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[Blues Dues]

I am all proud of myself because I learned something today that I never knew. I'll pose the question here. Honor system. No checking at Google University.

Gibson has made many "ES" series guitars since about 1936, including the ES-5, ES-150, ES-335, etc.

Here's the question: For ten points, what does "ES" stand for?



RCE

[rickc]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Electric series?

[Blues Dues]

Sept 28, 2009 17:59:13 GMT -5 rickc said:

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say Electric series?

BONK! Wrong answer.

[rickc]

Ya since we only get one guess, I googled. Kind of surprising the answer.

[tim]

Here's the question: For ten points, what does "ES" stand for?

I'll go for 5 points because I DO know without googling. VG magazine had an Michael Wright article on them several years ago.

I will say that "E" does stand for electric, though.

figuring "TD" out is worth the other 5.

[Blues Dues]

Sept 28, 2009 21:37:59 GMT -5 tim said:

Here's the question: For ten points, what does "ES" stand for?

I'll go for 5 points because I DO know without googling. VG magazine had an Michael Wright article on them several years ago.

I will say that "E" does stand for electric, though.

figuring "TD" out is worth the other 5.

Ok. Now that some matters are taken care of, the "ES" in the Gibson models originally stood for "Electric Spanish".

Now, for the bonus round. What did the "150" designation on the original Gibson ES-150 represent?

Tic toc, tic, toc

Blues Dues

[rickc]

Bet you paid a bit more than THAT! for it ;D

[Blues Dues]

Oct 2, 2009 4:58:13 GMT -5 rickc said:

Bet you paid a bit more than THAT! for it ;D

When new, the $150 included an amp and cable.

Blues Dues