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However, it didn’t make sense to the buying public, who went-on buying 125s and the 130/135 was discontinued in 1958 after just four years of production. ’56 marked the height of the popularity of the 125 model – remember the cutaways and thinlines weren’t introduced until the 1960s – and it must have made sense to Gibson to offer the ‘student model’ 125 and the upmarket alternative the 130 / 135. To give you an idea of the scarcity of this model, just take a look at the production numbers for 1956: The limited production of Gibson’s ES135 model makes it more interesting from a collector’s point of view. I mean, everyone’s got a 125 jazz box right, but how many people have a 135 or 130? A change to laminated maple bodies (pre-war models had solid spruce tops) was a bit of a downgrade, but it also indicated Gibson’s awareness that traditional acoustic construction was not critical to the performance of an electric guitar. Interestingly, the ES-135 model name was to get used again later in the century, but that’s another story. Gibson began the post-war era by increasing the body sizes of the ES-125 to 16 and the ES-150 to 17. The ES-135 was introduced in 1954 as the ES-130, then renamed the ES-135 in 1956. FOR SALE 1952 Gibson ES 125 arch top hollow body electric guitar.Very good condition. It had a bound neck, trapeze fret inlays and a 5-ply pickguard – fancy indeed! Designed by Gibson president Ted McCarty, factory manager John Huis and their team with input from and endorsement. Up for sale, a 1952 Gibson ES-175 D in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a modern hardshell case. Solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. Yes, it’s a lot like an ES-125 but it cost $10 more back in the day, and was considered the ‘upmarket’ version. Archtop, hollow body electric guitar model that was produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.