As you might have guessed, the original PAF pickups have that unmistakable combination of clarity and depth of tone, with great harmonic content and natural bloom. The all-Maple construction and Ebony fingerboard help retain clarity and snap as well, making it an easy choice in an ensemble or bigger band setting.

The guitar has been very well maintained throughout its life, with just a few small changes to account for. The primary change? A set of Schaller vintage style tuners have been installed, once replacing what appeared to have been another Schaller variant (with offset mounting holes). The bridge had been oriented backwards seemingly some time ago, with no evidence of additional string slots in the original milled saddles. The bridge volume potentiometer is missing the bottom section of its dust shield, but shows undisturbed solder and allowed us to see proper codes to verify that it was original to the instrument.

One unique element of this ES-350 is the fingerboard, which is more in line with a Byrdland of the same era. Both models do share some construction elements, so in theory, this feature isn't bizarre. The work is clean and tight with evidence that suggests it's factory, but whether or not it left the factory like this or went back for an "upgrade" is in question.

Paired with its original brown Lifton hardshell case.

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