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USED Gibson Custom Shop ES-5 Alnico Hollowbody 1997 Electric Guitar Tobacco Burst

Name: USED Gibson Custom Shop ES-5 Alnico Hollowbody 1997 Electric Guitar Tobacco Burst
Brand: Gibson Custom Shop
SKU: USEDGIBSONCSES5
Price: 6999.00 CAD
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Just in @ Guitar Brando - a very special and highly regarded, truly a real treat: a very good condition Gibson ES-5 Alnico, built in the Gibson Custom Shop at Nashville, Tennessee.

The Gibson ES-5 was first produced in 1949, as an alternate electric model of the L-5. Intended for jazz players, the ES-5 had three pickups and lots of controls to allow subtle tonal adjustments.

This model pre-dates the “Switchmaster” version, which had a 4-position switch on the cutaway, and individual volume and tone controls for each of the three pickups.

Originally, the ES-5 sported the P-90 style Alnico pickups seen in this model, and in 1957 they were replaced with the all-new ‘PAF’ humbucking pickup design.

This version uses three single-coil Alnico pickups with individual volume controls, no switch, and one master tone control on the cutaway.

This stunningly attractive instrument is in excellent condition with light play wear, typical of age. There are some light swirls in the clear coat, as expected for a nearly 30 yr old guitar. This guitar comes with the original brown and pink Gibson case.

S/N: 91977003
Weight: 7lb 6oz

Specifications:

Neck	Maple neck with multiple-bound rosewood fingerboard, mother of pearl block markers, leaf and Gibson logo on headstock.
Frets	Original medium wide frets with very little wear.
Body	Flame maple laminate L-5 design body, multiple layer binding. Bound F-holes, rosewood bridge base.
Finish	Original nitrocellulose lacquer sunburst finish in excellent condition; there is a mark on the heel where a strap pin was once mounted.
Hardware/electronics	Gold hardware; gold Kluson-type tuners, brass truss rod cover, gold tune-o-matic bridge and ES-style trapeze tailpiece; 3 P-90 ‘staple’ style alnico pickups. Master tone on the cutaway, and three volume controls. The volume controls are wired so that, unlike ‘standard Gibson’ wiring, it is possible to turn one or more controls to zero without shutting off the others. While this adds flexibility, it also tends to reduce high end frequency output.