Gumtree ES-335

HarrySeven

SteveRobinson said:

There appears to have been about a five tons of super glue used for the refret <shocked face emoji>

Obviously a quality item...

HarrySeven

I'm just re-reading the description...and attempting to extract what specifically refers to the item for sale...


"Here from my elite vintage guitar collection a fair condition Gibson ES-335 in Faded red cherry.

The Gibson ES series, named after ES (Electric Spanish) was initially produced in the Kalamazoo plant in Michigan USA. Two models were initially produced, large semi hollow bodied arch top shaped guitars with f-shaped sound holes in the body, 3x2 tuning pegs and stoptail bar or trapezoid tail pieces. Additionally there was a choice of inlays, one with rosewood fretboard and dot inlays.

After 1964 there were block shaped fret board position markers in use resulting in an overall pretty Guitar. 2 powerful paf humbuckers controlled with a 3-way switch controlled the selection of pickup and 2x2 vol and tone regulated the sound output.

Below we see an example or the block marker version. Versions of this guitar have played a prominent role in rock and roll, blues and jazz history. A famous version was used by Eric Clapton, and dubbed the &quot; Beano&quot; due to its association with the first issue of its namesake magazine. Other household name users are Liam Gallagher of Oasis, and more to name but a few. Offers over 5k"


And there you have it.

A £5K+ asking price...summed up in 14 words. Brevity and succinctness at it's best.

Funkfingers

@SteveRobinson In your opinion, is the excess superglue smothering the fingerboard there to hold the new frets in or to backfill the gaping holes left after the original fret tangs were ripped out?

thermionic

Even though it probably isn’t, the headstock looks like a butchered Epiphone.

mart

Phil_aka_Pip said:
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Totally, utterly brilliant

I'd rather like a guitar with that finish ...

You might like it to begin with, until you encounter the infamous baked beano burst.

Funkfingers

Phil_aka_Pip said:

1) What's that horizontal mark on the lower end of the f-hole on the bass side?
2) Has that guitar been wearing a Bigsby or a trapeze tailpiece?
3) What's the white spot at 7 o'clock to the back pickup's tone pot?

1) Dunno. It does seem to be in the wood rather than discolouration of the finish.
2) The less faded areas are from the shadow cast by the trapeze tailpiece that was stock on block inlay 335s. The usual evidence of a one-time Bigsby installation is assorted screw holes in the top and rim.
3) Dunno but it looks about the right size to accommodate a mini DPDT switch.

SteveRobinson

Funkfingers said: 

@SteveRobinson In your opinion, is the excess superglue smothering the fingerboard there to hold the new frets in or to backfill the gaping holes left after the original fret tangs were ripped out?

Could be either!