Gibson ES Series

The Gibson ES series of semi-acoustic guitar (hollow body electric guitar) are manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The letters ES stand for Electric Spanish, to distinguish them from Hawaiian-style guitars which were played flat on the lap.

Series includes

 * ES-5 &emsp;&emsp; (1949-1955) 		Three-pickup, full depth hollowbody.
 * ES-5 Switchmaster  (1955-1962)
 * ES-100 &emsp;&thinsp;(1938-1941)  	Entry-level archtop hollow-body model.
 * &thinsp;(Renamed to ES-125)
 * ES-120T&emsp;(1962-1971) 		Most basic student model, thinline.
 * ES-125 &emsp;&thinsp;(1941-1970)  	Successor of ES-100.
 * 1956/1960&emsp;&thinsp;	ES-125T thinline model added.
 * ES-130 &emsp;&thinsp;(1954-1956)  	(Renamed to ES-135)
 * ES-135 &emsp;&thinsp;(1956-1958)  	Thick-body version of ES-125TDC.
 * &thinsp;(1991-2002)  	Thin semi-hollow-body with center-block.


 * ES-137 &emsp;&thinsp;(2002-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;	Upscaled ES-135 with Les Paul sound.
 * ES-140 &emsp;&thinsp;(1950-1957)  	3/4 size, short scale ES-175.
 * ES-140T&emsp;(1956-1968)  		Thinline ES-140 3/4T.
 * ES-150 &emsp;&thinsp;(1936-1956)  	Gibson's first electric guitar, based on L-50.
 * &thinsp;(1937-?)&emsp;&emsp;&thinsp;	EST-150 (tenor) and EPG-150 (plectrum) were shipped.
 * &thinsp;(1969-1974)  	ES-150DC resembling thick ES-335.
 * ES-165 &emsp;&thinsp;(1991-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Single pickup ES-175 based on Herb Ellis's.
 * ES-175 &emsp;&thinsp;(1949-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Full depth, florentine cutaway, maple top, 24 3/4" scale.
 * &thinsp;(1953-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;ES-175D (dual pickup)
 * &thinsp;(1976-1979) 	ES-175T (thinline hollow-body)
 * ES-225T&emsp;(1955-1959)  		Variation on ES-125T (thinline, florentine cutaway), with trapeze bridge.
 * ES-250 &emsp;&thinsp;(1938-1940)  	Rare, fancier version of ES-150.
 * ES-260 &emsp;&thinsp;(1982-1983)      Resembling ES-125T/ES-225T (thinline, florentine cutaway), but semi-hollow with center block, stop tailpiece, and humbuckers instead of P90 pickups.  Knob placement differed slightly from other ES-series.
 * ES-295 &emsp;&thinsp;(1952-1959)  	ES-175 resembling Les Paul Goldtop with trapeze bridge.
 * ES-300 &emsp;&thinsp;(1940-1952)  	Slant-mounted long pickup.
 * ES-320TD		 (1971-1974) 	Similar to ES-330TD but with tune-o-matic and metal control plate.
 * ES-325 &emsp;&thinsp;(1972-1979)  	Similar to ES-330TD but with mini-humbuckers, single f-hole, and a half-moon shaped plastic control plate.
 * ES-330TD (1958-) &emsp;&emsp; 	Double rounded cutaway, thinline hollow-body.
 * ES-333 &emsp;&thinsp;(c.2001-2003)		Stripped down version of ES-335.
 * ES-335 &emsp;&thinsp;(1958-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;World's first thinline archtop semi-acoustic. (semi-hollow-body with center-block)
 * &thinsp;(2013-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;ES-335 Bass


