The Gibson ES-175CC is a version of the ES-175 equipped with a Charlie Christian pickup made between 1978 and 1981. Gibson announced the arrival of the ES-175CC as follows in their promotional material:

"Few guitars in their basic form have proved as popular as the ES-175 Gibson. The ES-175D is an immensely popular guitar among rock and country players as well as jazz artists. Easy action and that famous Gibson neck maintain this. Now Gibson have  released the 175 CC, a guitar that is bound to make its presence felt.  

Like the 175 D, the CC has an arched maple top, matching maple rims and arched maple back. A Florentine cutaway allows access to all 20 frets in the 24.75 scale length. The bridge and bridge saddle are contoured to ensure maximum acoustic resonance and Gibson has installed a chrome-plated bar tailpiece.

The historic single bar, single coil Charlie Christian pickup with individual tone and volume control is fitted. The neck is of laminated maple construction and the rosewood fingerboard bears square inlaid markers.  Once again Gibson have achieved a remarkable goal with the minimum of fuss. By the simple combination of a classic pickup with a classic guitar, a beautiful and individual instrument results."