Everything from a raunchy blues growl to the darkest of jazz tones is possible here and it feels very expressive to play. This is a fairly loud guitar with a great deal of presence even without being plugged in, however once you’re amplified, you can hear what all the fuss is about with the classic P-90 sound. The Florentine cutaway allows very comfortable access to upper registers on the fingerboard and chords and single-line soloing are all a treat to play. The single piece mahogany neck is beautifully finished throughout and with plenty of life left in what we believe are the original jumbo frets. The thinline body shape of the ES-125 TDC makes it a very comfortable guitar for both composing on the sofa at home or no-holds-barred live work and it won’t give you the backache some guitars do after an hour or two on stage. The rich smoky sunburst finish and twin P-90 single coils immediately catch your eye upon opening the case and as we discovered, this guitar really does play as good as it looks. The guitar looks sensational with a Bigsby and it just oozes 60’s vintage glamour as a result. Whilst it’s no secret that we have a particular passion here at JGG for Gibson ES-125s, some instruments just stand out from the crowd and this particular guitar really caught our attention with its added Bigsby vibrato tailpiece.
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