Available: 1956 to 1970
Collectibility Rating: This guitar is not very collectible but well loved Grade: D (Gibson's second most basic and least expensive student model electric thinline archtop).
1956 Gibson ES-125T specs:
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Thinline version of ES-125, 16 1/4" wide, P-90 pickup with "dog ears" in neck position, tortoise grain pickguard, trapeze tailpiece, single bound top and back, dot fingerboard inlays, gold decal logo, sunburst finish.
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1957 Gibson ES-125TD specs:
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Two pickup version of ES-125T.
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1960 Gibson ES-125TC, ES-125TCD:
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Pointed cutaway version of ES-125T, cherry sunburst finish. ES-125TC has one pickup, ES-125TCD has two pickups (the "D" means dual pickups, the "T" means thinline, and the "C" means cutaway). The ES-125TDC is the guitar that made George Thorogood famous.
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Gibson ES-125TD discontinued 1964. ES-125T, ES-125TC, ES-125TCD discontinued 1970.