thejay Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Looking into hollowbodies and came across the ES-137 - any owners? What do you think of them? pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renin74 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 love'em. Got one in vintage sunburst, it is a classic, don't know if they make it in that color anymore. It is warmer to me than an es 335 and has the classic look of a jazz archtop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfingers Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'm a new player - less than two years, and have a couple of strats and a vintage mustang. I just bought an '03 137 about a month ago, and it is incredible - all the tones you could ever want - crank it up with overdrive and play the ramones, add some go to the neck pickup and roll back the tone and play jazzy chords, pure cleans - FANTASTIC guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I have the Custom. Love it. The vari-tone mixes around the typical tone palette & lets you do dark jazzy stuff, country shimmer & twang, and rock and roll snarl/bark... lots of sweeeeet blues sounds. All it needs is a Bigsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svet Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I've got one too and it is a lovely guitar. For the price it is a steal and it's just a blast to play. She is well built and beautiful as well! Here is mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanC Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I've got a Custom ES137 (2007) Vintage Sunburst. Great guitar. Great value guitars. I can't understand why they are priced so cheaply given what you get. The neck on mine seems to be a bit bigger than some of the other Gibsons but this seems to add to the tonality. I have a R57 Les Paul with a similar neck. I've not really got used to the vari-switch and I only use it on a very limited basis. Mostly I just bypass it. I've put 11's on it to thicken it up. I'm sure that you won't be unhappy if you acquire one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanC Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Svet Lovely set of guitars together with what looks like a Fender Twin in the background!! I love Twins with Gibsons - great combo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinH Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I love my ES-137 Classic. I went for this burst because it was the best playing and sounding guitar in the whole shop. Very versatile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanC Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 JustinH - Beautiful 137. I have the an ES 137 Custom in the same color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinH Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thanks Clayton. I've got a soft spot about a mile wide for traditional-style bursts. Blue might go well with a different guitar but for a hollow or semi-hollow? Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSG_Standard Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 I have this 2002 ES135 LE...it's the last year of the 135, and it's more like a 137 than a 135...It has a maple/poplar/maple lam top, back and sides like a 137, and it has a mahogany center block instead of the maple block on the 137, it has a maple neck like the 137 and it's fitted with 57 classic pups. I play mine everyday and I love it...It can be jazzy or it can rock like a bigger, ballsier LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shade Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I guess you probably know plenty of these already ... but nevertheless I like it very much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brundaddy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Found a pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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