Gibson ES-300 Prototype

[Basvarken]

Haven't seen this one before:

https://www.vintageguitar.com/3665/gibson-es-300-prototype/?fbclid=IwAR3MsK17l9eGzr-1Yw2V9LImuX4Jax9SHOiFlcNVASxXc1Q2Xr-mTMCoBVM

[Dave W]

I hadn't heard of it either. Good article, and it shows that later innovations like humbuckers and split coils weren't new at all.

[amptech]

It's something else for sure. But the 300 with the long pickup was a regular production model I think, not just a prototype.
It's well documented in Gibson litterature even down to pickup design features.

But I can see why it didn't set the world on fire, pretty weird (but Gibson-ish in a cute way).

[ilan]

Thanks for sharing. I love old Gibson jazz boxes. I saw pics of this model but never really knew the story behind it.