{"product_id":"gibson-1952-es-5-steve-howe-collection","title":"Gibson 1952 ES-5 Steve Howe Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo sales tax for US customers outside California.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Gibson ES-5 was introduced in 1949 as Gibson's top-of-the-line electric archtop and was the first production guitar to feature three pickups. The Steve Howe Collection designation connects this instrument to Yes guitarist Steve Howe, a noted collector and advocate of the ES-5 platform. This example carries the full ES-5 specification: Kluson Waffleback tuners with keystone heads, multi-ply cream double binding with black and white purfling, amber top-hat knobs, a five-potentiometer control layout, and a Gibson rosewood adjustable-height bridge. The three-piece flamed maple and walnut neck is capped with a beautiful Brazilian rosewood fretboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree Gibson P-90 Dogear pickups in a 17-inch fully hollow laminated flamed maple body on a 25.5-inch scale is a combination that produces significant output with a characteristically warm, complex midrange and strong note definition — qualities the ES-5 platform was built to deliver. The neck reads medium C in profile at .870\" at the first fret and .965\" at the tenth, with a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and mother of pearl block inlays. Action is set at 2\/32\" on both the first and sixth strings at the 12th fret with 10-46s. Overall condition is excellent, with original finish in excellent shape and original wiring and solder joints intact. A Certificate of Authenticity is included from the Steve Howe collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body has a professionally repaired crack on the bottom side, visible in the photos. The tailpiece is replaced; the original tailpiece is included. The nut has been replaced (micarta) with a repair noted. The guitar has been refretted; fret condition is excellent. Pickup screws on the neck and middle pickups are non-original; bridge pickup screws are original. The bridge originality is unconfirmed. The case brand is Gibson and condition is excellent, though it is not original to the guitar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautiful piece with gorgeous figuring, and it plays incredibly well too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"product-spec-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eColor: Sunburst\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFinish Original: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFinish Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eOverall Length: 41-3\/4\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Width: 1-5\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eScale Length: 25.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eAction 1st String At 12th Fret: 2\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eAction 6th String At 12th Fret: 2\/32\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Profile: Medium C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Material: 3-piece flamed maple and walnut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eInlay: Mother of Pearl Block\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 1st Fret: .870\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Thickness At 10th Fret: .965\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Repairs: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Finish Original: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Brand And Model: Kluson Waffleback with Keystone heads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuners Original: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eChanges To Headstock For Tuners: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Markings: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTuner Screws Original: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTruss Rod Cover: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Material: Micarta\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNut Original: No\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNut Repairs: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Radius: 12\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Material: Brazilian rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFretboard Repairs: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eFret Repairs: Refret\u003cmeta 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10-1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eUpper Bout: 12-5\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBody Depth\/Thickness: 3-3\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Brand: Gibson rosewood adjustable-height\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eTremolo Or Fixed Bridge: Fixed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Original: Unconfirmed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eBridge Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eSaddle Material: Rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Color: Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Original: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Condition: Excellent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003ePickguard Screws Original: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"product-spec\"\u003eNeck Pickup 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