2016 Gibson ES-275

[mr quick]

I love the weird guitars that spawn from that, such as my ES-139.

[Woody Sound]

I checked out the ES-275 at the Gibson room at NAMM. Report to come.

I really, really like it, at least so far, enough to seriously consider buying one, but I'm afraid to find out the price

[pingu]

I really, really like it, at least so far, enough to seriously consider buying one, but I'm afraid to find out the price

I've seen £2869 ......
A one pu version might be cheaper ?

[WilliamScott]

Guitar Center wants $3849.00 for one.

[Woody Sound]

Guitar Center wants $3849.00 for one.

Yikes, and $250 more for the fancier one.

[JazzMuzak]

I was at NAMM and spoke about the possibility of a 1 pickup version.

I was told that there were no plans for one and that the Gibson MEMPHIS shop (edit: this said custom before) doesn't typically take custom orders or plan to at this time. If you did somehow manage to get a custom order in it would ironically probably cost more for one pickup.

That being said I loved the size and feel of the thing. I played the "nicer" version with the rich lite fretboard.

[339 in june]

Lol a new flat top les Paul.

Gibson are so desperate to get that bottom market money but they cant leave the US (or wont) so to compete they are having to cut so many costs, they wont even press a top?

Hilarious.

What do you mean flat top ?
What do you mean "Les Paul" ?

What do you mean hilarious ?

Did you try, or even see one in person ?

[Klatu]

I was at NAMM and spoke about the possibility of a 1 pickup version.

I was told that there were no plans for one and that the Gibson custom shop doesn't typically take custom orders or plan to at this time. If you did somehow manage to get a custom order in it would ironically probably cost more for one pickup.

That being said I loved the size and feel of the thing. I played the "nicer" version with the rich lite fretboard.

Interesting exchange . . . it calls into question the title "custom shop".

[JazzMuzak]

That was actually a typo by me. He said the Gibson Memphis shop doesn't typically do custom orders. Sorry for the confusion.

[roegtr]

I agree that Gibson prices have gone up quite substantially lately but if you compare the price of the es275 with a Collings Eastside or a Sadowsky, it suddenly becomes a good deal after all. I definitely think Gibson is on par with those and any of the best ones out there.

[mr. beaumont]

Yikes, and $250 more for the fancier one.

They'll be used ones in a year on flea bay for 2-2.5k.

[Archie]

What do you mean flat top ?
What do you mean "Les Paul" ?

What do you mean hilarious ?

Did you try, or even see one in person ?

Showed one in there Namm video

[Hammertone]

The guitar is really a thinline, smaller than an ES-175 and larger than an ES-Les Paul.
It has a Les Paul neck, set into the body like a Les Paul but raised a bit off of the guitar top.
It's hollow, with @2" rims or maybe a bit shallower
Its acoustic qualities are of no consequence - it is a purely electric guitar.
Good for practising unplugged and not disturbing others.
Nicely built, felt good, nice rounded C neck on the smaller end of the 1950s spectrum.
Nice guitar.

[Woody Sound]

The guitar is really a thinline, smaller than an ES-175 and larger than an ES-Les Paul.
It has a Les Paul neck, set into the body like a Les Paul.
It's hollow, with @2" rims or maybe a bit shallower
Its acoustic qualities are of no consequence - it is a purely electric guitar.
Good for practising unplugged and not disturbing others.
Nicely built, felt good, nice rounded C neck on the smaller end of the 1950s spectrum.
Nice guitar.
Pix to come.

Were you able to get a lower bout measurement? So far it's been purely conjecture that it's somewhere between 15"-16".

[Woody Sound]

They'll be used ones in a year on flea bay for 2-2.5k.

I was thinking the same thing. But at my age I could keel over by then

Conversely, maybe they don't sell well, Gibson cancels it, and then they become rare and expensive.

[bananafist]

I've just heard from Guitar Village (UK) that they will be getting in, (although no idea when,) the ES-275 (Cherry) £2799, ES-275F Natural (figured) £3099 and the ES-275 Vintage Sunburst (figured) £2999. I suspect they will also be getting in the 1958 (unbound f/board) and 1959 335s.
It seems they are also now a Gibson Custom Shop supplier, (I think the only one in the UK,) so we can now spec out CS guitars !!!! Not something we Brits could do before.
So mines a custom neck width and scale Lee Ritenour style but with an alnico staple pickup and body mounted controls....how much? Probably only £15k or so......why not get two? (irony alert).

[Hammertone]

Were you able to get a lower bout measurement? So far it's been purely conjecture that it's somewhere between 15"-16".

