Overview
Gibson ES-295 Model Arch Top Hollow Body Electric Guitar (1954)
The ES-295 has been long been one of the most iconic guitars of the 1950s. The model is equipped with double P-90 pickups with cream plastic "dog ear" covers and the classic four-knob tone/volume control array with amber "hatbox" knobs and switch tip. The top is triple-bound; the back and fingerboard are single-bound. The 19-fret rosewood fingerboard has double parallelogram inlays, and the headstock has a pearl crown and "Gibson" inlay. Made famous by Scotty Moore, who played for Elvis Presley, the 295 is a versatile stage guitar with a gleaming, gold lacquer finish and a floral pickguard design.
Gibson built a total of 1,770 examples of this model between 1952 and 1958, and they remain one of the company's most recognizable 1950s classics. In rock'n'roll history the ES-295 is revered as the guitar played by Scotty Moore on the earliest Elvis Sun records, and thus often considered the ultimate Rockabilly guitar.
Specifications
BODY WOOD
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Laminated Maple |
NECK WOOD
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Mahogany
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FRETBOARD
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Brazillian Rosewood
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PICKUPS
|
2x P-90s |
HARDWARE
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Gold-plated |
| TUNERS |
Kluso Deluxe with Amber keystone buttons
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BRIDGE/TAILPIECE
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Les Paul Trapeze style
|
LENGTH
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40 3/4"
|
LOWER BOUT
|
16 1/6" |
DEPTH
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3 3/8" from the side of rim |
SCALE LENGTH
|
24 3/4" |
NUT WIDTH
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1 3/4"
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