 * ES-336 &emsp;&thinsp;(1996-2001)  	Replaced by CS-336.
 * ES-339 &emsp;&thinsp;(2007-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Size of CS-336 with construction of ES-335.
 * ES-340TD 		 (1968-1973) 	ES-335 with a master volume/mixer  and phase switch.
 * ES-345 &emsp;&thinsp;(1958-1981)  	ES-335 construction, but with parallelogram inlays, Varitone, and stereo outputs.
 * ES-347 &emsp;&thinsp;(1978-1990s?)	Alternate ES-345 with a coil-tap switch	instead of Varitone.
 * ES-350 &emsp;&thinsp;(1947-1956)  	Rounded cutaway ES-300.
 * (1955-1981)  	ES-350T  as a plainer Byrdland.
 * ES-355 &emsp;&thinsp;(1958-1982)  	Upscaled ES-345 (ebony board, extra binding, etc.) with vibrato unit, optional Varitone and stereo outputs.
 * ES-359 &emsp;&thinsp;(2008-) &emsp;&emsp; 	Upscaled ES-339 (ebony fretboard, extra binding, gold hardware, block inlays).
 * ES-369 &emsp;&thinsp;(late1970s-1980s?)


 * ES-390 &emsp;&thinsp;(2013-)&emsp;&emsp;&emsp;Similar in size to the ES-339, but with the fully hollow construction of ES-330. Equipped with mini humbuckers (2013 model year) or dog-ear P90s (2014-present).
 * ES-775 &emsp;&thinsp;(1990-1993)  	ES-175 with higher quality components.
 * ES Artist  (1979 -c.1985)	Upscale model of ES-335 without f-holes, with active circuit by Moog.


 * Signatured models
 * Byrdland&emsp;&emsp;	(1955-)	Thinline, short-scale L-5 CES,
 * named after Billy Byrd and Hank Garland.
 * Barney Kessel	(1961-1974)  	Barney Kessel model.
 * 3" deep, double florentine cutaway hollow-body (Two versions, Regular and Custom).
 * Johnny Smith (1961-1989?) 	Later renamed as Gibson LeGrande.
 * Tal Farlow &emsp; (1962-1971)   	Tal Farlow model.
 * Trini Lopez&emsp; (1964-1971)   	Trini Lopez two versions:
 * one based on ES-335, other similar to Kessel model with diamond-shaped sound holes and a single-side headstock.
 * Les Paul Signature (c.1972-c.1975)
 * Lucille &emsp;&emsp;&emsp;	(1980-1985)  	B.B. King model based on ES-355TD-SV without f-holes.
 * Howard Roberts Fusion (1980-) 	Howard Roberts model.
 * Chet Atkins Country Gentleman (1987-2000s)
 * Chet Atkins Tennessean&emsp;&emsp;&emsp; (1990-2000s)
 * Gibson version of Chet Atkins models.
 * Tom DeLonge Signature ES-333 (2003-)
 * DG-335	(2007-?) 		Dave Grohl model based on Trini Lopez.


 * Related models


 * 335-S &emsp;  (1980-1983) Solidbody guitar similar to ES-335.
 * CS-336 &emsp;&thinsp;(2001-?)	Custom Shop's first "tonally carved" guitar.
 * CS-356 &emsp;&thinsp;(2001-?)	Upscaled CS-336 with goldplate parts, etc.
 * Les Paul Bantam/Florentine (1995/1996–2003?)
 * Custom Shop models with thinline semi-hollow-body with center-block. (Note: "Gibson USA Florentine" released in 2009 is a solid-body model )
 * ES-Les Paul (2015) Mash up of Les Paul and ES-335
 * Les Paul Signature bass (1973-?)
 * EB-2 bass (1958-1972)
 * EDS-1275 Double 12 (1958-)
 * Doubleneck, hollow-body (1958-1962) or SG-shaped solid-body (1962-) guitar with 12 and 6 string guitar necks.
 * Other doubleneck models include:
 * EMS-1235 Double Mandolin (mandolin or short neck guitar & normal guitar, hollow-body (1958-1962) or solid-body (1962-))
 * EBSF-1250 Double Bass (4 string bass & guitar, built-in fuzz effect)
 * EBS-1250 Double Bass (6 string bass & guitar)
 * EDS-1250 (6 string bass & 4 string bass)