Gibson Experts: Is this really a 1950s ES-150?
steve
thinks) spruce top. The post war es-150s are 17" and plywood, and it's a
post war logo for sure.
Could this be an L-50 with P-90 added?
Any clues?
thanks,
steve
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James Joyce
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> I would have no doubt, except the seller tells me it's a 16" body with (he
> thinks) spruce top. The post war es-150s are 17" and plywood, and it's a
> post war logo for sure.
>
>
> Could this be an L-50 with P-90 added?
Maybe a ES-130/135 from the mid-fifties?
steve
formulated
the following incoherence:
> > Could this be an L-50 with P-90 added?
>
> Maybe a ES-130/135 from the mid-fifties?
Accoprding to this resource:
http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson3.html
the 130/5 would have a cutaway.
I wonder if this is really an es-125?
tom walls
says...
>
> Accoprding to this resource:
>
> http://www.provide.net/~cfh/gibson3.html
>
> the 130/5 would have a cutaway.
>
IMHO non-cuts 135's are more easily found than those with cutaways.
--
Tom Walls
the guy at the Temple of Zeus
DHM
> I would have no doubt, except the seller tells me it's a 16" body with (he
> thinks) spruce top. The post war es-150s are 17" and plywood, and it's a
> post war logo for sure.
>
>
> Could this be an L-50 with P-90 added?
>
> Any clues?
>
> thanks,
> steve
> --
> "The accused will now make a bogus statement."
> James Joyce
Excpet for the tuners, this instrument looks identical to my 1960
L-50.
BUT -- notwithstanding the Vintage Guitar info, I always thought
that's what an ES-150 was -- an L-50 with a pickup on it.
So maybe you're both right.
dunlop212
130 or 135. The model numbers have more to do with the year than any
distinguishing features, I think (the later ones were 135s). You
should be able to get the year from numbers inside the body; they may
be faint but visible; look in both f holes with a flashlight. It is
almost certainly a laminate top (unless it is an L-50 with a user
routed in P90).
The BIN is a bargain, I think.Those necks are nice; pretty much the
same neck used on 50s LP standards. The pickups are, of course,
standard Gibson. The only compromise here is the lack of cutaway; a
50s cutaway Gibson jazz box would cost thousands more, though. Hit the
BIN before someone else does.
Mark Guest
neck. The BIN is quite reasonable, IMO. Someone in the know could date
it from the pots. I used a bright full spectrum light to read the
interior model stamp. Without the aid of a bright light, the stamp is
invisible (to my old eyes). If it comes in with a spruce top it's not
a 135, which is maple ply front and back, mahogony neck, and (I think)
mahogony sides. Nice box.
On Feb 7, 9:51 am, "steve" <s...@steve.com> wrote:
> I would have no doubt, except the seller tells me it's a 16" body with (he
> thinks) spruce top. The post war es-150s are 17" and plywood, and it's a
> post war logo for sure.
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%...
Peter Huggins
like an L-50, but those were not electric, so 130 / 135 is probably
correct. Or 125 if it has a flat back.
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steve
On 7-Feb-2007, smacked up and reeling, "dunlop212" <ed_h...@bellsouth.net>
blindly formulated
the following incoherence:
> The BIN is a bargain, I think.Those necks are nice; pretty much the
> same neck used on 50s LP standards. The pickups are, of course,
> standard Gibson. The only compromise here is the lack of cutaway; a
> 50s cutaway Gibson jazz box would cost thousands more, though. Hit the
> BIN before someone else does.
Someone agreed with you. I was waiting for the seller to answer some
questions and...
..so, what else is on the bay?
dunlop212
> On 7-Feb-2007, smacked up and reeling, "dunlop212" <ed_ha...@bellsouth.net>
Most BINs are stupidly high. This one wasn't. This was no time to be a
grandma. I am guessing that it might be a while before you see a bound
neck Gibson P90 full depth 50s archtop that clean at that price point.
Like never. With patience, you could probably get a 125, though.