Description
Vintage Gibson ES-335 Dot in Vintage Sunburst finish made in 1987 with Original Hard Shell Case. This guitar features a semi-hollow double bound maple back&sides body with a maple top, mahogany neck and bound rosewood fingerboard. Equipped with a Gibson 490R in the neck position and a Gibson 498T in the bridge position. Controlled by 2-volume, 2-tone knobs and a 3-way toggle switch. The 24.75″ scale length neck has pearloid dot inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets with a slim taper neck profile. The hardware is comprised of Grover rotomatic tuning machines, a bone nut, a Tune-O-Matic bridge, and black speed knobs with a 5-ply black/white pickguard.
This Guitar is in overall excellent condition for it’s age, it has a few light marks on its body and head stock and a hairline finish split on its bottom horn front (see Pics)
Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 10-46 strings and includes original hard shell case.
Specs
- Make: Gibson
- Model: ES-335 Dot
- Year: 1987
- Finish: Vintage Sunburst
- Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
- Country: USA
- Serial #: 81497569
- Condition: Excellent
- Weight: 8lbs 13.5oz
- Body Type: Semi-Hollow
- Body Wood: Laminated Maple back and sides
- Top Wood: Maple Top
- Body Binding: Double Bound Cream
- Scale Length: 24.75″
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Neck Wood: Mahogany
- Neck Binding: Cream
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
- Finger Board: Rosewood
- Neck Radius: 12″
- Neck Profile: Slim Taper
- Inlays: Pearloid Dot
- Nut Width: 1 11/16″
- Nut: Bone
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Pickup Config: HH
- Neck Pickup: Gibson. 490R (7.26k)
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson 498T (11.8k )
- Pickguard: 5-Ply Black/White
- Pots: 2-Volume, 2-Tone
- Switch: 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Pot Date Codes: R 1378720
- Hardware: Nickel
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Bean Heads
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Knobs: Top Hat Reflector
- String Gauge: 10-46
- Case: Original Hard Shell Case
Condition
- Overall Condition: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Body Back: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Body Front: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Fretboard: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Fret Life: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Neck: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Headstock Front: ✯✯✯✯☆
- Headstock Back: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Pickups: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Bridge: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Tailpiece: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Knobs: ✯✯✯✯✯
- Hardware: ✯✯✯✯✯