I didn't have a tape measure handy.
My impression of it is that it's less wide than an ES-335, but I could be wrong. It certainly feels like a compact instrument, easy to handle for folks used to Les Pauls. I didn't bother holding it up to any of the nearby ES-335 guitars. The actual specs will be available soon enough.

The neck is raised a bit off of the face of the guitar but is firmly set into the body from the 16th fret neck/body joint right up to the end of the fingerboard past the 22nd fret.

It feels smaller and with less acoustic resonance than an ES-175T, ES-195, ES-330, ES-225, ES-125TC, etceteras. It is probably more feedback resistant than any of those, and Gibson probably designed it that way to accommodate players who want to play at higher volume and with a variety of effects.

[Archie]

The guitar is really a thinline, smaller than an ES-175 and larger than an ES-Les Paul.
It has a Les Paul neck, set into the body like a Les Paul but raised a bit off of the guitar top.
It's hollow, with @2" rims or maybe a bit shallower
Its acoustic qualities are of no consequence - it is a purely electric guitar.
Good for practising unplugged and not disturbing others.
Nicely built, felt good, nice rounded C neck on the smaller end of the 1950s spectrum.
Nice guitar.

Lol I love the way you have a sales pitch for everything.

" The acoustic qualities are of no consequence"
" Good for practising unplugged and not disturbing others"

Like playing archtops unplugged has ever been a noise issue. In fact isn't the whole point of archtops that they have an acceptable acoustic tone/volume which you can practice with?

The ones that dont are called solid bodies or semi hollows ;-)

[Archie]

I've just heard from Guitar Village (UK) that they will be getting in, (although no idea when,) the ES-275 (Cherry) £2799, ES-275F Natural (figured) £3099 and the ES-275 Vintage Sunburst (figured) £2999. I suspect they will also be getting in the 1958 (unbound f/board) and 1959 335s.
It seems they are also now a Gibson Custom Shop supplier, (I think the only one in the UK,) so we can now spec out CS guitars !!!! Not something we Brits could do before.
So mines a custom neck width and scale Lee Ritenour style but with an alnico staple pickup and body mounted controls....how much? Probably only £15k or so......why not get two? (irony alert).

Don't worry, if you buy one, they'll give you the other free out of sympathy

[Dylanfan424]

I like that it seems to be geared towards rock or fusion players but yet they didn't bother to include a strap button so they can stand and play. Also a 3000 dollar guitar with a rich lite fretboard, that is very dissapointing.

[Hammertone]

Lol I love the way you have a sales pitch for everything.
" The acoustic qualities are of no consequence"
" Good for practising unplugged and not disturbing others"
Like playing archtops unplugged has ever been a noise issue. In fact isn't the whole point of archtops that they have an acceptable acoustic tone/volume which you can practice with?
The ones that dont are called solid bodies or semi hollows ;-)

Lots of laminated hollow archtop guitars have significant acoustic volume.
This is a laminated hollow archtop guitar that has insignificant acoustic volume.
Shall I write up your order for a dozen?

I like that it seems to be geared towards rock or fusion players but yet they didn't bother to include a strap button so they can stand and play. Also a 3000 dollar guitar with a rich lite fretboard, that is very dissapointing.

These days, all the cool kids are playing their high-energy fusion music while seated in overstuffed armchairs, so strap buttons are unnecessary. And another reason the body is thin and small is so that it will fit in the armchair without bumping the arms too much. And you can always get the version with the rosewood fingerboard, before they replace that with their new PoorhevvyTM fretboards.

[Dylanfan424]

Don't get me wrong looks like a nice guitar, but when I can get a vintage Gibson in the same price bracket I'll take that route every time.

[mr. beaumont]

Don't get me wrong looks like a nice guitar, but when I can get a vintage Gibson in the same price bracket I'll take that route every time.

Agreed, though I'm not sure there's one with these specs. I still say this one's a winner, and a guitar I will seek out...used, in a year or two.

[Archie]

Lots of laminated hollow archtop guitars have significant acoustic volume.
This is a laminated hollow archtop guitar that has insignificant acoustic volume.
Shall I write up your order for a dozen?



These days, all the cool kids are playing their high-energy fusion music while seated in overstuffed armchairs, so strap buttons are unnecessary. And another reason the body is thin and small is so that it will fit in the armchair without bumping the arms too much. And you can always get the version with the rosewood fingerboard, before they replace that with their new PoorhevvyTM fretboards.

Could sell sand to the arabs ;-)

Armchairs and smaller bodies lol Love it

[Woody Sound]

Don't get me wrong looks like a nice guitar, but when I can get a vintage Gibson in the same price bracket I'll take that route every time.

You can get a vintage Gibson in a thinline with 15" body and a 16 fret 24-3/4 neck? Show me please!