Gibson ES-125TC Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1961)
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Gibson ES-125TC Model Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1961), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, serial # 10886, cherry sunburst top, cherry stained back and sides finish, laminated maple body, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, brown hard shell case.
This is a very nice example of an early 1960s ES-125TC, one of Gibson's less flashy 1960s archtop guitars. It offers the classic Gibson single P-90 sonic experience on a fully hollow, single-cutaway thinline F-hole body. It is similar to the 1950s ES-225TD but with a more conventional pickup position closer to the fingerboard and standard adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece layout. this slim and handy hollowbody electric guitar sports the then-brand-new bright cherry-yellow sunburst finish top on the cherry finished laminated maple body, a much cheerier less brooding look than the typical dark '50s bursts.
This instrument dates to 1961, with an early low 5-digit serial number impressed on the back of the headstock. The layout and hardware are typical for the period including the black plastic covered P-90 pickup, tortoise celluloid pickguard, gold capped knobs, nickel plated hardware and Kluson Deluxe strip tuners. This 125 has the fairly flat round-backed neck profile typical of 1960-61, less chunky than earlier 1950s necks.
This model was cataloged as a low/midline electric and sold well for much of the 1960s with an all-time high of 999 shipped out of Kalamazoo in 1961. This is a very good player, not a super versatile guitar but a nice roots-oriented machine for a variety of styles.
Overall length is 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 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 very clean guitar for well over 60 years along; there are no alterations or repairs and only light wear overall. The cherry has not faded much on the top sunburst and overall the finish shows only small dings, dents and scuffs; there is a small burn mark on the headstock face. There is some light corrosion to the hardware, mostly the nickel plated tailpiece, and a period Gibson strap button was added at the heel. The original frets have been lightly recrowned and play very well. Overall this is really nice example of this light and handy thinline electric, living in a later HSC. Overall Excellent - Condition.
This is a very nice example of an early 1960s ES-125TC, one of Gibson's less flashy 1960s archtop guitars. It offers the classic Gibson single P-90 sonic experience on a fully hollow, single-cutaway thinline F-hole body. It is similar to the 1950s ES-225TD but with a more conventional pickup position closer to the fingerboard and standard adjustable rosewood bridge/trapeze tailpiece layout. this slim and handy hollowbody electric guitar sports the then-brand-new bright cherry-yellow sunburst finish top on the cherry finished laminated maple body, a much cheerier less brooding look than the typical dark '50s bursts.
This instrument dates to 1961, with an early low 5-digit serial number impressed on the back of the headstock. The layout and hardware are typical for the period including the black plastic covered P-90 pickup, tortoise celluloid pickguard, gold capped knobs, nickel plated hardware and Kluson Deluxe strip tuners. This 125 has the fairly flat round-backed neck profile typical of 1960-61, less chunky than earlier 1950s necks.
This model was cataloged as a low/midline electric and sold well for much of the 1960s with an all-time high of 999 shipped out of Kalamazoo in 1961. This is a very good player, not a super versatile guitar but a nice roots-oriented machine for a variety of styles.
Overall length is 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm.), 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 7/8 in. (4.8 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 very clean guitar for well over 60 years along; there are no alterations or repairs and only light wear overall. The cherry has not faded much on the top sunburst and overall the finish shows only small dings, dents and scuffs; there is a small burn mark on the headstock face. There is some light corrosion to the hardware, mostly the nickel plated tailpiece, and a period Gibson strap button was added at the heel. The original frets have been lightly recrowned and play very well. Overall this is really nice example of this light and handy thinline electric, living in a later HSC. Overall Excellent - Condition.