Description
What makes this guitar special: A superb player with a minor cosmetic issue making it a very affordable '60s ES-335. A smooth, comfortable neck & pro refret make it a dream to play & the pair of Pat No humbuckers sound absolutely amazing. The walnut finish is still quite strong & vibrant, underscoring its true vintage pedigree. Professionally inspected & set up by the experts at Cream City Music, so it's guaranteed to play like a charm straight out of the case.
Cosmetic Condition: Great shape overall with typical signs of light play wear - various minor nicks, chips, dents & dings; surface scratches & mild finish blemishes. Quite some time ago the original tuners with replaced with Grovers or Schallers & additional holes were added. The previous owner had repro tuners put on the guitar & the additional screw holes filled. The headstock was then refinished to cover the work. There's a superficial crack that runs alongside the treble-side headstock flange which was probably created when the previous tuners were put on the guitar. The refin was done to cover the filling of the holes from the unoriginal tuners.
Neck: Slender profile mahogany neck with nicely aged cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Beautiful, dark rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl block inlays. Professionally refretted with medium-jumbo frets & frets show no wear. Newer repro tuners are in perfect working condition. 1 9/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod is in good working condition.
Body: Double-bound, semi-hollow maple body with dual F-holes. Trapeze tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nylon saddles & chrome hardware. 5-ply black pickguard is in great shape with no cracks, but does show some pick wear. Guitar weighs 7 lbs 13.2 oz.
Pickups: Original Gibson Pat No. humbuckers with black bezels. Bridge - 7.34K ohms; Neck - 7.41K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with black "witch hat" knobs; 3-way toggle switch. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included.
