Thinline

Heritage Prospect Thinline Burnt Amber, 2014

On September 30, 2023 /

Heritage guitars, including the Heritage Prospect thinline archtop electric, are built at the historic Gibson plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan. These are very well made instruments, with a high level of consistent quality. The Heritage Prospect is based on the classic thinline semi-hollow archtop design pioneered in 1958 by Gibson with the ES-335.

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Gibson ES Les Paul Light Burst, 2014

On September 16, 2023 /

Coming from the now shuttered Memphis plant in 2014, the Gibson ES Les Paul combined classic Les Paul aesthetics with the immensely successful thinline ES concept. Along with the plant, this model has, as such, been discontinued by Gibson’s new management. The new ES-235 is perhaps its replacement in this class. Here we’re looking at a very, clean Gibson ES Les Paul sporting a Light Burst finish. There is very little wear of any type, to the frets, fingerboard, finish or plating.

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Gibson ES-350T Thinline Short Scale Sunburst, 1962

On September 15, 2023 /

The Gibson ES-350T (or ES-350TD to the early 1960s) is a thin-bodied, single cutaway fully hollow archtop electric built from 1955 to 1963 with a 23.5 inch scale length, and from 1977 to 1993 with a 25.5 inch scale. It started as the full-bodied, single-cutaway, 25.5 inch scale length single P-90 ES-350 Premiere in 1947. These full bodied ES-350 models were used by a number of top artists in the 1950s, most notably Chuck Berry.

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Hayman 2020 Thinline Electric Sunburst, 1973

On September 5, 2023 /

The Hayman 2020 was a distinctively English design from James Ormston Burns and Bob Pearson built from 1970 to 1974 for Dallas Music Industries with the actual construction done by Shergold in London. This Hayman 2020 was built during the first half of 1973 in London, England by the Shergold company under contract to Dallas. This is a semi-hollow, bolt on neck design with distinctive shapes and features.

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Reverend Rocco Bugeye Thinline Electric, 2002- No Longer Available

On August 21, 2023 /

The Reverend Rocco was one of Joe Naylor’s first designs around 1996 and this 2002 model is seen with the Bugeye metal top finish. Built in Warren, Michigan during 2002, this example is in very good, clean condition with only light wear. Fairly unusually for Reverend Rocco models, this one is equipped with the Reverend Fulcrum tremolo; apparently this unit was installed to only 65 models.

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Gibson ES-137 Silver Top Thinline Archtop, 2002

On August 15, 2023 /

This is a very nice condition and unusual early Gibson ES-137 Silver Top model dating to March 29, 2002 at Memphis Tennessee; this model was built from 2002 to 2015. The Gibson ES-137 was launched in 2002 and combines the looks of the ES-175 and the performance practicalities of the ES-335 lineup. The body shape is very much like the ES-175, but the body is a thinline style with a solid center block.

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Thinline

Heritage Prospect Thinline Burnt Amber, 2014

Gibson ES Les Paul Light Burst, 2014

Gibson ES-350T Thinline Short Scale Sunburst, 1962

Hayman 2020 Thinline Electric Sunburst, 1973

Reverend Rocco Bugeye Thinline Electric, 2002- No Longer Available

Gibson ES-137 Silver Top Thinline Archtop, 2002

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