Gibson ES-120T 1966 - Sunburst

The Gibson ES-120T was the an economical hollow-body guitar the company offered in the 1960s, during the boom of experimentation on new guitar models. It is a thin (1 3/4" at the rim) fully hollow, non-cutaway f-hole guitar with one single coil pickup mounted in a large hollow molded plastic pickguard that also carries the controls and jack. This pickup is the same small-coil unit used in the Melody Maker series, but offers a bit more depth to the sound when used on a hollow-body instrument.

Typical features for the period including the adjustable rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece, capped gold knobs and Kluson Deluxe strip tuners. The modular construction (using a pre-wired electronics unit dropped onto the body) allowed this guitar to be built to a relatively low price, but still uphold Gibson's usual standards so is a super friendly guitar to play. The neck is slim with the later '60s 1 9/16" skinnier nut width.

This guitar is in surprisingly good condition with moderate playwear, typical Gibson finish checking, but no major trauma or issues to report. The single coil Gibson pickup is a unique sound and lends some versatility to the instrument. Comes with chipboard case.