The Gibson ES-150 is one of the key early electric archtops and a direct link to the first serious years of amplified jazz guitar. Introduced in the 1930s, the model became closely associated with Charlie Christian, whose work with Benny Goodman helped establish the electric guitar as a lead instrument.<\/p>\n
By 1950, the ES-150 had moved on from the earlier Charlie Christian pickup format and into Gibson\u2019s P90 era, while keeping the full-depth, non-cutaway archtop body that made the model a strong acoustic-electric jazz guitar.<\/p>\n
This awesome 1950 example is mostly original. The tuners have been replaced, and the pickup, which appears to be the original P90 has had a new cover at some point. Given the age of the guitar and the very early stage plastic was in at the time, this is not unusual. There is a repaired crack in the back, it is stable but is clearly visible. It has no impact on the guitar otherwise.<\/p>\n
The original frets are low but still very playable, and the guitar plays well with no functional issues. No case or bag is included. Absolutely fabulous early Gibson electric with the right look, wear, and history!<\/p>\n
SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Model: Gibson ES-150 The Gibson ES-150 is one of the key early electric archtops and a direct link to the first serious years of amplified jazz guitar. Introduced in the 1930s, the model became closely associated with Charlie Christian, whose work with Benny Goodman helped establish the electric guitar as a lead instrument. By 1950, the ES-150 had […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":53093,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[202,217],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-53092","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-guitar","product_cat-elektrisk","brand-gibson","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nYear: 1950
\nMade in: USA
\nBody type: Full-depth hollowbody archtop
\nBody shape: Non-cutaway
\nBody width: 17\u201d \/ approx. 432 mm lower bout
\nBody depth: Approx. 83 mm
\nTop: Laminated maple
\nBack and sides: Laminated maple
\nBracing: Tone-bar \/ parallel-style bracing
\nNeck: Mahogany
\nNeck joint: Set neck
\nFingerboard: Rosewood
\nFingerboard inlays: Pearloid trapezoids
\nFingerboard binding: Bound fingerboard
\nScale length: 648 mm
\nNut width: Approx. 43 mm
\nFrets: 19
\nNeck pickup: P-90 style single-coil in neck position, non-original on this guitar
\nControls: Volume and tone
\nPotentiometers: 1950-dated
\nBridge: Adjustable rosewood bridge
\nTailpiece: Trapeze tailpiece
\nJack: Side-mounted jack
\nPickguard: Black raised pickguard
\nLogo: Silkscreen Gibson headstock logo
\nFinish: Sunburst
\nTuners: Replaced three-on-a-side tuners
\nCase: No case or bag included<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"