tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post113258119113229928..comments2024-03-07T09:25:29.898-08:00Comments on Vintage Guitars: Gibson Es 5 GuitarAdriana T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10231162163469599827noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-60386389496979768122012-07-23T17:15:51.511-07:002012-07-23T17:15:51.511-07:00i have a friend who has his dad's es5a . it ha...i have a friend who has his dad's es5a . it has two id numbers # A-4216 and 216811 . can you tell me what year this guitar was built ?. His dad was a famous country music singer and song writer he's not sure what the value would beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-81738523994579439442012-01-04T07:35:50.608-08:002012-01-04T07:35:50.608-08:00I have a 1996 Custom Shop Switchmaster which I bou...I have a 1996 Custom Shop Switchmaster which I bought from a Gibson Specialist.I did not go to him to buy a Switchmaster but having played different models, the Switchmaster was the one he rcommended me to go for.<br />How right he was.I have other Gibson Guitars,a Rickenbacker a Fender Stratocaster and a Yamaha Accoustic.I can make the Switchmaster sound like any of them.I have a friend who is aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-42914888301571757052011-12-28T13:16:58.527-08:002011-12-28T13:16:58.527-08:00I own a 1951 ES5, I bought from a guy in Liverpool...I own a 1951 ES5, I bought from a guy in Liverpool in 2008 for nearly 5000 Euro. I love it and play merely jazz on it. I like the shape and playability of the neck and the clean vintage sound of the P90's. It is also nice to 'compose' the sound using the 3 individual potmeters of the 3 mics. The overall volume is best controled with a footpedal. I use the tone pot wide open, if not, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-19628585025989793692010-08-28T08:18:37.756-07:002010-08-28T08:18:37.756-07:00Greetings,
I have a 1958 ES5, and it looks to be ...Greetings,<br /> I have a 1958 ES5, and it looks to be the finest guitar Gibson ever made? The workmanship cannot even be duplicated today at any cost. I play rock with mine, live. The guitar is directly from the guitar Gods. Makes lesser Gibson's seem like entry level beginner's stuff. It sounds 10x better than my 59 burst, which is worth 10x more. On the surface that doesn't make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-17679105051325321782010-08-18T20:19:50.360-07:002010-08-18T20:19:50.360-07:00I have a 1957 Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster, blonde, in...I have a 1957 Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster, blonde, in mint condition. It was originally purchased by a man named Gene Ammons who told me he played with Bob Crosby and the Bobcats and a little with Woodie Herman. He took this guitar to Germany when he played in a military band during the war.<br /><br />I bought it from him when I was 16 (in 1986) for $2k. When I wrecked my mother's car in 1988 IShane Perrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-83773538596561876892010-02-22T17:17:07.097-08:002010-02-22T17:17:07.097-08:00cashforyouritems.net in Boston buys and sells guit...cashforyouritems.net in Boston buys and sells guitars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-63020553508225497462009-05-10T11:22:00.000-07:002009-05-10T11:22:00.000-07:00I have 2 1959 swithchmasters - one with trapeze an...I have 2 1959 swithchmasters - one with trapeze and one with a bixby that was originally owned by Jon Paris of Jonathan winters band. You can look him up on the web under Jon Paris and can see the 59 es5 that I now own. In fact, there are photos of him playing with the late Les Paul in concert. Anyway, you are right. These are way undervalued. The PAF's parted out have more value than the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18307542.post-21719220036301334382007-06-06T10:06:00.000-07:002007-06-06T10:06:00.000-07:00The 57-61 Switchmasters are such underpriced guita...The 57-61 Switchmasters are such underpriced guitars. I have a couple of beauts - a 59 and a 61 (both have x3 PAF pickups). These give great blues and jazz sounds.<BR/><BR/>Switchmaster guitars are exceptionally rare too. They only made 33 blondes in 1959 alone. I do hope one day that archtops get the collectible recognition they deserve, rather than continue experiencing this on-going and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com