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Gibson ES-150

Electric guitar model

Introduced in 1936, the ES-150 was Gibson's first successful electric Spanish guitar and an instrument that helped launch amplified jazz. Its bar pickup became known as the "Charlie Christian" pickup after the pioneering guitarist who made the model famous.

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  • Gibson

    Gibson is an American guitar manufacturer founded in 1902 and based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is known for archtop, hollow-body, and solid-body electric guitars such as the Les Paul, SG, and ES-335, as well as acoustic flat-tops.

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  • Gibson ES Series

    United States

    Gibson's ES (Electric Spanish) line covers the company's hollow and semi-hollow archtop electric guitars, from early jazz boxes such as the ES-150 to the landmark semi-hollow ES-335 and its deluxe sibling the ES-355. The series has been central to jazz, blues, and rock since the 1930s.

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