Gibson ES-335 Cherry (1959)

There's an unmistakable clarity with the PAFs that is never harsh, and that goes for clean tones through an old Princeton Reverb up to searing gain via an old Marshall or equivalent. It's what makes these guitars so desirable- they're perhaps the closest thing to a swiss army knife as you'll encounter in a vintage Gibson electric.

The guitar is outfitted with a reproduction set of Kluson tuners, with the original single line Klusons tucked away in the case due to button degradation. We identified two replaced bobbin screws on the bridge PAF baseplate, but there appears to be no additional modification to the pickups, and both stickers blacklight properly.

The most obvious sign of the suspected factory refinish work can be linked to the non-original die stamp serial number impressed into the back of the headstock. Interestingly, it reads "A 318224", which has the added '8' for a unknown reason. An oversight on serialization, perhaps? It's not an answer we're privy to, but it doesn't seem to be adding to or detracting from the guitar's tone ;)

If you like the idea of being one of the only players with a Cherry Red '59 335 while saving yourself a chunk of money in the process, we'd like to think your search would end right here.

Paired with original Lifton and Calton ES-335 case. On Consignment.