L-50 or ES-125 ? Or other?

[RCinMempho]

Friend's Dad's old 46-47 Gibson.   He thinks it's an L-50, but I think it might be an ES-125.   Hoping for more pictures.

Any help appreciated.  I think he may preparing to sell it.  

Edited January 13, 2023 by RCinMempho
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[RCinMempho]

Through other sources it seems this is indeed an ES-125 from between 1946-48.

[ksdaddy]

There was a model called the ES-135 around that time, looked exactly like a 125 but it had trapezoid inlays like yours.

Not to be confused with the ES-135 produced in the late 90s/early 00s.

[slimt]

On 1/14/2023 at 11:28 AM, ksdaddy said:

There was a model called the ES-135 around that time, looked exactly like a 125 but it had trapezoid inlays like yours.

Not to be confused with the ES-135 produced in the late 90s/early 00s.

Thats what I thought it could be. Weird years for guitar models. 

[cunningham26]

how clean does the cutout on the pickguard look? if it looks a little homebrewed it's likely an L-50 that got electrified. If it's a es-125/135 the pickguard would have been designed and installed with the P90 in mind. I had to make a new one for my L48 that has a p90 installed right at the base of the neck and the existing placement left no room for the lower dog ear. non-script logo would also put it more in the '47 era but if that's the original finish, the banner/'46 years were a lot more orangey brown than later bumblebee years.