Gibson ES175D

by Brad O
(Columbia, MD)

I would like to know the year my Gibson 175D was made. I've owned it since the 1980s and it looks just like the 1967 ES175D in your picture above. It has the number 125135 on the headstock.

I made a $2 donation and would like to take you up on the following offer:

For this donation, you will receive not only the Blue Book pricing information, but also ALL of the Blue Book information about your guitar and links to internet pages (if available) with more information.

Thanks

ANSWER

Hi, Brad--

The serial number indicates that your guitar was made at the Kalamazoo Plant, USA approximately in 1963.

Here is the Blue Book general info:

ES-175 D (ES75)
- similar to ES-175, except has 2 single coil (disc. 1956) or humbucker pickups (current pickups are '57 Classic humbuckers), current dimensions are 16 in. wide, 20.5 in. long, and 3.5 in. thick, current mfg. utilizes curly maple/poplar/maple laminate top, sides, and back with mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard, 2 volume/2 tone controls, three-position switch, currently available in Vintage Sunburst, Wine Red, or Natural finish, mfg. 1951-present, D suffix added in 1953.

The pricing info:

1962-1964 Patent No. Pickups
Mint $6,000
Exc.+ $5,000
Exc. $4,000
Avg.+ $3,250
Avg. $2,500
General $2,000

**Add 10-25% for Natural finish on models produced between 1951 and 1989.

Lynne

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