NGD - Don't open if you have an aversion to relics. :)

citizen68

Beauty

CloudNine

Thanks guys!

Definitely like the neck profile. It is a millions miles away from my LP though, which should in theory also have a '59 profile'. The ES is definitely more D, with big shoulders, feels really chunky. The LP is definitely more C, minimal shoulder, doesn't really feel very chunky at all in comparison.

Not sure I have any idea what a 59 profile is any more though. Don't think either of these would have fitted the category of what I thought a 59 profile was in my head. Both great, and it doesn't matter, just saying.

bingefeller

Happy new guitar day.  Looks great.

stuagu

im just a little excited.... ooo ooo mr beasley

lloyd

Very nice, tastefully done relicing. I approve, which will make you sleep better I'm sure!

jeztone2

I actually like that, I don't mind patina, it's the artificial war wounds I find comical.

Philly_Q

I love it!  Looks great.

Was the relic work done at the factory?  The finish checking looks very similar to my LP Junior and Special, but they were independently aged after leaving the hands of Gibson.

CloudNine

@Philly_Q ; Yeah, these are factory aged. Looks pretty decent in my opinion, even under close inspection.

It's the same as this one at Peach. Will see some better pic's there of how the ageing looks, it is pretty much an identical guitar, picked up the same day:

http://www.peachguitars.com/guitars/electric-guitars/semi-acoustic/gibson-custom-1959-es-335-dot-reissue-lightly-aged.htm

Philly_Q

@CloudNine  That one looks excellent too!  Pricey, but I guess that's no surprise.

Here's my Jr.  The ageing really is very similar:

BigBearKris

That is a beauty indeed.

335 GAS engaged? You bet @RMJ

CloudNine

@Philly_Q That is definitely very similar looking ageing. Awesome looking guitar.

Have major GAS for a Jr. Trying to find a way to justify buying a proper vintage one. It would mean selling some guitars that I really don't want to lose though, so will have to wait... Always seems to be plenty of them for sale though, so hopefully the prices won't go through the roof anytime soon.

Philly_Q

Yeah, there always seem to be lots of vintage Juniors around - especially in the USA - and they're still not that much more expensive than a new Gibson Historic.

Of course venturing into the vintage market you get all those questions about refins, repairs, original parts.... but if you just want a guitar which plays and sounds good, they're always there.