1953 Gibson ETG-150 Hollowbody Electric Tenor Guitar

This beaut has a ridiculously fast neck and perfectly-suits the GDAE (octave mandolin) tuning I have it in at the moment. It's also in overall good shape, but as you'd expect for its age, it has a few bumps and scrapes.

Because the P90 pickup is closer to a "middle" position at this scale length, it's got both a warm/jazzy neck-tone vibe but also a bit more snap and clarity than, say, a "normal" ES-125-style guitar. Also, per the construction for the time, the P90 is a bit more body-sensitive and microphonic compared to later ones. If you play loud and driven right next to your amp, you may want to think about that as it will feedback in that situation. For jazz and rockabilly and blues and whatnot a little ways from the amp? Zero worries...

Repairs included: seam repairs, patch to small broken area in side (where jack used to be), moved jack to endpin jack mount, fret level/dress, setup, adjustments.

Weight: 4 lbs 11 oz

Scale length: 22 3/4"

Nut width: 1 1/8"

Neck shape: slim C

Board radius: flat

Body width: 16"

Body depth: 3 1/4".+ arching

Body wood: ply spruce over ply maple, solid maple sides

Bridge: adjustable rosewood

Fretboard: rosewood

Neck wood: mahogany

Pickups: 1x original P90

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: 40w, 30w, 16, 12 for GDAE tuning

Truss rod: adjustable

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: medium

Condition notes: it has replacement tuners (and a replacement truss cover?) and I've moved the jack from the side to the endpin area so it's structurally a lot more stable. The guitar is actually in really good shape overall for its age (though it has the usual minor scratches, nicks, dings, and weather-checking here and there), though it does have a patched area on the lower-bout-treble-side where the jack used to go (that's pictured). There's about 1 1/2" rectangular bit of fill in that area and then a whole bunch of small drill-holes that have been filled. When this came in it had a giant aluminum plate screwed in that area -- it looked hilarious. There's also a little finish disturbance near the heel.

It comes with: sorry, no case.