Carolyn Manis background includes twenty years of experience in both live and online auctions, as well as an extensive background in appraising and vetting Furniture and Decorative Arts, Fine Art, Collectibles, Musical Instruments and. Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required. Consignment Director and Trusts & Estates, Beverly Hills.
The cost-benefit of biological compared to chemical control of pests is compelling (. However for me the necks are typical big fat 50s Gibson profiles here are the measurements of the 58, 1st, 3rd, 7th and 12th frets and a pretty wide 1 11/16ths+ nut width: 1958 Gibson ES-225 1 11/16th : 1.695 0.864 0.909 0.954 1. Years of Production: 1941 - 1942, 1946 - 1970. CLIMEX generated climate match of Florentine Valley (Tasmania). The 125s of this era had no body cuts, like an acoustic with a pickup. The ES-125 was updated again in 1950 with an adjustable P-90 pickup and dot inlays. Upon its reintroduction in 1946, the ES-125 changed in a number of ways including a wider body, a new P-90 pickup, and trapezoid inlays. Note: Please Check Out Our Other Auctions. This would also be correct for some L-50's. Now this is in excellent vintage condition and would be perfect to restore your ES-125 from any era. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. The ES-125 evolved out of the ES-100 in 1941 and was produced until 1942. This auction is for a 1950's Gibson ES-125 Tailpiece.
These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration.
The Florentine cutaway 'enables the guitarist to play the higher frets with greater ease and speed'. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there. The ES-125 TC was launched in 1960 as 'a new Florentine cutaway style guitar' at a price of 189.50. By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price). The ES-125 was updated again in 1950 with an adjustable P-90 pickup and dot inlays.