1972 Gibson ES-325 Vintage Semi-Hollow Guitar Walnut, Near-Mint w/ Mini Humbuckers, Case

Up for sale, a 1972 Gibson ES-325 in showroom-clean condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Representing a fascinating and relatively short-lived chapter in Gibson’s ES line, the 325 was produced from 1972-79. This first year example boasts a unique feature set, very much of its era and unlike any other ES guitar, with a pair of mini humbuckers, harmonica bridge, maple neck, semi-hollow maple body, one-ply black control plate and pickguard, and gloss Walnut finish framed on both sides by multi-ply black binding.

The semi-hollow construction delivers a bold acoustic response with tons of natural resonance, paired with the treble cut inherent to maple as a tonewood. The mini humbuckers are at once detailed, sweet, and smooth, with a focused snarl at the bridge and a broad, warm response at the neck, threading the needle between humbuckers and single coils with a true “best of both worlds” tone. This ES-325 weighs 7lbs 1oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple (three-piece)
-Shape: Slender-to-chunky C, measuring .785” 1st fret, .985” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled/crowned, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-6
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 9/16”
-Tuners: Gibson Deluxe double-line strip
-Serialization: Six-digit stamp dates to ’72

Body Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Pickups: Mini humbucker x2
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
-Harness: Untouched solder, CTS pots date to the 15th week of ‘72
-Hardware: “Harmonica” bridge, parallelogram trapeze tailpiece, “Gibson”-engraved pickup covers (chrome-plated)
-Plastics: One-ply control plate and pickguard (modern replica), witch hat knobs

The gloss Walnut nitro lacquer finish is framed on top and back by multi-ply black binding, exhibiting vertical lacquer checking, with virtually no wear beyond very faint buckle rash central to the back. The smooth nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

An Epiphone-branded hardshell case is included.