Ah - I love this guitar. It's just come back from a refret and the electrics have been serviced and cleaned. I'm just about to (well, I'm not, I'm just paying for it) embark on a bit of a house renovation project, so I'm anticipating some bills that will make my legs water.
As you've probably gathered, it's a beautiful Gibson ES-350 from 1953, and it plays brilliantly. The honk from the P-90's is straight back to 1952, not that I'm quite that old, and it makes a fantastic jazz, blues and rock and roll guitar, with a later (1960's) Bigsby added to give Gretsches a run for their money.
I only have one pic at the moment, but can take some more if there's any interest - my idea is for it to go off for a commission sale, but I thought I'd give it a couple of days or so on here.
What's right with it? Well, look at it. It's beautiful. It sounds fabulous, it's easy to play, the action's good and it's just been refretted. It's got it's original case, which is worth £350 plus by itself, bizarrely.
What's wrong with it? Well, nothing's WRONG with it. It's had a fretboard shave at some stage, and I suppose that was because years of playing that wore bloody big grooves into the fretboard. It means that the side dot markers are at fretboard height. On the plus side, it makes the neck slightly less chunky, although it's not a bat by any means. It hasn't got a pickguard. That's about it.
If anyone's interested, I can take more pics, but as you might be able to tell, I'm sulking a bit.
Drop me a message if you're interested - I don't really fancy trades due to the aforementioned bastard house costs, although I know it's a big chunk of cash, so you could try me.
I'm asking £5995, which is about £500 less than it will be advertised for on a commission sale, but happy to negotiate privately for Fretboard chums.
Now £5695 to Fretboard chums. Now £5250 this week
In the same vein, here's my 1959 ES-125. It's in glorious condition, with the only oddity being that someone decided to lacquer it some time ago. It's been refretted, I've sold it twice before and bought it back, and would like dibs on it again! It plays just as easily as a modern guitar, although it has a chunky (but not too chunk) '59 neck, as I suppose it would, being from 1959.
£2295 and I'll deliver it or meet up in areas with electricity and running water. North Yorkshire delivery also possible. It has a nice generic case with it. I also have a lovely correct Lifton case as well, by separate negotiation. I don't want to sell the case first, in case (sorry) someone wants the 'guitar/original case' package.
Happy to deliver or meet up, of course, but I'm a bit too fed up to mention the various and seedy meeting areas of dubious morals which I normally delight in listing. Of course, I will though. I was going to take advantage of the eBay offer with this, but I'd prefer it to go to a forum member, so it's just on here for a few days.
PM me if it might be of interest. Or even about the meeting areas. You'll have to bring your own soap though. And shorts.
Call me Dave.
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Before anyone starts, Fred's referring to the guitar. At least I think so......
I am so glad that: 1) I’m not in the county and 2) the 350 has a bigsby…because that saves me the temptation.
ps - you’re asking too little for the 350
I then watch Scotty Moore videos and thankfully the skill levels terrifies me so much that I realise this would be wasted in my bear paws.
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