2016 Gibson ES-275

[2bornot2bop]

Are "ordinary" people able to distinguish Richlite from ebony?

Absolutely. Go to sell a "richlite" vs. ebony fretboard guitar, and feel how much lighter your wallet feels after a richlite sell vs. ebony - not to mention the extra length of time to find a buyer

[GNAPPI]

Are "ordinary" people able to distinguish Richlite from ebony?

Visually sure, sound? Only if they can feel a pea under their mattress :-)

[rpguitar]

Those who believe that the fingerboard material matters.... explain to me, how? The wood is glued to the neck which is glued to the body. I understand there would be a difference if the string touched the wood but.... it doesn't!

The fingerboard is solidly bonded to the neck, and as such contributes to the overall stiffness and density of said neck - which absolutely affects sustain and harmonic content.

I don't necessarily have a universal bias towards maple, rosewood, ebony, pau ferro, or other tone woods - but they do all have a sonic footprint. It's not a huge deal, but neither is it B.S.

And... strings don't touch the guitar's wood body or neck at all, you know? They only touch nut and bridge. So that's not a factor. The medium over which the strings are strung matters.

[docbop]

I played a friend's Martin (incidentally, also his name) guitar and liked it very much. I remarked to him how great the fingerboard material was in appearance and was surprised it was synthetic.

Those who believe that the fingerboard material matters.... explain to me, how? The wood is glued to the neck which is glued to the body. I understand there would be a difference if the string touched the wood but.... it doesn't!

As soon as you fret a note that fret that's in the fretboard is now the end point transferring the string vibration through the neck to the rest of the guitar. Everything that vibrates is part of the sound production of the guitar.

[neatomic]

anyone who plays fenders, knows there is a vast difference between a maple fretboard and a rosewood..the maples got spank..the rosewoods got warmth...why twangers like maple...you dont see james burton with rosewood...


cheers

[pingu]

do we think the es275 body size/shape is the
same as a lee Rit ?

[Top of the Arch!]

There are still no specs. available as of today, at least as far as I could tell! Bob

[David B]

Photo lifted from Gibson's website:

[Woody Sound]

The strings don't actually touch the wood, though. Its material is irrelevant.

You must be joking. Did you forget the smiley?

[mr quick]

Do you not know how frets work?

[339 in june]

Even these :
?
Maple, not ebony

[neatomic]

some specs- (hysterically translated via google) ie. "adiron duck spruce"! (tastes like chicken) hah

ES-275, which has been developed to incorporate Japanese music stores demand

Please tell us about 2016 of Gibson Memphis.
As an example, "ES-275F" in the new model, let me explain the features of the new specification. This guitar is a model in which the demand from the Japanese musical instrument store that led. While maintaining the Gibson likeness, it is a compact jazz guitar that matches the modern music.

? ES-275F

It is like atmosphere has been designed like in the 50s.
This traditional Gibson style. Neck has dropped a little thickness the Les Paul model in 1959 as the base. Since the neck many musicians prefer similar, we have reflected on the main models of 2016.
What fret?
As with until now, it has been processed to feel like a guitar that has been incorporated to play in four of worker us. In fact, even I am planning wide-fret model of '60s style. Width at 2.54mm, is fret height of about 0.9mm.
Features of the internal structure?
Table / back of the body is the same press molding and the ES-175. The two parallel Brace use Adiron Duck spruce. It is a 2-inch thick body thicker than the thin ES-335 than the ES-175.
Please tell us about MHS humbucker.
Magnet neck side uses Alnico III, Alnico II is the bridge side. And changing the number of coil turns of the two bobbins, power will have a little suppressed feeling. Potting is not. In PAF tone that has been arranged for the ES, it is the pickup of Memphis product only. And we're using the pot of 550k?.
Why instead of 500k? 550k??
The product has an acceptable range of error. This is from being mixed pot of less than 500K? in the range of the allowable error to order at 500K?. By order in its order 550k?, it is always placed in the hands sound manner good 500k? or more of pot.
The basic difference of "ES-275F" and "ES-275" is?
ES-275F is rich light finger board to Flame top and ES-355 type of decoration. ES-275 is ES-345 of decoration, and rosewood fingerboard.

? ES-275

ES model of the past few years is particularly felt in the acoustic. Also became poplar is interposed between the plywood maple as 50s do you do when such from time.
I think that I in 1984, which went into the Gibson had already been used poplar. Since I am originally acoustic builder, I might I have relationship that came to Memphis.
Material that is used in the body-side, it seems a little thinner than the top material?
That's right. Top / back material, 62/100 / 62mil ("see" is 1mil = 1/1000 ??? notation. That is 1.6mm / 2.5mm / 1.6mm), in order to side to facilitate bending, slightly thin 62/50 We use the plywood of /62mil(1.6mm/1.3mm/1.6mm).

[Top of the Arch!]

It is of the expected design regulation as we have thought us most of! I hope those aluminium cases arent the only case option. Bob

[icr]

The strings don't actually touch the wood, though. Its material is irrelevant.

You are talking about the top of a guitar, right?

[icr]

With respect to the second picture in post #88; What about that top bracing?? Multiple thin parallel strips? Or a block with grooves? Has anyone ever seen that before on a contemporary archtop?

[icr]

I'm not too impressed by the fake bumblebee caps. Kind of like a guitar with a lithograph of wood pattern on the top rather than real wood.

[Wildcat]

Heritage Guitar, Inc. of Kalamazoo - Hollow Body - H550

[pingu]

Damn ... Thats Gibson is a pretty groovy guitar to my way of thinking ....
(as long as its hollow)
Those strips look suspiciously like a 335 tho
probably a centre block ... shame , no cigar

[Woody Sound]

Heritage Guitar, Inc. of Kalamazoo - Hollow Body - H550

Very different. That's a 17" guitar with a long scale fb. More like a 350/Tal than a 275.

[jads57]

I think the Groove Master Kenny Burrell model would be closer in dimensionshttps://reverb.com/item/126118-heritage-kenny-burrell-groovemaster-hollowbody-guitar-antique-sunburst

[Hammertone]

Those strips probably inhibit feedback - good idea. It's most likely a block with grooves, thinking in terms of production efficiency.
A few builders have done this by carving a solid floating block as part of the top or glueing in something similar.
- Musima Record
- Gibson L-9
- Yanuziello (on his rare carved-top semis)
probably a few more.

[pingu]

Those strips probably inhibit feedback - good idea. It's most likely a block with grooves, thinking in terms of production efficiency.
A few builders have done this by carving a solid floating block as part of the top or glueing in something similar.
- Musima Record
- Gibson L-9
- Yanuziello (on his rare carved-top semis)
probably a few more.

thanks , do you expect it to have an acoustic
voice like half or 2/3 of a 175 or so ?

if so it could make a nice vibey electric
without too much feedback ....

[Hammertone]

thanks , do you expect it to have an acoustic
voice like half or 2/3 of a 175 or so ?
if so it could make a nice vibey electric
without too much feedback ....

I don't know, but I'll find out when I play them at NAMM….

[Woody Sound]

With respect to the second picture in post #88; What about that top bracing?? Multiple thin parallel strips? Or a block with grooves? Has anyone ever seen that before on a contemporary archtop?

I think that's only for electronics example, not the structure. Note that the selector switch is in a different place that on the 275.

[life_with_a_song]

So these will be having the 24.75" scale length?