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Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster



I finally ordered and received my dream guitar from Gibson. Took about 3 months to build and was crafted in Nashville.

Love that beautiful stinky nitro smell and the Vintage Sunburst is stunning. Lots of pics coming soon...

2009 Custom Shop

Serial Number 22539001

Sales blurb from Gibson's website:

...Today’s ES-5 Switchmaster has a high-grade maple top, back and rims and its signature full proportioned body: 17-inches wide, 21-inches long, and 3 3/8-inches deep. Multi-ply white and black binding accents the guitar’s top and back, with single-ply white binding on the f-holes for a distinctive touch. The gold hardware, including an ABR-1 bridge, is also eye catching – especially the artistically designed trapeze-style loop tailpiece. The ES-5 Switchmaster’s neck is high-grade maple and walnut supporting a 20-fret rosewood fingerboard with large pearl block inlays and multi-ply white and black binding. The scale length is 25 1/2-inches with a 1 11/16-inch nut and kidney bean tuners on the headstock. The Switchmaster’s signature electronics starts with three of Gibson’s ’57 Classic humbucking pickups. Three volume and three tone pots and the guitar’s distinctive four-way pickup selector switch complete the package. The ES-5 Switchmaster comes in a Custom Shop case with a custom care kit and certificate of authenticity. And like all the Gibson Custom guitars, the Switchmaster is examined and dressed by one of Gibson’s state-of-the-art Plek machines to ensure that it’s ready for any playing situation when it leaves the factory. It is available in a Vintage Sunburst finish.