Gibson EH = "Electric Hawaiian"?

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Gibson EH = "Electric Hawaiian"?

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I just learned that Gibson ES (e.g. ES-175) stands for "Electric Spanish" guitar.

So I'm assuming the Gibson EH (e.g EH-185) stands for "Electric Hawaiian"?

I might be the last one here to have this epiphany (that is, if my epiphany is correct).
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I always thought that was the case.
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Down the rabbit hole:

ETB-150
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ERB-150 (regular?)
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EPB-150 (plectrum banjo)
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EM-150
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ETG-150
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Post by Dave Mudgett »

Yes - ES stands for Electric Spanish, and EH stands for Electric Hawaiian. EB is Electric Bass, EM is Electric Mandolin, EMS is Doubleneck Electric Mandolin/Guitar, ETG is Electric Tenor Guitar. And so on. There's even ETB for Electric Tenor Banjo.

I see Joe posted while I was typing.
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electric banjo

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I never knew there was an electric banjo like that! Cool, in a weird way.
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Joe A. Roberts wrote:Down the rabbit hole
some beautiful instruments there
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Re: electric banjo

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Joseph Lazo wrote:I never knew there was an electric banjo like that! Cool, in a weird way.
In a serendipitous moment a couple of years ago, I found myself in the house of a couple that had an electric 5 string. It had been in a closet for years but I was able to tune it up. He didn't have an all, but I did get to play around on it for a few minutes.

They're different...
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