1968, all original, nothing swapped.

• 1968: the last year of the one-piece mahogany neck and long tenon
• Original Patent Number T-top humbuckers, Kluson Deluxe tuners and witch-hat knobs
• No cracks, no breaks, no repairs, no refinish
• Set up on our bench: fresh strings, intonated, electronics checked
• Hardshell case included

This is the 335 sound that made the model. The neck pickup is round and vocal without going muddy, the bridge has that laminated-maple snap and bite, and the middle position does the clean, airy chime semi-hollows are famous for. Unplugged it rings and sustains the way a good 335 should.

The neck is a comfortable, medium-round 1968 profile with the narrower 1 9/16" nut Gibson used in the late 60s, which a lot of players find faster than the earlier wide-nut necks. Frets have plenty of life, and it plays in tune up the neck with the original ABR-1 and trapeze.

Plenty of late-60s 335s have changed tuners, swapped pickups, a repaired headstock or a stop-tail conversion. This one is the way it left Kalamazoo. Every photo is this guitar, and we are happy to send more of any area you want to see.

Specs

• Model: Gibson ES-335TD (thinline, double pickup), cherry finish, made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
• Serial: 903359, impressed on the back of the headstock (1968 series)
• Body: laminated maple top, back and sides, solid maple center block, double-cut thinline semi-hollow, bound top and back, f-holes
• Neck: one-piece mahogany, long tenon (last year), 24.75" scale, 1 9/16" nut, 22 frets, bound rosewood fingerboard, small pearloid block inlays
• Headstock: crown inlay, Gibson logo, original Kluson Deluxe double-ring tuners
• Pickups: two Gibson Patent Number humbuckers (T-top era), chrome covers
• Controls: two volume, two tone, 3-way toggle, witch-hat knobs, original harness
• Bridge and tailpiece: ABR-1 Tune-o-matic and trapeze tailpiece, chrome
• Pickguard: short black 5-ply guard with bracket

Condition

Excellent for a 58-year-old guitar, and all original. Light, even finish checking in the lacquer as expected, plus a few small marks that we show in the photos. No cracks, no breaks, no repairs, no refinishing. Hardware, pickups, pots and tuners are all original to the guitar.

What's included

The guitar and a hardshell case.