that, makes her even more attractive. The Nachtwacht has not been painted by a machine either. If you want to know more, please respond to this mail. Take care, GJ (indeed, I go by the abbreviation of a name, similar to yours, during the last 40 years or so 🙂 Edited May 10, 2022 by sg2000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 I had one of those. Same as a 175. But with a different inlay, headstock treatment, Gold hardware with a L5 style tailpiece. , ebony fingerboard. Mine was a Burst finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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