![]() ![]() Here we are looking at a Gibson ES125 D built during 1957 at the historic Gibson plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan. For all but the last few years of production, anything Rosewood meant ‘Brazilian’ Rosewood. The ES125 was built like the ES-175 with a body of Maple laminate, Mahogany for the neck, body blocks and linings and Rosewood for the fingerboard and bridge base. All of the electric versions used one or two P-90 pickups. The ES-125 line was discontinued in 1970, though after 1960 or so most of the related models had the ‘T’ or Thinline body that was introduced in 1956. Introduced in 1946 as the effects of WW2 wound down, demand rose and materials became available again, the Gibson ES-125 was intended as a student model but has been used by many professionals over the decades. While the base model is common, the two pickup Gibson ES125 D is not. Here is a rarity, built only during 1957 and in a quantity of less than 30.
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