"Dot Neck". It only takes two words to describe the historic Gibson semi-hollow electric that - 65 years later - remains one of the most cherished electric guitar designs in history.

The bridge pickup measures a touch over 7.7k and has some amazing clarity and top end power that steps into an almost Telecaster bridge pickup tonality, but fatter sounding. With volume and tone wide open, there's plenty of sizzle and snap, but with a certain authority and power that a single coil pickup can't often match. Manipulating the original Centralab pots provides some highly effective EQing, allowing for a warmer and richer tone that emphasized more of the midrange without the honk. You could conceivably park the tone around 3-5 for your bridge rhythm tone, and crack it wide open for leads, all without touching the volume. Incredibly effective!

The neck pickup...THE NECK PICKUP.

If you've ever heard an original PAF in the neck position, think about that sound, and then multiply it 2...5...10 times. It is absolutely glorious sounding in every way - that fat, hollow tone with amazing note definition, fundamental attack, and that harmonic "bloom" when you dig in. Clean? Amazing. Little bit of dirt? Amazing. Fully gained up? You get the picture. It's a tonal experience so good that it plants itself deep in that guitar sound library in your head and never comes out.

While it's no question that most folks consider the '59 neck profile the Almighty, we'd be remiss if we didn't give credit to this Slim Tapered beauty. Single note lead runs feel effortless on this guitar, for one. We've experienced slimmer necks than this one from this period as well - at around .81" at the first fret, it exhibits some of the C/D shape that provides more comfort for chord work than some of the true D profiles from this period.

The classic Sunburst finish is further highlighted by some really beautiful figuring and ribboning in the Maple. Plain tops tend to be the norm on vintage 335s, so it's always exciting when one comes through with some natural character. The guitar has aged quite gracefully, with lacquer checking throughout along with various small nicks, dings, and scuffs. The original medium jumbo frets retain most of their original height with no need of a refret for the foreseeable future. All hardware is clean and fully functional, and the guitar still has its original white plastic Kluson strap buttons! The original Lifton hardshell is in great shape, too.

We'll let the next owner decide if this 335 qualifies as a "Burst Killer", but we're confident that the moniker suits this '60.