Rare 1961 ES-355 TD Mono

One of Just 117 Non-Stereo Examples.

One of just one hundred and seven ES-355TD Mono's made in 1961. This guitar weighs just 8.70 lbs. and has a nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Laminated maple body with semi-solid construction and maple central block, one-piece mahogany neck with a medium profile, and bound ebony fretboard with 22 wide jumbo frets and inlaid pearl block position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo and pearl five-piece split-diamond inlay. Two original PAF humbucker pickups with black surrounds and outputs of 7.47k and 8.44k. ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic non-retainer bridge with metal saddles and Gibson 'Sideways Vibrola tailpiece. All hardware gold-plated. There is no fading whatsoever to the deep red cherry color. There is one very tiny area of surface loss on the back of the guitar (3/8 of an inch x 1/8 of an inch), some very fine finish checking, a few small surface marks on the side of the body and two small surface marks / indentations on the back of the neck behind the thirteenth fret. Housed in the original Gibson black hardshell case with four latches and orange plush lining (8.75).