Gibson experts, is this normal?

Brize

Looks par for the course to me. You can always tell a fake because the Chinese manage to get the tuners properly aligned.

Adey

Could the original screw have been sheared off by over tightening at some point and so the tuners got re-fixed wherever the new screw could be made to fit? I've come across that on one or two of my previous guitars

RonnieHotdogs

https://reverb.com/item/33951372-2014-gibson-es-335-usa  - everything else seems ok ?

DB1

stickyfiddle said:

Ok, Memphis didn't always run exactly in line with the main Nashville factory so entirely possible it's fine. That 335 on gbase looks right so I wouldn't be too worried.

In fact, I found a pic of my old ES-330. Definitely real - 2018 model year, made in Memphis. Bought new from Coda in mid-2018.

As long as the guitar in question is a Memphis-made guitar (basically most semis) then you're fine.

I have exactly the same model (that's the limited edition cherry, isn't it?) with the same markings (serial number slightly different, obviously) so it looks OK on that score.

Teacherphil

Mine hasn't got the dots but had a minetune on it. Any wonky tuners are my fault.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/17hP9G5hHGcs2kQx8

Philly_Q

Alex2678 said:

https://www.gbase.com/gear/byid/6706450?feed=newest_replay-guitar-exchange

That looks more like you'd expect.  Serial number fonts etc are all the same.  Tuners are pretty straight.  And presumably it's the exact same model.

Adey

Have you checked for shared off screws?

stephen.wood125

^^ What Adey said.

RonnieHotdogs

Answer from seller " could just be the photo angle as they're as per Gibsons' usual position " 
Not replying 

RaymondLin

It's likely that someone removed it and put something else on and they tried to put the original back and ended up with this.

skunkwerx

RonnieHotdogs said:

Answer from seller " could just be the photo angle as they're as per Gibsons' usual position " 
Not replying 

Have you bought it already? 

Got any more pics of the rest of it?

Alex2678

Don’t reckon that’s the photo angle, they don’t look parallel to each other, never mind the headstock

mbe

DulcetJones said:

How does it look from a straight on front view?

Does it say Gibson or Gisbon? 

RonnieHotdogs

skunkwerx said:

RonnieHotdogs said:

Answer from seller " could just be the photo angle as they're as per Gibsons' usual position " 
Not replying 

Have you bought it already? 

Got any more pics of the rest of it?

No, I was slightly tempted, then the tuners put me off, but just window shopping and making conversation, the link to the ad is above with more pics. 

RonnieHotdogs

 "Gibsons' usual position"