The Gibson Memphis ES-175D 1959 has been re-issued for 2016. The classic archtop hollowbody jazz-box has been given a modern touch-up with top grade hardware and figured AAA Maple top, an eleganct venetian-style cutaway and a pair of ’57 classic humbuckers re-create original PAF tone…

The ES-175 has long been the world’s most popular jazz guitar, and the 2016 1959 ES-175D from Gibson Memphis captures the most desirable incarnation in its truest form.

  • Body: The classic fully-hollow single-cutaway design
  • Fingerboard inlays: Rosewood with split-parallelogram inlays
  • Construction: Neck joint and top braces attached with hot hide glue
  • Fingerboard binding: Rolled for superb playing comfort
  • Truss rod: Historic truss rod
  • Pickups: Two MHS humbuckers
  • Finish: VOS treated nitrocellulose lacquer
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  • Top Wood Species: Maple, Poplar, Maple
  • Pieces: 3-Ply
  • Grade: Vintage Plain
  • Binding: Tan
  • Back Wood Species: Maple, Poplar, Maple
  • Pieces: 3-Ply
  • Density: Vintage Plain
  • Binding: Tan
  • Rims Species Wood: Maple, Poplar, Maple
  • Pieces: Single
  • Grade: Vintage Plain
  • Weight Relief: Hollow body construction
  • Average Weight (body only): 1.4084 kg / 3.105 lbs
  • Materials Used: Mahogany Headblock & Tailblock, Quartered Adirondack Spruce braces, Fabric rim stays
  • Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The sound waves resonate within the hollow airspace of the Maple veneered Body, around the F-holes, and throughout the solid glue joints.
  • Body Contour Carve: ES-175 (Hollow)
  • Neck Wood Species: Mahogany
  • Pieces: 1
  • Truss Rod: Historic
  • Profile: Soft “C”
  • Thickness at Fret 1: 21.717 mm / .855″
  • Thickness at Fret 12: 25.40 mm / 1.000″
  • Other Materials: Assembly 65 glue
  • Average Weight: 471.7361 g / 1.040 lbs
  • Peg Head Type: SP-1
  • Inlay: Mother of Pearl Crown
  • Peg Head Binding: None
  • Logo: Mother of Pearl “Gibson”
  • Silkscreen: None
  • Headstock Angle: 17 degrees
  • Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The wood, construction, and headstock pitch all contribute greatly to the tone, aiding this guitar’s exceptional sustain and depth, and yielding a resonance that can be felt right through the body
  • Neck Fit Joint Angle: 4 degrees
  • Joint Angle Tolerance: 0 deg 0 min 15 sec
  • Nut Style: White
  • Material: Nylon
  • Fingerboard Wood Species: Rosewood
  • Pieces: 1
  • Fingerboard Radius: 30.48 cm / 12 “
  • Frets: 20
  • Nut/End of Board: 4.3282 cm / 1.704″ @ nut, 5.588 cm / 2.200″ @ end of board
  • Scale length: 62.865 cm / 24.75″
  • Binding: Tan
  • Side Dots (Color): Tortoiseshell
  • Fingerboard Inlays Style: Split Parallelogram
  • Material: Aged Celluloid
  • Dimensions: Large: 31.75 mm x 21.59 mm / 1.250″ x 0.850″
  • Average Weight: 138.3457 g / 4.880 oz
  • Number of Pickups: 2
  • Rhythm Pickup: MHS Humbucker Alnico III
  • Bridge Pickup: MHS Humbucker Alnico II
  • Pickup coil: ABS scatter-wound
  • Controls: Lead Volume, Lead Tone, Rhythm Volume, Rhythm Tone, 3-way pickup selector, 6-way VariTone
  • Tuning Keys Style: Kluson Single Ring Tulip Button
  • Material: Body is stamped steel with plastic tulip button
  • Weight: 22.6796 g / 0.8 oz
  • Tuning Keys Tuning Ratio: 15:01
  • Bridge Style: Compensated Top with Rosewood Base
  • Bridge Material: V.O.S. Rosewood
  • Tailpiece Style: Zig-Zag
  • Compensated: No
  • Material: Brass
  • Plating Specs: V.O.S. Nickel
  • Output Jack Style: 1/4″ jack
  • Strap Buttons Material: V.O.S. Plastic
  • Colors: Vintage Burst, Natural
 

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