ES 175 / ES 335 differences - Gibson Custom - Gibson Brands …
Nov 17, 2010 · The ES-175 is a hollow body guitar something like three inches thick. Most modern ones come with Gibson Humbucking Pickups, mine if not all have 57 Classic pickups. The bridge of the guitar is just resting on the front of the guitar and not attached, very acoustic sounding and jazzy blues.
ES137 vs ES175 - Gibson Custom - Gibson Brands Forums
Oct 29, 2011 · The ES 137 is a semi which evolved from the ES 135 which was not a total success. General concensus and MOX is that the ES 137 is a very well realised hybrid. A mahogany centre block and LP style pickups give it a modern versatility. Whilst retaining the great looks of a florentine archtop with jazz capability.
ES 175 Users, What Strings Do You Use - Gibson Brands Forums
May 7, 2009 · Posted September 28, 2009. I Use Dean Markley Blues Steel (11-52) and DR Pure Blues (11-52) in my 175. I play Blues and Rockabilly. In my '54 Gibson ES-125 i use the same strings.
Best type of replacement pups for ES175 - Gibson Brands Forums
Mar 24, 2012 · Gibson Custom. Best type of replacement pups for ES175. Just had Lindy Fralin 8k/9k paf humbuckers fitted to my ES175 .My humble opinion- The sound is ok -just ok - not so different from other humbuckers .Also there is now a lot of unwanted resonance on the E-A-D strings. I've read that players stuff foam ect into the body / tape up the f holes ...
What Happened to the ES-175? - Gibson Brands Forums
Jun 19, 2024 · Author. Posted June 22. On 6/21/2024 at 12:24 PM, Sgt. Pepper said: If Slash plays one live this year, immediate sig model for $8000 and 25 will be made. Slash gets what Slash wants no matter if they have to spend 50k re-tooling the entire production line. Barely know who Slash is, let alone care. 1.
Gibson ES 175T - Gibson Custom - Gibson Brands Forums
Nov 4, 2011 · I can get convincing George Benson tones from the neck pickup, very warm Chet Atkins Gibson-era double pick up sounds and organic, biting bridge pickup sounds. But it also sounds great overdriven from mild to heavy. So it’s also an ES-175 that is more manageable at higher volumes than the fat ones.
Strings on Gibson Es-175 - Gibson Gear - Gibson Brands Forums
Posted August 3, 2011. On 7/22/2010 at 9:48 AM, MacPaolo said: Hi, I'm new to the forum. I just bought (in Italy) an Es-175. I have a question about the strings on that guitar. The Gibson website says the Es-175 should go out with Gibson Brite Wires 010. At the music shop they measured the little E and said it was 012.
Gibson ES-175 Setup - The Gibson Lounge - Gibson Brands Forums
Jan 6, 2009 · The Gibson Lounge. Gibson ES-175 Setup. I have just bought the ES-175, and have fiddled around a while to find setups for cool jazzy sounds. Mostly, I play through amps architectured around EL-84 valves (tubes) like VOX AC 15/30 TB and Mesa Boogie Studio 22. Please, can anyone out there come up with some good suggestions as to pickup s...
Steve Howe of Yes says his Gibson ES-175D is his number 1 axe
Sep 2, 2024 · Howe noted that the biggest reason for his tone was the Gibson ES-175, which he considers to be the ultimate axe to play on (transcribed by Ultimate Guitar): "The 175 is the ultimate. I made it sound like any guitar I wanted, but fundamentally it sounded like a guitar that was quality, and the clean sound was good.
To all Epi ES-175 reissue owners- what's the ... - Gibson Brands …
Apr 27, 2008 · As you can see from Dan's pictures, the ES-175 has the maple veneer on the whole body as opposed to the Epi Zephyr Regent which is the Epi equivalent to the Gibson ES-165 and has the maple veneer top and mahagony sides and back. At least that is the way mine are. I own a Zephyr Regent as well as a Epi ES-175, both are Epiphones.