Gibson ES Guitars

Play with a truly versatile electric guitar with an archtop design such as an Gibson ES. Effortlessly create timeless guitar tone with one of Gibson's iconic classics.

The rich, warm ES tone lends itself to everything from jazz swing (Larry Carlton) to modern rock (Dave Grohl).

What does ES stand for? Gibson made a name for themselves selling acoustic guitars, pioneering the archtop design. When they decided to leap into electric guitar territory, they coined the term 'Electric Spanish', shortened to ES - and as they say, the rest is history!

The first instrument to bear this name was the ES-150, a hollow-body instrument with an acoustic shape and a pickup in the neck position. Some of the most popular models include the ES-335, a thinline semi-hollow made famous by players like B.B. King and Chuck Berry, and the ES-339, a smaller-bodied version hailed for it's comfortable playability.