Gibson ES-175T
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1976 to 1979
Gibson introduced the ES-175T in 1976. It was a thin-bodied version of the Gibson ES-175 but it was made for only three years and discontinued in 1979. It came in sunburst, natural or wine red finishes.
Specifications (27)
Controls
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Electronics
| Pickups brand and model | Gibson PAF pickup(s) |
| Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
General
| Finish colors | natural finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | sunburst finish |
| Made in | USA |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
| Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Body
| Body back material | maple body back |
| Body shape features | archtop, single cutaway |
| Body sides material | maple body sides |
| Body style | archtop, thin body |
| Body top material | maple body top |
| Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
| Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Neck
| Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Number of frets | 20 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | black face headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
| Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
| Hardware color | gold hardware, nickel hardware |
| Tailpiece | tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | parallelogram fingerboard position markers |
Prices (8)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $2000 | worn | ||
| 1976 | $2400 | good | Finish on back is slightly crazed. that is to say some very fine cracks in finish | |
| 1982 | 1200 DEM | new | Ed | |
| 2018 | $2300 | good | ||
| 1978 | $600 | new | ||
| 1978 | €1600 | good | ||
| 1985 | $275 | excellent | ||
| 1981 | 1350 NLG | good | Harry Eberhard | It sort of fell into my lap as I was planning on buying a Les Paul Signature, went on a holiday in Greece only to find that 3 weeks later it had been sold. Asked what else the store owner had and he showed me a few others including the 175T with serialnumber 43726. Tried it, never looked back. But I would like to know a bit more about it as it seems to differ slightly, especially with the placing of the neck pick-up. The amount I paid is a bit of a guess but it was around that price. |
Reviews (3)
GIBSON ES-175T reviewed by Anonymous
Anonymous
I have owned mine now for four years. I have a few but play this one most of the time. It is effortless to play and sounds wonderful unplugged-like an acoustic. Nice and bright but with beautiful resonance. i love it.
GIBSON ES-175T reviewed by Rulrand Wiehl
Rulrand Wiehl
I have owned my ES 175 T for about 4 years. I have a number of other vintage guitars but play this one the most. It is resonant and sounds great unplugged. Action is smooth and it's easy to play. 20 frets limits some lead work but it's not a huge deal.It is a beautiful instrument and I like that it is rare. Looks beautiful.
GIBSON ES-175T reviewed by Rulrand Wiehl
Rulrand Wiehl
I own a 1976, I think is the year. Nice wine red. They only made them for 4 years. It is a great guitar in every way. Easy to play on a comfortable mid girth neck. Extremely resonant on it's own ,unamplified, and sounds great through a Fender or Marshall with obviously different impact for each. Great for rock, blues, lead, rhythm, or jazz. I have a few nice guitars and go to this one more often than the others, so that tells me something. Compare it to my Gibson cs446, Guild Nightbird, 72 Fender tele thinline which are the others of that era, more or less. If you like hollow bodies, this one will not disappoint.
