1956 Gibson ES-225T Sunburst

Very good condition featuring laminated hollow body with walnut stain finish on the back and sides, laminated maple top with sunburst finish, bound top and back body edges, two F holes, one “dog ear” P-90 pickup with black plastic cover and adjustable pole pieces, one volume control and one tone control, Bigsby tailpiece, metal bridge with two height adjusting thumb wheels, elongated black pickguard with metal mounting bracket, mahogany neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dot inlays starting at the 3rd fret, Gibson open book peghead shape with black peghead face and pearl inlaid Gibson logo, single ply black plastic bell shaped trull rod cover, three per side Kluson Deluxe tuning machines with small white plastic oval shaped tuning buttons, and original hard shell case.

This 1956 Gibson ES-225T is in overall very good cosmetic condition. This instrument shows signs of play wear and moderate lacquer checking throughout. There is buckle wear on the back of the body and several chips around the peghead edges (see photos). The speed knobs are replacement parts from the 1980s and the strap button peg on the end of the body has been replaced with a wing nut. The tuner buttons have shrunken but are functional. A Bigsby tailpiece and aluminum bridge from the 1950s have been added. This instrument is otherwise in fully original condition including the hard shell case. The neck is super comfortable feeling in hand. The original frets are low but have some life left and the guitar plays well up and down the fingerboard with low, comfortable action. The original dog ear P-90 pickup in this ES-225T sounds absolutely fantastic and is very dynamic. This guitar excels with clean or dirty tones and can get downright nasty through a small cranked tube amplifier - Perfect for anything clean and jazzy to dirty and roots based. These ES-225T Gibson guitars are cool, fun to play, sound great and are quite collectable.