Gibson ES-175D Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1990)

Gibson  ES-175D Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar  (1990)
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Gibson ES-175D Model Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1990), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 91160599, black lacquer finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, original brown tolex hard shell case.

This is a very striking looking black-and-gold version of Gibson's perennial "working man's" electric archtop the ES-175D from 1990. This ebony beauty has the classic features for the model with twin humbucking pickups, the standard Gibson wiring rig and a bound fingerboard with double parallelogram inlay. Gibson hit their stride with this model in 1957 and this 1990 guitar remains true to that classic design little changed from the late 1950s. With the additional glitz of gold plated hardware (which is not generally standard on this model) and the black finish this 175 is certainly a looker; it is also an excellent player, still a THE classic gigging jazz guitar and superb all-around electric.
 
Overall length is 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 3 1/4 in. (8.2 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.).

This is a nice, clean original 30+ year old guitar in a fairly rare finish. The jet black lacquer shows some light checking and minor handling marks with some scuffs and dings but no serious wear. The only noticeable flaw is some lateral shrinkage to the fingerboard binding, visible but not really noticeable when playing. The gold plating also has some minor loss as is quite common. A strap button has been added to the heel. The original frets show hardly any wear and this is a fine playing, especially sharp looking 175 with the expected classic sound. It resides in the original Gibson deluxe brown HSC with some original paperwork. Overall Excellent Condition.