starfoxhound Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi! I'm about to buy a Gibson Es-150 Charlie Christian. I alreday saw it, and I will take some pics today, so wait for pics. It has a regular condition (I'd say good to be a 1935). Seller claims it's one of the 200 ES-150 Charlie Christian that were produced on the first run. ES-150 was officialy released on 1936, if I'm not wrong. The guitar's missing the original tuners (has some other ES-150's tuners that didn't fit well) and pickguard. Has some dings and one of the back's support wood is unglued, making the back to "sink" inside. A well skilled repair tech might do it fine. Serial number is: DG-2045, original hand-winded blade Charlie Christian pickup, seem to be original pots, wiring, and bridge. I'll try to get pics for you as soon as I can. Please help me, is there really a 1935 production? Are they rare? How much do you think it's worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The serial number DG-XXXX would be from 1938. "D" = letter code for '38, "G" = Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 Everything I have read says the guitar was introduced in 1936. As the above poster noted - based on the serial number it can't be from the same run as Charlie's guitar. I would think a 1930s ES-150 in good condition would go in the $5K range. Hope you played it as well as looked at it - the sound of those guitars is not everybody's cup of tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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