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Gibson ES Series

Hollow and semi-hollow archtop electric guitar series

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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  • 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.

Models in series

  • Gibson ES-175

    Electric guitar · United States

    A hollow-body archtop introduced in 1949 with a pressed laminated top and a pointed cutaway, the ES-175 became one of the most enduring jazz guitars. Its warm, woody tone and resistance to feedback made it a studio and bandstand standard for decades.

  • Gibson ES-150

    Electric guitar · United States

    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.

  • Gibson ES-135

    Electric guitar · United States

    A thinline hollow-body electric reissued in the 1990s, built with a center block for added stability. Fitted with P-90 pickups and a trapeze tailpiece, it offers a bright, punchy semi-hollow voice at an accessible price.

  • Gibson ES-330

    Electric guitar · United States

    A fully hollow thinline electric with no center block, the ES-330 uses P-90 pickups and a neck that joins the body high up. Lighter and more acoustically lively than the semi-hollow ES-335, it has a raw, airy voice prone to a touch of feedback.

  • Gibson ES-355

    Electric guitar · United States

    The deluxe member of the ES-335 family, the ES-355 adds multi-ply binding, an ebony fingerboard, gold hardware, and often stereo wiring with a Varitone tone selector. It is the upscale, fully appointed version of Gibson's classic semi-hollow design.

  • Technical line drawing of Gibson ES-335

    Gibson ES-335

    Electric guitar · United States

    Introduced in 1958, the ES-335 was the first commercially successful semi-hollow electric, pairing hollow wings with a solid maple center block. That design blends the warmth and resonance of a hollow body with the sustain and feedback resistance of a solid, making it one of the most versatile electrics ever built.

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