Gibson ES 275

Hootsmon

Anyone tried out the new model 275 yet?

Brize

The one with humbuckers or P-90s?

Hootsmon

HBs Brize my man

Brize

The humbucker versions have been around for a couple of years now - the only downside (for some) is the Richlite board.

The P-90 version, released this year, has a rosewood board.

Hootsmon

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Strangefan

I don't think richlite is a negative in my opinion, I understand the love of rosewood, but realistically it's something that needs to be phased out, like using all common tone woods, don't get me wrong it's bad for us but good for the environment. 

guitars4you

sold them in the past but not played/touched a newer version - just a 175 with P90's and a gold top finish in essence but look cool - rockabilly heaven effectively

ICBM

guitars4you said:

sold them in the past but not played/touched a newer version - just a 175 with P90's and a gold top finish in essence but look cool - rockabilly heaven effectively

That's a 295 .

The 275 is more of a scaled-down Byrdland, although with a normal scale length (I think).

Probably the nicest new Gibson for a very long time.

stickyfiddle

Spent 30 mins with one in Coda a year ago. A marvellous guitar.

guitars4you

ICBM said:

guitars4you said:

sold them in the past but not played/touched a newer version - just a 175 with P90's and a gold top finish in essence but look cool - rockabilly heaven effectively

That's a 295 .

The 275 is more of a scaled-down Byrdland, although with a normal scale length (I think).

Probably the nicest new Gibson for a very long time.

sorry - misread and miss understood and you are correct - and I'm telling my daughter, who is taking exams this year, to read the question first - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brize

Here's the P-90 version:

The_Whisper_Thief

That is lovely!! Phwoar!!

Jimbro66

Brize said:

Here's the P-90 version:

Now, I really really like that It goes straight onto my Christmas list. Dear Santa........

btw: Nice fireplace too

lewism

Brize said:

Here's the P-90 version:

For a modern Gibson, that's lovely - largely because it looks like it's from 1955! I like the old style logo. Are these fully hollow or do they have a centre block?

Basher

Brize said:

The humbucker versions have been around for a couple of years now - the only downside (for some) is the Richlite board.

The P-90 version, released this year, has a rosewood board.

I thought it was the ones with the ES-345 style "split-parallelogram" inlays that had rosewood fingerboards? The ones with the block inlays have richlite in place of the traditional ebony (same with the new ES-355s).

Either way, they look stunning and I'd love to try one. While Gibson have come up with some eccentric new designs in recent years (Dusk Fire Turkey XXX or whatever it was) this one would appear to be a wonderful new design that would appeal to those who love the idea of a hollowbody but find the full depth models a bit daunting (and still want something that works just as well for rock & pop styles). I realise the above model is probably not a million miles from the ES330 but it has the higher neck/body join and floating bridge, as well as humbucker options.

And full marks to @Brize for owning the nicest guitar and fireplace combination I've ever seen. 

Brize

Basher said:

I thought it was the ones with the ES-345 style "split-parallelogram" inlays that had rosewood fingerboards? The ones with the block inlays have richlite in place of the traditional ebony (same with the new ES-355s).

That's right, but I believe all of the block/ebony guitars had buckers whereas the split-parrallellogram/rosewood models have P-90s.

lewism said:

For a modern Gibson, that's lovely - largely because it looks like it's from 1955! I like the old style logo. Are these fully hollow or do they have a centre block?

They're fully hollow.

Jalapeno

ICBM said:

guitars4you said:

sold them in the past but not played/touched a newer version - just a 175 with P90's and a gold top finish in essence but look cool - rockabilly heaven effectively

That's a 295 .

The 275 is more of a scaled-down Byrdland, although with a normal scale length (I think).

That'd be scaled up strictly speaking

(Or did you mean blinged-down ? )

Basher

Brize said:

Basher said:

I thought it was the ones with the ES-345 style "split-parallelogram" inlays that had rosewood fingerboards? The ones with the block inlays have richlite in place of the traditional ebony (same with the new ES-355s).

That's right, but I believe all of the block/ebony guitars had buckers whereas the split-parrallellogram/rosewood models have P-90s.

There was definitely a split-parallelogram/rosewood model with humbuckers. It may have just been the cherry finish only though. I remember as I was massively tempted when they were on offer a while ago:



Either way, they all look like amazing guitars - P90/bucker/burst/cherry/block/parallelogram/rosewood/richlite etc.
I think your P90 would possibly be the pick of the bunch though!

ICBM

Jalapeno said:

ICBM said:

The 275 is more of a scaled-down Byrdland, although with a normal scale length (I think).

That'd be scaled up strictly speaking

(Or did you mean blinged-down ? )

No, scaled-down as in the body is smaller, even though the scale length is normal. (And *also* blinged-down .)

That's the genius of it - by making the body smaller and the scale slightly longer they've achieved a perfect design where the body joint is at the 16th fret, but the bridge is in the right place and everything looks balanced - to the point that it's not instantly obvious that the body *is* that much smaller.

The previous attempt at a 16th-fret joint on a single-cut hollowbody (style - it's actually semi-solid) is the ES135, which because it's a full-size body, should have the joint at the 14th fret - making it at the 16th puts everything an inch too far to the left on the body and makes it feel ungainly and look wrong.

The 275 is possibly the most 'right' looking guitar they've made since the 1960s, in my opinion.

Jalapeno

But the scale IS longer right ? (Brydlands have 23.5" scale length don't they ?)

ICBM

Jalapeno said:

But the scale IS longer right ? (Brydlands have 23.5" scale length don't they ?)

Yes.