An Absolutely Mint 1959 ES-335TD.

1958 Gibson ES-335TD.

One of the very last of just 267 Sunburst ES-335TDs (shipped in mid December 1958) but with all the specs of a '59. This fifty-year-old beauty weighs just 8.00 lbs. and with a nice, fat nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Laminated maple body with maple central block. One-piece mahogany neck with a wonderful medium-to-thick typical early '59 neck profile, bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Two "double-black" PAF humbucker pickups with black plastic surrounds and outputs of 7.78k and 7.67k. ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic non-retainer bridge with metal saddles and separate stud tailpiece. This two-owner example with that oh so perfect '59 neck profile is in absolutely mint condition with the exception that the tuner-tips (which had crystalized) have been replaced with 'Uncle Lou' premium tips. A spectacular example with a lightly flamed maple top in mint (9.50) condition. Quite simply the best we have ever seen. Housed in the original Gibson four-latch brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (9.25).