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BEAUTIFUL Vintage original 1961 Gibson ES-335 PAF’s dot neck + Lifton Case
Estimated price for orientation: 12 995 $
Category: Electric Guitars
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Description Condition: Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Gibson No. of Strings: 6 string MPN: Does Not Apply Sub-Type: Fretted Right-/ Left-Handed: Right-Handed Type: Electric Exact Year: 1961 Size: 4/4 Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
I ship worldwide - please see 'P&P and Payments' section for all shipping rates. Currency of this and all my sales is GBP £ Sterling you cannot purchase in any other currency!!!!Here we have a desirable, dot neck PAF equipped cherry red ES-335 for under £15k... A bit of a bargain, so what gives..? Don't worry there are no breaks or repairs and it is the original finish.This one started life in 1961 as a sideways Vibrola equipped ES-335 with the 'Custom Made' plaque covering the factory fitted stop tail holes. The good thing about this type of early 335 and only this type, is the Vibrola is just attached by 4 small screws around the strap button so when you take off the Vibrola and the plaque to mount a stop tail you do not have any ugly Bigsby holes visible on your lovely top. And this is exactly what has been done.It is a well played and loved guitar bought from the previous keeper of over 27 years (I saw the photo of him playing this when he was pretty young). It has 2 x excellent PAF pickups which have had the covers off then on again. It has dings and various marks all over it, some of which have been locally touched in, including the aforementioned Vibrola holes by the strap button (see pictures) and a couple of small holes where he temporalaly re-located the 'Custom Made' plaque. In addition to this it has had a partial clear coat over spray on the back of the neck to make the wear feel even and it has had a re-fret, in fact probably more than one in it's lifetime.It plays well at the moment, it has just had a setup and the frets have just been polished and there is plenty of life in them. The fingerboard has some rutting but most people will play over that OK. It has the typical 1961 flat, wide (43mm nut width) and slim neck profile.All hardware appears original, even the stop tail which if not original, is a period correct part. No breaks or repairs anywhere which is nice. A decent Lifton brown case with pink lining that the handle has broken off (it is included in the case pocket if you wish to repair it).A very cool guitar that is at a pretty reasonable price - try finding one this cheap that has not had a refin or a neck break...
RARE TO SEE A GUITAR LIKE THIS ON EBAY UK!!!! GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN.Please have a good look at the 20+ high resolution photos I have posted to fully appreciate the cool condition this great guitar is in
Description
| Condition: | Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended. This item may be a floor model or store return that has been used. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Gibson |
| No. of Strings: | 6 string | MPN: | Does Not Apply |
| Sub-Type: | Fretted | Right-/ Left-Handed: | Right-Handed |
| Type: | Electric | Exact Year: | 1961 |
| Size: | 4/4 | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
I ship worldwide - please see 'P&P and Payments' section for all shipping rates. Currency of this and all my sales is GBP £ Sterling you cannot purchase in any other currency!!!!Here we have a desirable, dot neck PAF equipped cherry red ES-335 for under £15k... A bit of a bargain, so what gives..? Don't worry there are no breaks or repairs and it is the original finish.This one started life in 1961 as a sideways Vibrola equipped ES-335 with the 'Custom Made' plaque covering the factory fitted stop tail holes. The good thing about this type of early 335 and only this type, is the Vibrola is just attached by 4 small screws around the strap button so when you take off the Vibrola and the plaque to mount a stop tail you do not have any ugly Bigsby holes visible on your lovely top. And this is exactly what has been done.It is a well played and loved guitar bought from the previous keeper of over 27 years (I saw the photo of him playing this when he was pretty young). It has 2 x excellent PAF pickups which have had the covers off then on again. It has dings and various marks all over it, some of which have been locally touched in, including the aforementioned Vibrola holes by the strap button (see pictures) and a couple of small holes where he temporalaly re-located the 'Custom Made' plaque. In addition to this it has had a partial clear coat over spray on the back of the neck to make the wear feel even and it has had a re-fret, in fact probably more than one in it's lifetime.It plays well at the moment, it has just had a setup and the frets have just been polished and there is plenty of life in them. The fingerboard has some rutting but most people will play over that OK. It has the typical 1961 flat, wide (43mm nut width) and slim neck profile.All hardware appears original, even the stop tail which if not original, is a period correct part. No breaks or repairs anywhere which is nice. A decent Lifton brown case with pink lining that the handle has broken off (it is included in the case pocket if you wish to repair it).A very cool guitar that is at a pretty reasonable price - try finding one this cheap that has not had a refin or a neck break...
RARE TO SEE A GUITAR LIKE THIS ON EBAY UK!!!! GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN.Please have a good look at the 20+ high resolution photos I have posted to fully appreciate the cool condition this great guitar is in
RARE TO SEE A GUITAR LIKE THIS ON EBAY UK!!!! GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN.Please have a good look at the 20+ high resolution photos I have posted to fully appreciate the cool condition this great guitar is in