DESCRIPTION:
The official designation for this guitar is Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Gold but it is only ‘Plain’ in the sense that Gibson doesn’t focus on using figured woods when they’re going to paint a solid colour.
This version of the classic ES-335 was built for only a short time, and this example is in excellent condition with vanishingly small levels of wear. Like other versions, the body is Maple laminate with a Maple center block, the neck Mahogany with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The hardware is Nickel plated, and includes '57 Classic pickups, Grover Roto-Matic tuners, and a tune-o-matic / stop tailpiece set.The single-layer pickguard and pickup mounting rings are creme plastic.
The groundbeaking ES-335 and its upmarket cousins were very successful from their 1958 introduction. The addition of the solid center block to a thinner archtop body combines the full round tone of an archtop with the brightness, bite, sustain and feedback resistance of a solidbody. The design has proven to be extremely versatile, with only minor changes through its life.
The gold finish on this guitar was new for the ES-335. It’s been seen a couple of times previously – in the 1952 to 1959 ES-295, and on the short-lived 1973 Les Paul Signature. Of course, it’s also seen on the classic Les Paul Goldtop. It’s close to the 1969 Ford Freudian Gilt offering applied to some Mustangs and Mavericks, but with perhaps a bit more red. This is really a great looking guitar – and definitely has both show and go!
The original brown 'Made in Canada' hard shell case is included, and contains the Certificate of Authenticity booklet and cards.
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DETAILS:
- Instrument Model: ES-335 Dot Plain Gold
- Instrument Manufacturer: Gibson
- Instrument year: 2013
- Instrument Finish: Bullion Gold
- Instrument Class: Used
- Instrument serial number: 11373721, built during 2013 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- Country of Origin: USA
- Instrument Condition: Excellent
- Right-handed
- CITIES Documentation Required: No
- Case included: Yes
- Case original: Yes
- Case Type: Hard
- Instrument Weight Imperial: 8.58 lbs
- Instrument Weight Metric: 3.9 kgs
- Scale Length Imperial: 24.6 in
- Scale Length Metric: 625mm
- Nut Width Imperial: 1.687 in
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Nut Width Metric: 42.79 mm
- Items in Case: COA booklet, hang tags
- Consignment: Yes
- Product ID: 190022
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