Name: Gibson ES-135 Sunburst (1956)
Brand: Gibson
SKU: ES25146
Price: 3295.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Vintage

Weight

5lb 15oz

Nut Width

1 11/16"

Scale Length

24 3/4"

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A supremely clean example of one of Gibson's rarer hollowbody electrics, this 1956 Gibson ES-135 brings an elevated aesthetic to the classic ES-125 format.

One of the lesser known models to come out of the 1950s, the ES-135 was only produced for a few years. It picks up where the ES-125 left off in some ways; a bound fingerboard and trapezoid inlays replace the more utilitarian stripped-down look of the unbound fingerboard and dot inlays. Beyond that? There's not much else to differentiate from the 125.

This 135 has aged so gracefully, and aside from the tuner buttons (which we replaced in-house), there's little to discuss in terms of any changes. The finish is clean and relatively unfaded with a beautiful sunburst top, and hardware and plastics all have a beautiful patina.

The round C neck profile and original frets offer a smooth, vintage playing experience, and the guitar is nice and lively acoustically, with a woody projection that makes the single P90 pickup respond amazingly well.

Paired with an aftermarket hardshell case.

Body

Style

Hollowbody

Body

Laminated Maple

Finish

Nitrocellulose

Color

Sunburst

Hardware

Pickups

Original P90 | 8.12k

Electronics

Original

Controls

Volume / Tone

Bridge

Rosewood w/ Trapeze tailpiece

Tuners

Kluson Single-line

Pickguard

Original

Knobs

Original Bonnet

Neck

Mahogany

Binding

White

Carve

'50s C | .88" @ 1st / .96" @ 9th

Fingerboard

Rosewood

Radius

12"

Inlays

Trapezoid

Frets

Original

Nut

Original

Scale Length

24 3/4"

Other

Serial #

FON V7411 8

Weight

5lbs 15oz

Case

Hardshell

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