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- single round cutaway hollow body, 17 in. wide by 21 in. long, by 3.375 in. deep, 25.5 in. scale, arched figured maple top, bound f-holes, raised layered black pickguard, 3-stripe bound body, figured maple back/sides/neck, 14/20-fret multi-bound pointed fingerboard with pearl block inlay, adjustable ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece, bound blackface peghead with pearl crown/logo inlay, 3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, gold hardware, 3 black single coil pickups until 1957, after which humbuckers became standard, tone control on cutaway bout, 3 volume controls, available in Natural and Sunburst (more common) finish, mfg. 1949-1961.
A few early models can be found with unbound f-holes. In 1955, the ES-5 model was renamed ES-5 Switchmaster, and a tune-o-matic bridge, 3 volume/3 tone controls, 4 position switch replaced previous part/design. In 1957, humbucker pickups replaced single coil P-90s. In 1960, sharp cutaway replaced rounded treble bout.
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- similar to the ES-330 T, except has two single coil pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), and a three-way pickup switch, available in Cherry (1960-1975), Natural (1959-1962), Sparkling Burgundy (1967-69), or Sunburst finish, mfg. 1959-19...
- double round cutaway semi-hollow laminated maple body, two unbound f-holes, single-ply tan body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with period correct celluloid block inlays, black headstock overlay with pearl...
- double cutaway semi-hollow ES-335-style maple body based on Alvin Lee's 1959 ES-335, single-ply cream binding, two f-holes, set one-piece mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlays, black headstock overla...
- similar to ES-335 TD, except has two Dirty Fingers humbucker pickups with exposed coils, brass nut, coil tap switch, available in Antique Sunburst finish only, 300 mfg. 1979 only.
- similar to the ES-225T, except has two black plastic single coil pickups, four amber knobs (two v, two tone), and a three-way pickup switch, available in Natural or Sunburst finish, total production of 2,754 instruments (542 in Natural fi...
- double round cutaway semi-hollow laminated maple body, single-ply white body binding, no f-holes, set mahogany neck, 22-fret unbound rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, black headstock overlay with gold Gibson logo, three-per-side...
- double round cutaway semi-hollow laminated maple body, single-ply cream body binding, two f-holes in top, set mahogany neck, 22-fret cream bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays, black headstock overlay with pearl Gibson logo,...
- similar to the ES-335TD, except has a TP-6 tailpiece, brass nut, stereo electronics with coil tap switch, master volume knob, available in Country Tobacco or Dixie Brown (pink/brown sunburst) finish, 300 mfg. 1979 only.
