A Near Fine Cherry Gibson ES-335 Dot-Neck.

This 16-inch-wide semi-hollow body guitar, with a solid maple block running lengthwise down the center, weighs just 7.30 lbs. and has a nice fat nut width of just over 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Laminated maple body with single binding on the top and back edges, one-piece mahogany neck with a typical 1960/61 thin profile. Bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 original jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo and pearl crown inlay. Two-layer (black on white) plastic truss-rod cover. Serial number ("21391") impressed into the back of the headstock. Individual single-line Kluson Deluxe tuners with double-ring Keystone plastic buttons and "D-169400 / PATENT NO." stamped on the underside. Oval orange label inside the bass f-hole with the style "ES-335TD" written in black ink and the serial number "21391" stamped in black. Two original 'double-black' "PAF" humbucker pickups with outputs of 7.68k and 7.41k. The solder joints on the pickup covers are untouched and the black rectangular "PAF" label on both pickups are intact. The black plastic pickup rings are stamped on the underside "MR491 / M-69 7" and "MR490 / M-69 8" respectively. Five-layer (black/white/black/white/black) 'short' plastic pickguard with beveled edge. Four controls (two volume, two tone) plus three-way pickup selector switch, all on lower treble bout. Black plastic bell-shaped knobs with white markings and metal tops. ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic non-retainer bridge with metal saddles and original 'Bar-Stud' tailpiece. 

A very nice example of an early ES-335TDC, the cherry red color is rich and vibrant and shows none of the usual fading that one would expect after fifty years. There is some fine finish checking on the body and the back of the neck. There are a few very small surface marks/dings, most noticeably by the jack input and on the lower edge of the body. There is a small 'plug' in the bottom edge strap-pin hole which is only visible when the strap-pin is removed. The original frets show some wear but the guitar plays really well and there is no fret-buzz. We can safely give this incredible sounding and great playing guitar a strong excellent plus (8.75) rating. Housed in its original Gibson five-latch brown hardshell case with pink plush lining (9.00).