This guitar is truly a classic beauty and a true piece of art. This guitar seldom left the house; never played in a gig, was played mostly in my smoke-free, climate-controlled home, and this guitar spent most of its life in the case. The guitar has only a few very minor surface scratches which would be expected from normal use. There are two small dimples on the lower left front of the guitar (smaller than a pencil head eraser), the paint/finish is not broken. I need to emphasize that these are so minor that it is difficult to get them to show properly in a photo but I want to be fully transparent. Don’t miss this one. From the Gibson Website. 1963 ES-335 Block Reissue The original dot neck ES-335 had already set the guitar world alight for half a decade with its powerful blend of archtop finesse and solidbody power by the time the block neck came along in 1963, but the first major renovation of the design marked a major milestone in Gibson history nonetheless. Two new refinements, represented here in the Gibson Custom Shops 1963 ES-335 Block Reissue, took the seminal semi-hollow guitar to new heights of popularity, and sales spiked as a result. The first alteration was cosmetic: Gibson replaced the ES-335 fingerboards dot inlays with blocks, which both eased visibility and added an extra touch of class. The second was a change in playing feel: the guitars neck was given the fast, slim profile that was standard for Gibson in the 60s, and popular with players of all genres. The result was the guitar that Eric Clapton, for one, used to power up blues-rock with the supergroup Cream, and which took the ES-335 in general to new heights of popularity. The ES-335s design and construction, revolutionary for its day, gave it a best of both worlds appeal that suited it to any imaginable genre of music, from jazz to rock, blues to country. The 1963 ES-335 Block Reissue accurately retains the original construction, with the solid maple center block for superb sustain and resistance to feedback, and arched laminated maple top, back, and sides for added hollowbody-like warmth. The glued-in quarter-sawn mahogany neck with long tenon has a one-piece rosewood fingerboard with a 12 radius and a width of 1 11/16 at the nut, along with classic 24 ¾ Gibson scale length. In addition to these details, the newly revamped 1963 ES-335 Block Reissue also benefits from elements of the Gibson Custom 20th Anniversary Specifications being introduced for 2013. These include double ring Kluson Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide glue neck fit, a period-correct Historic Truss Rod assembly with no tubing, a more accurate body and fingerboard binding color, and period-correct Aniline dye for the neck of guitars finished in Faded Cherry. The result is a block-neck ES-335 that is more true to the original of 1963 in look, feel, and tone than ever before. A period-correct hardware set that includes an ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge and lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece completes the 63 specs, and adds to the 1963 ES-335 Block Reissues considerable sonic bite through a pair of Burstbucker humbucking pickups, which yield everything from rich vocal-like tones in the neck position, to impressive sting and grind in the bridge, to round, funky tones in between. PLEASE NOTE: The Description from the Gibson Website is for the 2013 model and is provided for an overall description of the guitar. The guitar for sale is a 2008 model. The item “Gibson Custom 1963 ES-335 Block Reissue 2008 Electric Guitar Custom Shop” is in sale since Tuesday, February 21, 2017. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Electric Guitars”. The seller is “guitar461″ and is located in Grasonville, Maryland. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Model Year: 2008
- Items Included: Case
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Body Type: Semi-Hollow
- Brand: Gibson
- Model: 1963 ES-335 Block Reissue
- Body Material: Maple
- Dexterity: Right-Handed
- String Configuration: 6 String
- MPN: HS35P0VSNH1
- Series: Gibson Custom