Having said this, there are a lot worse guitars out there, and as well as being historically important, the 1820 bass can certainly provide the goods when required.
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Twin pickup 125s are by far the most desirable. Over the course of the 70s, the Japanese output improved dramatically, and in many ways these early 70s models are a low point for the brand. There are over 10 versions of the ES-125, and this version, the ES-125D was only made in 1957, and less than 30 were. 1967 Gibson ES-125 D - Cherry Sunburst Archtop- hollow maple body with single cutaway Maple top + back, mahogany sides Round profile 1-piece mahogany neck. Gibson ES-125 TCD/TDC This guitar, from the first year of production is a model ES-125TCD, which Gibson renamed to TDC the following year. These new Epiphones were based on existing Matsumoku guitars, sharing body shapes, and hardware, but the Epiphone line was somewhat upgraded, with inlaid logos and a 2x2 peghead configuration. The Matsumoku factory had been producing guitars for export for some time, but the 1820 bass (alongside a number of guitar models and the 5120 electric acoustic bass) were the first Epiphone models to be made there.
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By the end of the 1960s, a decision had been made to move Epiphone guitar production from the USA (at the Kalamazoo plant where Gibson guitars were made), to Matsumoto in Japan, creating a line of guitars and basses significantly less expensive than the USA-built models (actually less than half the price).