# Gibson ES-140

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Electric guitar model

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Gibson ES-140 Manufacturer Gibson Period 1950–1968 (1950-1957, thinline version: 1956-1968) Construction Body type Hollow Neck joint Set Scale 22.75" Woods Body Maple, Poplar, Maple laminate Neck Mahogany Fretboard Rosewood Hardware Pickup one single-coil P90 Colors available Sunburst, Natural

The **Gibson ES-140** is an [electric guitar](/source/Electric_guitar) manufactured by the [Gibson Guitar Corporation](/source/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation) from 1950 to 1968.[1] The ES-140 was designed to be a student model guitar targeted towards younger players and players with smaller hands.[1] It is 3/4 scale hollow-body guitar with a single pick up. It may be seen as a scaled-down version of the [Gibson ES-175](/source/Gibson_ES-175); like the ES-175 it had an all-laminate construction, which allowed the cost of materials and construction to be kept down, as well as assisting in keeping feedback at higher volumes manageable.

The ES-140T is a thinline version of the full-depth ES-140. In 1956 it replaced the original ES-140.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) Freeth, Nick (2010). [*The illustrated catalog of guitars*](https://archive.org/details/illustratedcatal0000free/page/90/mode/2up?q=ES-140). Internet Archive. Leeds, Eng. : Pepperbox Press. p. 91. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-681-83347-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-681-83347-0).

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