Gibson Custom ES 5 Hollowbody Electric Guitar Regular Antique Cherry

A full-bodied jazz box with 3 humbucking pickups and deluxe appointments.


"The ES-5 combines the acclaimed features of the
L-5 with the finest method of electronic guitar amplification. Three
separately controlled, adjustable magnetic pickups reproduce the full,
rich tones and harmonics to make the ES-5 truly ‘the instrument of a
thousand voices.'" — Gibson catalog, circa 1951


The Gibson ES-5
Switchmaster was truly a guitar ahead of its time. First introduced in
1949, the ES-5 Switchmaster was the first ES guitar to be fitted with
three pickups, and was initially intended solely for jazz players. It
was dubbed the “supreme electronic version” of Gibson’s L-5 and offered a
unique four-knob control circuitry that allowed players to manage
pickup selection by adjusting the volume of each pickup, thus
eliminating the pickup selector switch. Yet despite its pioneering
circuitry and three-pickup layout, the ES-5 Switchmaster was not
immediately embraced by jazz players while competing guitar
manufacturers rushed to introduce their own similar models, including
the Epiphone Zephyr Emperor of the early 1950s and the Fender
Stratocaster in 1954.


In spite of this, Gibson continued its
efforts to improve the model by modifying its circuitry again in 1955 to
take full advantage of all possible pickup combinations. The new
circuitry was labeled by Gibson as “a new high in versatility,” and
featured a total of six control knobs – one volume and one tone control
for each pickup. With the addition of the pickups and a new four-way
toggle switch, players had complete tonal control of each pickup and
could select whether to play one, two, or all three at one time – or any
combination of the three – simply by turning down the volume of the
unwanted pickup(s). The new circuitry also elicited the model’s new
moniker, the Switchmaster. Other than the addition of Gibson’s
Tune-o-matic bridge and a new multi-loop tailpiece in 1955, the model
remained virtually untouched until late 1957 when Gibson added its new
humbucker pickups. In later years, the ES-5’s level of versatility would
eventually extend beyond jazz to blues and rock, putting the model into
the hands of such famed guitarists as T-Bone Walker, Jimmy Page, Billy
Gibbons and Frank Zappa, who used his Switchmaster to record the classic
album Freak Out!


Near-perfect Recreation
Even
though the ES-5 Switchmaster would undergo several smaller changes in
the early 1960s, it is the mid-1950s model that is painstakingly
recreated today by Gibson Custom. The first ES-5 reissues were crafted
in the late 1990s, as Gibson Custom increased its dedication to
producing a greater variety of historic Gibson guitars. Today’s ES-5
Switchmaster has a high-grade maple top, back and rims and its signature
full proportioned body: 17-inches wide, 21-inches long, and 3
3/8-inches deep. Multi-ply white and black binding accents the guitar’s
top and back, with single-ply white binding on the f-holes for a
distinctive touch. The gold hardware, including an ABR-1 bridge, is also
eye catching – especially the artistically designed trapeze-style loop
tailpiece. The ES-5 Switchmaster’s neck is high-grade maple and walnut
supporting a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with large pearl block inlays
and multi-ply white and black binding. The scale length is 25 1/2-inches
with a 1 11/16-inch nut and kidney bean tuners on the headstock. The
Switchmaster’s signature electronics starts with three of Gibson’s ’57
Classic humbucking pickups. Three volume and three tone pots and the
guitar’s distinctive four-way pickup selector switch complete the
package. The ES-5 Switchmaster comes with a Custom Shop case and
certificate of authenticity. And like all the Gibson Custom guitars, the
Switchmaster is examined and dressed by one of Gibson’s
state-of-the-art Plek machines to ensure that it’s ready for any playing
situation when it leaves the factory. It is available in a Vintage
Sunburst finish.


Features:



High-grade maple top, back and rims
Full proportioned body: 17" wide, 21" long, and 3-3/8" deep
Multi-ply white and black binding accents
High-grade maple and walnut neck
20-fret rosewood fingerboard with large pearl block inlays
25-1/2" scale length
1-11/16" nut
Kidney bean tuners
Gibson ’57 Classic humbucking pickups
Three volume and three tone pots
Distinctive four-way pickup selector switch
Gold hardware
ABR-1 bridge
Artistically designed trapeze-style loop tailpiece





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