The Gibson Guitar Corporation's ES-150 guitar is generally recognized as the world's first commercially successful Spanish-style electric guitar. The ES stands for Electric Spanish, and it was designated 150 because it cost $150, along with an EH-150 amplifier and a cable. After its introduction in 1936, it immediately became popular in jazz orchestras of the period. Unlike the usual acoustic guitars utilized in jazz, it was loud enough to take a more prominent position in ensembles.

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  • The Gibson Guitar Corporation's ES-150 guitar is generally recognized as the world's first commercially successful Spanish-style electric guitar. The ES stands for Electric Spanish, and it was designated 150 because it cost $150, along with an EH-150 amplifier and a cable. After its introduction in 1936, it immediately became popular in jazz orchestras of the period. Unlike the usual acoustic guitars utilized in jazz, it was loud enough to take a more prominent position in ensembles. Jazz guitarist Eddie Durham is usually credited with making the first electric guitar solo in 1938 with the ES-150. The most important player of the ES-150, however, was Charlie Christian. Because of his popularization of the guitar, the instrument's distinctive single-coil pickup is known by his name. His flowing solos and warm sound revolutionized the jazz guitar and, to this day, influence countless players. Because the instrument was never intended to be played acoustically, there is a notable difference between the ES-150 and other archtop guitars. The inside of the solid spruce top is not carved to follow the contour of the outside, which renders it unsuitable for transforming the strings' energy into sound. This feature minimizes the problematic feedback that plagues amplified guitars that are designed more like acoustic guitars. After WWII, the ES-150 was re-introduced as a 17" hollowbody with the top, back, and sides constructed of laminated maple . The post-war ES-150 was fitted with a P-90 pickup, replacing the original blade or "Charlie Christian" pickup in the neck position. This model was discontinued in the mid-1950s. In the late 1960s, Gibson introduced the ES-150DC, which was a significantly different instrument, despite its similar model number. The ES-150DC was a hollowbody electric guitar with a double-cutaway body similar in appearance to the semi-hollow 335 guitars (except for a greater body thickness). It featured two humbuckers, a rosewood fingerboard with small block inlays, and a master volume knob on the lower cutaway. This model, however, was not particularly popular, and it was discontinued by Gibson in the mid-70s. The ES-150 in its original design, along with the ES-175 and the L5, made up the heart of Gibson's jazz guitar lineup.
  • Die Gibson ES-150 ist ein Gitarrenmodell des US-amerikanischen Herstellers Gibson Guitar Corporation, das von 1936 bis 1956 produziert wurde. Das Modell war bei seiner Markteinführung eine der weltweit ersten Schlaggitarren, die mit einem elektromagnetischen Tonabnehmer ausgestattet waren – für die Klangverstärkung über einen elektrischen Gitarrenverstärker. Durch die damit erzielbaren höheren Spiellautstärken hatte die ES-150 eine Pionierrolle beim Wandel der Bedeutung von Gitarren in Musikgruppen und Orchestern – vom reinen Begleitinstrument zum vollwertigen Soloinstrument. Diese Ausstattung und die Verkaufszahlen machten die ES-150 zum ersten erfolgreich industriell in Serie produzierten Instrument der Gattung, die heute als E-Gitarre bekannt ist.
  • Gibson ES-150 on vuonna 1936 käyttöön otettu ja heti jazzin parissa suosioon noussut Gibsonin sähkökitara.
  • C'est dès 1936 que la firme Gibson introduit dans son catalogue la Gibson ES-150 : ES pour Electric Spanish et 150 parce que vendue à cette époque 150$ avec un amplificateur. Réalisée à partir d'un modèle économique de guitare acoustique de jazz existant, la L-50, Elle fut la toute première guitare électrique à caisse creuse (hollow body) commercialisée. La ES-150 à ses débuts ne fit pas immédiatement l'unanimité parmi les guitaristes. Souvent cantonnés dans les orchestres à un rôle rythmique, ils voyaient là un instrument dont le jeu devait être différent. C'est sans nul doute le jeune guitariste Charlie Christian dont le nom restera associé à cette guitare, qui par son style de jeu nouveau, en fit la meilleure promotion.
  • La Gibson ES (acronimo per Electric Spanish) fu una delle prime chitarre elettriche, cosiddette semiacustiche, prodotte dalla Gibson.
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  • Hollow
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  • Ebony archtop-style bridge adjustable for height
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  • Gibson ES 150 "Charlie Christian"
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  • Sunburst
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  • Set
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  • 1936-1941
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  • One steel magnet blade-type single coil in the neck position
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  • Gibson ES-150
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  • 16" wide, solid spruce archtop, solid maple back and sides
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  • Rosewood with pearl dot inlays, 24-3/4" scale
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  • The Gibson Guitar Corporation's ES-150 guitar is generally recognized as the world's first commercially successful Spanish-style electric guitar. The ES stands for Electric Spanish, and it was designated 150 because it cost $150, along with an EH-150 amplifier and a cable. After its introduction in 1936, it immediately became popular in jazz orchestras of the period. Unlike the usual acoustic guitars utilized in jazz, it was loud enough to take a more prominent position in ensembles.
  • Die Gibson ES-150 ist ein Gitarrenmodell des US-amerikanischen Herstellers Gibson Guitar Corporation, das von 1936 bis 1956 produziert wurde. Das Modell war bei seiner Markteinführung eine der weltweit ersten Schlaggitarren, die mit einem elektromagnetischen Tonabnehmer ausgestattet waren – für die Klangverstärkung über einen elektrischen Gitarrenverstärker.
  • Gibson ES-150 on vuonna 1936 käyttöön otettu ja heti jazzin parissa suosioon noussut Gibsonin sähkökitara.
  • C'est dès 1936 que la firme Gibson introduit dans son catalogue la Gibson ES-150 : ES pour Electric Spanish et 150 parce que vendue à cette époque 150$ avec un amplificateur. Réalisée à partir d'un modèle économique de guitare acoustique de jazz existant, la L-50, Elle fut la toute première guitare électrique à caisse creuse (hollow body) commercialisée. La ES-150 à ses débuts ne fit pas immédiatement l'unanimité parmi les guitaristes.
  • La Gibson ES (acronimo per Electric Spanish) fu una delle prime chitarre elettriche, cosiddette semiacustiche, prodotte dalla Gibson.
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