One of Just 97 ES-355TDSVs Made in 1963.

One of just ninety-seven ES-355TDSVs made in 1963. This guitar weighs 9.50 lbs. and has a nut width of 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. The body of the guitar is multi-bound on the top (seven-ply) and the back (three-ply). Individual Grover Roto-Matic tuners with tulip-shaped metal buttons. Two 'patent number' humbucker pickups (each with a small rectangular label on the underside "Patent No / 2,737,842") with black surrounds and outputs of 7.52k and 7.37k. Tortoiseshell pickguard with five-layer binding. Four controls (two volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch for pickup selection and six-position Varitone rotary switch for tonal settings, all on lower treble bout. ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic retainer bridge with metal saddles and Gibson Vibrola tailpiece with "walrus-tooth" tip. All hardware gold-plated. This guitar is in exceptionally fine (9.00) condition, with the absolute bare minimum of belt buckle marking on the back. Housed in the original Gibson black hardshell case with five latches and orange plush lining (8.75).