Nizzajetset Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Hallo! Yesterday I played the 1959 ES 175 VOS 1 PU and I was positiv impressed from the sound and beautiful wood color, except that I do not like the old style/looking hardware. About 7 Years ago, I played in Belgium an ES 165 Herb Ellis (I guess that was one of the last with a rounder neck than the ES 175, which they have changed after 2004) and now I ask myself, can there be a difference in sound, as they are built the same - what is the difference of these two models? Actually the 165 Herb Ellis has Golden Hardware and is even much cheaper than the 1959 ES175 VOS 1PU, with it's old looking hardware. Is this all about marketing???.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamBooka Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I have a 165. It appears to be the same as the typical 165 with a few corners cut (cheaper tailpiece, lower grade rosewood for the FB and, for the HB models, cheaper inlay on the headstock.) Other than that it is a single pickup 175. Take this with a grain of salt but someone on jazzguitar.be compared a mid 90s 175 to the VOS. The body (or the guitar in general I should say) does seem lighter, more like the 50s models. It also appears to have quality hardware. I dont remember what the pickup was but there were no complaints. It was a positive review :) Will write more later (gotta work dammit). Drew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Well, just to add to the stew, there are also this animal called the Custom Shop ES-175SP: http://route66classicguitars.com/es175.html and this Memphis ES-175 SP http://www.elderly.com/vintage/items/40U-4932.htm . What are the differences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ob Com Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 the 59 VOS 175 is differently constructed from modern standard 175's, and therefore is not constructed the same as an 165 herb ellis, if that helps clarify OP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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