GIBSON ES-225 TD

  • Gibson ES-225TD (1956-1959)

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1956 to 1959

Gibson introduced the thinline hollowbody ES-225 in 1955 as the ES-225T. The ES-225 had a  Florentine cutaway, Les Paul wraparound combined bridge and tailpiece, a laminated pickguard, and a single P-90 pickup mounted mid-way between the bridge and fingerboard.

The ES-225TD was introduced in 1956. The ES-225TD was  like the ES-225T except with two pickups. The more conventional pickup placement on the ES-225TD makes it more desirable than the ES-225T.  The standard finish was tobacco sunburst but natural finish was a more expensive option (ES-225TDN). In 1959 (the year the model was discontinued) some were made with trapeze tailpieces and Tune-o-matic bridges.

Specifications (24)

Body

Body back materialmaple body back
Body shape featuresarchtop, single cutaway
Body sides materialmaple body sides
Body stylearchtop, thin body
Body top materialmaple body top
Pickguard shaperaised pickguard
Soundhole2 f-holes

Neck

Body fretNeck joins body at 14th fret
Headstock inlays or logospearl headstock inlay/logo
Neck materialmahogany neck
Number of frets20 fret
Peghead (headstock)black face headstock

Hardware

Bridgetune-o-matic bridge
Tailpiecetrapeze tailpiece, wrap-around tailpiece

Fretboard

Fingerboard inlay materialpearl fingerboard inlay material
Fingerboard materialrosewood fingerboard
Fingerboard position markersdot fingerboard position markers

General

Finish effectssunburst finish
Number of strings6 strings
Scale length24.75 inches scale-length

Electronics

Pickups brand and modelGibson P-90 pickup(s)
Pickups configuration2 pickups

Controls

Tone controls2 tone controls
Volume controls2 volume controls

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