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Gibson ES-250

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Gibson ES-250
ManufacturerGibson
Woods
NeckMaple
FretboardRosewood

The Gibson ES-250 was the second edition of the Gibson ES-150 amplified guitar,[1] 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 and EH-275 amplifier.

History

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First Version

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The first version from 1939 is seen in a popular photograph with Charlie Christian. It had a sunburst finish and a 19 fret fingerboard and stair-stepped headstock and featured "open book" fret markers. It was released for sale that year.[1]

Second Version

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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.

Third Variant

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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 with differing models of the tailpiece appeared in the short period this guitar was manufactured.

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Magazine advertisement for ES150 and ES250
Another variant (on the left)

References

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  1. ^ a b Freeth, Nick (2000). The electric guitar. London: Salamander. p. 21. ISBN 1840652144. OL 18893573M.
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