They were eventually discontinued at the beginning ofВ the 70s. The scale of the Melody Maker was 24.75 inches, which was the Gibson standard, although Gibson offered the guitar in a Вѕ version with an 18.56-inch short scale. As on the 175, the laminated body offers superior feedback. Includes attached mounting block and felted spacer. This pickup is currently routed for only 1 pickup in the neck position, but it would be easy enough to add the second if you needed it. With its fat P-90 pickups, Florentine cutaway, and fast scale, the ES-125 is essentially a thinline version of the classic fifties-era ES-175. Slightly used, 5-ply pickguard that was made for a Gibson ES-175 arch top guitar that only had 1 humbucker pickup. However, the following year, the single Florentine cutaway thinline hollowbody electric archtop design was renewed in the form of the ES-125TC and ES-125TCD models (the ES-125TCD was renamed the ES-125TDC in 1961).ДЄs per their ES-225 predecessors, sales of both ES-125 models were relatively strong but dwindled during the late 60s as popular musical styles further evolved. From 1959 until 1961, the Melody Maker had a single cutaway, making the body similar to a Les Paul Junior, however, the Melody MakerвЂ™s body was much thinner. Introduced in 1960, the ES-125TCD ('thin cutaway double pickup') had a production run of just eleven years. At this point, the new double-cutaway thinlines (ES-330/335/345/355) were firmly in the spotlight and both ES-225 models were discontinued, despite their relative success in terms of sales. Of the 8,000-odd instruments shipped between 19, the single-pickup versions are far more numerous than their dual-pickup counterparts combined, accounting for around two-thirds of production overall.Д«oth the ES-225T and ES-225TD stayed in production and without undergoing any significant spec changes until 1959. In 1956, the single-pickup ES-225T was joined by its dual-pickup sibling, the ES-225TD (Thin Dual pickups).Д«oth models were available in either Sunburst or Natural finishes from 1956, with Natural examples being significantly rarer. They are perhaps most easily identifiable by their Les Paul combination bridge/trapeze tailpiece вЂ“ a feature also common to the all-gold finish ES-295. 1,700 instruments shipped (both models)Дiscontinued superseded by ES-125TC and ES-125TCD models 470 guitars shippedДual pickup ES-225TD released c. ES-295 released (same body width & length, Florentine cutaway, combination bridge/tailpiece)

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