Gibson ES-175 single humbucker production years?

[wengr]

Hello. Can anyone tell me in what years Gibson produced the 175 with a single humbucking pickup?

[omphalopsychos]

57 to 71

[Brian B]

57 to 71

They've had a couple short runs since 1971, haven't they? I think theoretically you could add in the Herb Ellis ES165 run to this list as well...

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[Brian B]

From the wiki page for the model;

"In 2002, Gibson released a Steve Howe signature model, based on Howe's 1964 ES-175. In 2012, Gibson released a pair of 1959 ES-175 reissues, a single-pickup and a dual-pickup model. It is the first production ES-175 single pickup model since the 1970s."

So there's at least that one time they reissued the single pickup model. I seem to recall another for some reason....

EDIT; Maybe I am actually thinking of the HE model as that "other run"....
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[wengr]

So starting in 1957, that's what I needed to know.
I have a 165, but the thought of a vintage 175 is intruiging - thanks guys.

[omphalopsychos]

From the wiki page for the model;

"In 2002, Gibson released a Steve Howe signature model, based on Howe's 1964 ES-175. In 2012, Gibson released a pair of 1959 ES-175 reissues, a single-pickup and a dual-pickup model. It is the first production ES-175 single pickup model since the 1970s."

So there's at least that one time they reissued the single pickup model. I seem to recall another for some reason....

EDIT; Maybe I am actually thinking of the HE model as that "other run"....
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Fair. I don't know anything about Gibson after a certain period. Do they still make guitars?

[Brian B]

Fair. I don't know anything about Gibson after a certain period. Do they still make guitars?

I've heard rumour they still exist, but there's so much fake news on the interwebz... lol

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[Jabberwocky]

In 2006, Gibson made a run of the ES-175SP with a single neck humbucker, plain laminated maple, and a squiggly tailpiece. This was the precursor of the ES-175 1959 VOS which debuted in 2012 and ended in 2018, presumably. The 2006 ES-175SP may not have the all construction details of the 1959 VOS such as the latter's cotton stays, Adirondack spruce braces and hot hide glue in the neck joint.

I saw them on ebay asking for $2350 for the Natural in about 2010 or so.

The initial few years of the ES-175 1959 VOS saw a single neck humbucker version. I don't know when it was dropped but it was probably in 2015. 2015 was the year that things started to come apart for Henry J..

[Jabberwocky]

Gibson ES-175 2006 Flamed Tobacco Burst | Reverb

2006 Gibson ES-175SP

[Greentone]

They appeared as late as the '71 catalog I had. They are great guitars.