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GIBSON ES-5/ES-5 SWITCHMASTER
No. of Strings
6
Body Type
Hollow
No. of Frets
20
Weight
--
1996 Gibson Es 5 Switchmaster Wine red
Reverb
$10,220.00
GIBSON ES-5/ES-5 SWITCHMASTER Price & value
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GIBSON ES-5/ES-5 SWITCHMASTER Description
- 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.
GIBSON ES-5/ES-5 SWITCHMASTER Features
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Single round cutaway hollow body
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17 in. wide by 21 in. long, by 3.375 in. deep
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25.5 in. scale
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Arched figured maple top
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Bound f-holes
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Raised layered black pickguard
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3-stripe bound body
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Figured maple back/sides/neck
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14/20-fret multi-bound pointed fingerboard
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Adjustable ebony bridge/trapeze tailpiece
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Bound blackface peghead with pearl crown/logo inlay
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3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons
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Gold hardware
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3 black single coil pickups until 1957, after which humbuckers became standard
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Available in Natural and Sunburst (more common) finish
GIBSON ES-5/ES-5 SWITCHMASTER Specs
Orientation:
Right-Handed
Number Of Strings:
6
String Type:
--
Number Of Frets:
20
Fret Size:
--
Tuner Layout:
3 by 3
Nut Style:
--
Nut Width(inches):
--
Nut Material:
--
Neck Material:
Maple
Neck Joint Style:
--
Neck Shape:
--
TailpieceType:
Trapeze tailpiece
Fret Board Material:
--
Fretboard Radius (inches):
--
Fret Board Style:
--
Inlay Style:
Block inlay
Inlay Material:
Pearloid
Body Type:
Hollow
Body Shape/Style/Series:
Single Cutaway
Body Material:
--
Veneer:
--
Body Finish:
--
Body Color:
--
Pick-Guard Material:
--
Pick Guard Color:
Black
Pickup Configuration:
--
Pickups:
Single-Coil
Controls:
Tone control on cutaway bout, 3 volume controls
Year From:
1949
Year To:
1961
Country Of Origin:
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