1953 Gibson ES-150

Introduced in 1936, the ES-150 was Gibson's first commercially-successful electric guitar. By 1953, it was a proper jazz box with a 17"-wide body made of feedback-resistant laminate Maple. For electronics, the primitive Charlie Christian pickup of the '30s was phased out by 1947, in favor of the cutting-edge P90. The P-90 was Gibson's first pickup homerun, and it is a reliable single-coil design used in modern guitar designs to this day. With its warm, rich and dynamic tone, the P90 is an excellent choice for a big body archtop. If you're looking for a good jazz guitar, the ES-150 gets it done with dark, bass thump and clean articulation across the register.  This 1953 Gibson ES-150 features the original sunburst finish and Trapezoid inlays into the Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard. It includes all of its original parts and components, and it's in very good cosmetic condition. There is a scuff on the treble side of the lower bout (see photos), and the finish is checked all around the bod