FS: All original 1967 Gibson ES335(SOLD pending )

jakeolly

 Beautiful Gibson 1967 ES335 all original ( including case and key!) Good frets, just a little lacquer cracking but nothing you can feel. A couple of small pieces of lacquer off shown in a photo but all the rest intact and not moving  Played acoustically it sounds loud and feels great . Plug it in and it got all the classic 335 tones. Not going to list what is original, its ALL original!.( except the case handle,) All switches and pots are clean and silent, tuners work fine, 40mm. nut perfect and neck angle as it should be, original reflector knobs and I just took the pickups out to photograph and i reckon its the first time the surround screws had been touched . Yes that is the original key in its envelope.
Reason for selling? Guilt really,  I don’t play it often( or well)enough to be the rightful custodian. I really hope someone on here buys it and i don't have to resort to Reverb or worse .
Just off J30 of the M1 Nice amps and tea and biscuits await serious buyers. But please no tyre kickers 

The ( crazy) market suggests around £8k, but I’ll settle for £6,500 Not posting but happy to pack and be here  for courier if you arrange. 

spark240

Very nice….

jakeolly

Thanks Spark much obliged 

jakeolly

Post weekend bump 

PaulButt

Good lord

selexis

This is absolutely stunning!

jakeolly

Thanks chaps. 

Any interest ?

scarry67

As old as me but in rather better condition…

hyperben

Great price!

Ossyrocks

Lovely.

Can I ask how you date it to ‘67? Because the crown inlay position and the reflector knobs tell me ‘66. Do you know any of the pot codes? I understand if not, they are a pain to see. 

Lovely guitar once more.

Rob

Ossyrocks

@hyperben agreed

tomajoha

Ossyrocks said:

Lovely.

Can I ask how you date it to ‘67? Because the crown inlay position and the reflector knobs tell me ‘66. Do you know any of the pot codes? I understand if not, they are a pain to see. 

Lovely guitar once more.

Rob

I’m guessing off the serial which puts it as a 68, but as we know serials we’re reused at this time. Interestingly the f holes don’t look the enlarged edges ones that came in 68 but it’s hard to compare as I’m on my iPhone. A 68 would also have a bit more meat to the neck than a 67 albeit still with the narrow nut.

jimmyguitar

Ossyrocks said:

Lovely.

Can I ask how you date it to ‘67? Because the crown inlay position and the reflector knobs tell me ‘66. Do you know any of the pot codes? I understand if not, they are a pain to see. 

Lovely guitar once more.

Rob

Wide bevel guard as well, I think you’re right

tomajoha

tomajoha said:

Ossyrocks said:

Lovely.

Can I ask how you date it to ‘67? Because the crown inlay position and the reflector knobs tell me ‘66. Do you know any of the pot codes? I understand if not, they are a pain to see. 

Lovely guitar once more.

Rob

I’m guessing off the serial which puts it as a 68, but as we know serials we’re reused at this time. Interestingly the f holes don’t look the enlarged edges ones that came in 68 but it’s hard to compare as I’m on my iPhone. A 68 would also have a bit more meat to the neck than a 67 albeit still with the narrow nut.

What am I talking about serial number puts it at 67 not 68, and yes does seem to have 66 features.

Apologies I must have been smoking something last night

minus 100 wis

Ossyrocks

The serial number is still probably the least reliable method of accurately dating the guitar though. As you say, features are everything and that crown inlay and those knobs (assuming they are original) point to '66.

Please would somebody buy this! 

jakeolly

Thanks everybody. Great place to learn stuff here

jakeolly

Sunday bump 

jakeolly

Thursday bump