Gibson ES-250
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 1939 ES-250 |
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| Manufacturer | Gibson |
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| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
The Gibson ES-250 was the second edition of the Gibson ES-150 amplified guitar, though released in several different versions. It had 17" body width and a 21" body length. It had a curly maple back and a spruce top with a maple neck and rosewood fingerboard. It was used in combination with the Gibson EH-185 amplifier.
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[edit] First Version
The first version from early 1939 is seen in a photograph with Charlie Christian. It had a sunburst finish and a 19 fret fingerboard and stair-stepped headstock and featured "open book" fret markers.
[edit] Second Version
The second version can also be seen in photographs of Charlie Christian. It had a natural finish and a twenty fret fingerboard and slight variations on the Charlie Christian pickup, as it has come to be known. It became available by 1940.
[edit] Third Variant
What is called the 3rd variant resembled a Gibson L7 with a Charlie Christian pickup. It had flower pot fret markers and an ornate headstock. Other variants appeared in the short period this guitar was manufactured.
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