Vendor: Gibson

Vintage 1968 Gibson ES335-TD w/ original Aus import case

$12,500
Tax included.

Product Type: Electric Guitars
Vendor: Gibson

Description

Music @ Noosa is proud to offer this Cherry Red 1968 Gibson ES335 for sale . 

It is an absolute dream machine ! Cherry Red finish is vibrant with a couple of marks but nothing bad  . It has some very minor buckle rash on the back as seen in the pictures . The beautifully aged binding is intact and just rounds it out oh so nicely . 

It has it's original Patent number pickups and they sound just wonderful . The bridge pick up has all the bite you want but roll off the tone a bit and it's warm and creamy . The neck pick up also has tone for days . 

It has had a refret and the neck was refinished over the existing nitro with what appears to be "wattyl isolac" which has of course checked over the years which was a very common occurance . It has a very chunky neck which is quite rare for this era of Gibson . It's still a narrow 1-5/8 (40mm nut width) but it is a '58 era neck depth . Who knows? It may have been a custom order at the time . A new Delrin Nut has also been installed .  Tuners have been replaced with Klusen Tulip style and an ABR 1 bridge has been installed . All mods were carried out by Chris Melville and are extremely well done . 

The case is an Original Harry Landis import case . It has a broken handle . 

All in all it is an amazing looking and playing instrument from the golden era of Gibson Guitars .