1956 Gibson ES-5 played by JD Simo

A fantastic sounding example of a mid '50s hollowbody featuring a trio of dog ear P-90s. The ES-5 was first introduced in '49 and was the first ES guitar to features three pickups. This particular example has a spruce top which was only done on a limited number of ES guitars in the mid '50s.

This '56 once had a Bigsby which has since been removed and replaced with an original ES-5 tailpiece. The guitar has a replica pickguard made by Joe Glaser, replacement tuners (originals in case), and a replacement bridge (original in case).

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