Gibson ES-125 TDC

**Daddy Dom** · 10-08-2023, 11:45 PM

I now have my first vintage Gibson (unless you count 1989). This delicious 1966 ES125TDC followed me home last month.

It's a player not a collector, with replaced bridge and tuners and I also think the P90s should have black covers, though these are definitely not new. (Did they ever have nickel covers??) That's all good though, because I am going to play the **** out of it.

Sounds superb through my '65 Blackface Champ, not quite so good through my Soldano Astroverb 16 and I'm going to get my Harmony H306a from storage in a few days to hear it through a blue-frame Jensen 12" speaker.

It does sound great with the other two amps and some stereo pedals, though.

Yum yum!

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**Jim Soloway** · 10-09-2023, 12:37 PM

That was my teen age dream guitar.

**Doctor Jeff** · 10-11-2023, 10:57 AM

It may be a player but it's a looker as well.

I think that's a sunburst tone? I don't recall seeing one quite that color. Looks a little faded, which to me just gives it more mojo.

**lammie200** · 10-12-2023, 08:39 PM

Good find! I managed to snag a 1965 125TC a few months ago. Really excellent condition. Sounds like a Gibson through and through. I thought the P90 would be hummie. Dead quite. Kinda makes me think that humbuckers never should have been invented.

**Daddy Dom** · 10-13-2023, 01:21 AM

Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff

It may be a player but it's a looker as well.

I think that's a sunburst tone? I don't recall seeing one quite that color. Looks a little faded, which to me just gives it more mojo.

Sure is, I'll have to call it "Faded Love" now.

The back and sides are beautiful cherry.