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Gibson ES330TD and ES175D electric acoustic guitars

1965/66 Selmer 'Guitars and Accessories' catalog Page 30

This page details two Gibson electric acoustic guitars available in 1966: the thinline ES330TD and the full bodied ES175D jazz guitar. These two guitars are shown together in the 1963/1964 Selmer catalog, with the same image used for the ES-175; however the ES-330 is now updated to show a guitar with block rather than dot neck inlays.

Along with the other semi-acoustics on the previous two pages, these guitars were some of the most popular in the Gibson line, but were by no means the only instruments available. See the 1966 US Gibson catalog for a more complete view of what was available from Gibson at the time.

1965/66 Selmer "Guitars and Accessories" catalog, page 30: Gibson ES330TD and ES175D electric acoustic guitars
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1966 Gibson ES-330 TDC Cherry Vintage Electric Guitar Excellent w / Pro setup OHSC

1966 Gibson ES-330 TDC Cherry Vintage Electric Guitar Excellent w / Pro setup OHSC

Hopewell, New Jersey, 085**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$5825

1966 Gibson ES-330 TDC Cherry Vintage Electric Guitar Excellent condition straight neck & very low playing time on this one. She sports a pro setup with low action. The Original Hard Shell Case well worth $500 on its own. Excellent Condition and new strings 10's. In this condition they are rare as this is one of 1151 Cherry ES-330 TDC's produced in 1966. The serial number is 887311. The neck joint at the 16th fret confirms she was born in 1966. Polished , neck lemon oiled, new set of ... more
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1959 Gibson ES 175D Natual Electric Guitar 1 of 37 Cleanest one ever

1959 Gibson ES 175D Natual Electric Guitar 1 of 37 Cleanest one ever

Hopewell, New Jersey, 085**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$37799

1959 Gibson ES 175D Natural Holy Grail PAF??s Gibson hang tag (shown in pic). This one is the cleanest one I ever saw and judging by the two for sale on now by reputable dealers both asking about $40, 000 for a ??good condition?? one not nearly as clean or all original or barely played at all like this one. This is one of 37 natural ES175D sold in 1959
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original 1962 Gibson ES-330 Sunburst

original 1962 Gibson ES-330 Sunburst

Carbondale, Illinois, 629**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$8190


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1972 Gibson ES-330

1972 Gibson ES-330

Los Angeles, California, 900**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$3500

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1967 Gibson ES-330 TDC Cherry - All Original

1967 Gibson ES-330 TDC Cherry - All Original

Calabasas, California, 913**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$5700

1967 Gibson ES-330 in very good condition with a lot of character! Sounds amazing!

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1962 Gibson ES-175 D

1962 Gibson ES-175 D

Loveland, Ohio, 451**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$12995

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1968 Gibson ES-175 Sunburst Hollow Body Jazz Electric Guitar w /  Case #53302

1968 Gibson ES-175 Sunburst Hollow Body Jazz Electric Guitar w / Case #53302

North Hollywood, California, 916**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$7495

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Vintage 1950s Gibson Rosewood Archtop Bridge and Base - L-5ces, Super 400 ES175

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Chicago, Illinois, 606**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$495

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1971 Gibson ES-175D Cherry Sunburst OHSC- Excellent Condition

1971 Gibson ES-175D Cherry Sunburst OHSC- Excellent Condition

Redondo Beach, California, 902**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$4495

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1976 Gibson ES-175D

1976 Gibson ES-175D

Nashville, Tennessee, 372**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$4800

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1966 Gibson ES-330 TD Vintage Hollowbody Guitar Ice Tea Sunburst, Near-Mint

1966 Gibson ES-330 TD Vintage Hollowbody Guitar Ice Tea Sunburst, Near-Mint

Seattle, Washington, 981**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$8800

