Gibson ES Series - Series Includes

Series Includes

ES-250
ES-125

• ES-5 (1949-1955) Electric Spanish version of L-5.
• ES-5 Switchmaster (1955-1962)
• ES-100 (1938-1941) Entry-level archtop hollow-body model.

  (Renamed to ES-125)

• ES-120T (1962-1971) Most basic student model, thinline.
• ES-125 (1941-1970) Successor of ES-100.

  Added thinline models in 1956/1960.

• ES-130 (1954-1956) (Renamed to ES-135)
• ES-135 (1956-1958) Thick-body version of ES-125TDC.

  (1991-2002) Thin semi-hollow-body with center-block.

ES-165 ES-137

• ES-137 (2002-) Upscaled ES-135 with Les Paul sound.
• ES-140 (1950-1957) 3/4 size, short scale ES-175.
• ES-140T (1956-1968) Thinline ES-140 3/4T.
• ES-150 (1936-1956) Gibson's first electric guitar.

  (1969-1974) ES-150DC resembling thick ES-335.

• ES-165 (1991-) Single pickup ES-175 based on Herb Ellis's.
• ES-175 (1949-) Electric L-4, mid-level alternative to L-5.

ES-350T
ES-330TD

• ES-225T (1955-1959) Plainest model of Byrdland.
• ES-250 (1938-1940) Second edition of ES-150.
• ES-295 (1952-1959) ES-175 resembling Les Paul Goldtop.
• ES-300 (1940-1952) Slant-mounted long pickup.
• ES-320TD (1971-1974) Similar to ES-330TD but with

  tune-o-matic and metal control plate.

• ES-325 (1972-1979) Plainer ES-335 with single f-hole.
• ES-330TD (1958-) Thinline hollow-body.
• ES-333 (c.2001-2003) Stripped down version of ES-335.
• ES-335 (1958-) World's first thinline archtop semi-acoustic.

  (semi-hollow-body with center-block)

ES-345

• ES-336 (1996-2001) Replaced by CS-336.
• ES-339 (2007-) Size of CS-336 with construction of ES-335.
• ES-340TD (1968-1973) ES-335 with a master volume/mixer

  and phase switch.

• ES-345 (1958-1981) ES-355 with Varitone and stereo outputs.
• ES-347 (1979-1990s?) Alternate ES-345 with a coil-tap switch

  instead of Varitone.

• ES-350 (1947-1956) Rounded cutaway ES-300.

  (1955-1981) ES-350T as a plainer Byrdland.

• ES-355 (1958-1982) Upscaled ES-355 with vibrato unit,

  optional Varitone and stereo outputs.

• ES-359 (2008-) Luxuriously version of ES-339.
• ES-369 (late1970s-1980s?)
• ES-775 (1990-1993) ES-175 with higher quality components.
• ES Artist (1979-c.1985) Upscale model of ES-335 without f-holes, with active circuit by Moog.

CS-336

Signatured models

• Byrdland (1955-) Thinline, short-scale L-5 CES,

  named after Billy Byrd and Hank Garland.

• Barney Kessel (1961-1974) Barney Kessel model.

  Thick, pointed double cutaway hollow-body.

• Johnny Smith (1961-1889?) Later renamed as Gibson LeGrande.
• Tal Farlow (1962-1971) Tal Farlow model.
• Trini Lopez (1964-1971) Trini Lopez model based on ES-355,

  with the diamond-shaped sound holes and a single-side headstock.

• Les Paul Signature (c.1972-c.1975)
• Lucille (1980-1985) B.B. King model based on ES-355TD-SV without f-holes.
• Howard Roberts Fusion (1980-) Howard Roberts model.
• Chet Atkins Country Gentleman (1987-2000s)
• Chet Atkins Tennesean (1990-2000s)

  Gibson version of Chet Atkins models.

• Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333 (2003-)
• DG-335 (2007-?) Dave Grohl model based on Trini Lopez.

Related models

• 335-S (1980-1983) Solidbody guitar similar to ES-335.
• CS-336 (2001-?) Custom Shop's first "tonally carved" guitar.
• CS-356 (2001-?) Upscaled CS-336 with goldplate parts, etc.
• Les Paul Bantam/Florentine (1995/1996–2003?)

  Custom Shop models with thinline semi-hollow-body with center-block.

  (Note: "Gibson USA Florentine" released in 2009 is a solid-body model)

• Les Paul Signature bass (1973-?)
• EB-2 bass (1958-1972)
• EDS-1275 Double 12 (1958-)

  Doubleneck, hollow-body (later SG-shaped solid-body) guitar with 12 and 6 string guitar necks.

  Other doubleneck models include: EBSF-1250 Double Bass (4 string bass & guitar, built-in fuzz effect), EBS-1250 (6 string bass & guitar), EMS-1235 Double Mandolin (short & normal guitar), EDS-1250 (6 string bass & 4 string bass).