Guitar Story
Guitar Story
Model · Gibson
A Gibson archtop, introduced 1936[1], made until 1956. Built on the Gibson USA line.
First ES-150 shipped late 1936 and stayed in production until 1956 per The Twelfth Fret (S345, dealer page, secondary). Wikipedia's infobox implies 1957 (community); 1956 vs 1957 unresolved. Production paused during WWII (1942-46) per the research notes, not yet sourced. A late-1970s ES-150DC is a different model.
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The eras of the Gibson USA line in the years this model was made. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.
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