Up for sale, a 1966 Gibson ES-330TD in 100% original, collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A stunningly well-preserved vintage Gibson, the guitar features a lightly figured maple body finished in Ice Tea Sunburst
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1960 Gibson ES-330T - All 1959 Specs Big Chunky Neck, Sunburst, Vintage ES330! H

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1967 Gibson ES-330 TD

1967 Gibson ES-330 TD

Loveland, Ohio, 451**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$6595

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1950 Gibson ES-175 Sunburst Jazz Archtop Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case

1950 Gibson ES-175 Sunburst Jazz Archtop Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case

Harrisonville, Missouri, 647**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$6995

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1950 Gibson ES-175 Sunburst Jazz Archtop Electric Guitar with Hardshell Case
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Cranston, Rhode Island, 029**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Carbondale, Illinois, 629**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Farmingdale, New York, 117**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$4199

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Cheyenne, Wyoming, 820**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$9300

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1968 Gibson ES-330 Custom No F Holes Sunburst

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Seattle, Washington, 981**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$13509

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1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean

1965 Gretsch Chet Atkins TennesseanThe Gretsch Chet Atkins Tennessean, or model 6119 was Gretsch's best selling hollow body of the 1960s. This wonderfully faded example from 1965 was originally Dark Cherry Red, but has turned a mid-orange brown. The original color, however, can be seen underneath the pickup surrounds. 1965 specs: maple body, two-piece neck, Brazilian rosewood fretboard and Hi-Lo 'Tron single coil pickups. Nickel plated Gretsch Bigsby tailpiece.

1965 Gretsch 'For the Spectacular Sound of the Times' guitar and amp catalog

1965 Gretsch catalogThe 1965 Gretsch catalog, or catalog #32, featured 10 hollow body electric guitars, including the newly launched Gretsch Viking; four solid body electrics, including the Astro Jet - making it's only catalog appearance; just one bass, the single pickup PX6070; nine acoustics and 12 tube amplifiers. Pride of place went to the Chet Atkins Country Gentleman that adorned both the front and back covers. 24 pages, six of which are in full color.

Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret ends

Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret endsLoose frets are especially problematic in certain old guitars, but are generally very easy to fix. You'll be amazed at the difference you can make with just a few tools, a bit of knowledge, and a little time. Fixing loose frets can eliminate fret buzz, remove sharp fret ends, and greatly improve the tone of any guitar. If your luthier bill will be greater than the value of your guitar, definitely time to have a go yourself!

1966 Hagstrom 'worlds fastest playing neck' catalog (Merson USA)

1966 Hagstrom guitar catalogHagstrom guitars were distributed in the mid-1960s United States by Merson of USA. This eight page 'worlds fastest playing neck' catalog, printed in two-colors contained six solid body electrics, three solid body basses, two electric acoustic guitars, two electric acoustic basses and five acoustics.

1965 Hofner President

1965 Hofner PresidentThe President was produced by Hofner in Bubenreuth, Germany, specifically for Selmer, who distributed the brand in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other commonwealth nations. The President was a hollow body electric acoustic, available as a full body or thinline, and with blonde or brunette finish. It was a great playing guitar that sold fairly well in the second half of the 1950s, throughout the 1960s, and into the very early 1970s. The example shown here is a full-body depth guitar in blonde - and as a 1965 guitar, one of the last to feature the rounded Venetian cutaway. From late 1965 until 1972, the President sported a sharp Florentine cut. Naturally, such an electric acoustic suggests jazz and blues, but many of the original British Hofner President players were part of the rock 'n roll, skiffle and beat scenes of the late 50s and early 60s.

1963 1964 Fender catalog

Fender 1963 catalogue"The Choice of Professional and Student Musicians Everywhere" This eight page catalogue was included as an insert in the 1963 annual "school music" issue of Downbeat magazine (September 1963). As well as keyboards and pedal steels, this catalog contains seven guitars, three basses and ten amplifiers - from student guitars such as the Musicmaster and Duotone to professional models like the new Jaguar.