The Gibson 175 - Its History And Its Players
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Publication Date: 25/09/2007
Debuting in 1949 and in continuous production ever since, The ES-175 is one of the most versatile and famous guitars in music history. The first Gibson electric will feature a Florentine cutaway, the ES-175 was also one of the first Electric Spanish guitars to be fitted with PAF humbuckers and is prized for its playability, craftsmanship and full rich tone. The list of players who have utilized the ES-175's distinctive sound reads like a who's who of historic and contemporary jazz, rock, blues and fusion, players such as: Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Joe Diorio, Toots Thielmans, West Montgomery, Pat Martino, Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts, Jimmy Raney, blues great BB King, progressive rock musician Steve Howe and fusion pioneer Pat Metheny.Scotty Moore played an ES-295, essentially a dual P90 equipped, all gold ES175 on the Sun Sessions with Elvis Presley. Written by noted author/guitarist Adrian Ingram. The contents include: the complete history of the 175, The Players, A beautiful ES-175 colour gallery, Chronology, Shipping Totals and more. This book is a must for every guitar player and enthusiast or collector.
- ISBN:
- 9781574242232
- 9781574242232
- Category:
- Guitar
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 25-09-2007
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Centerstream Publishing
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 86
- Dimensions (mm):
- 290x230x6mm
- Weight:
- 0.3kg
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