Gibson ES-330 TD 1963 Sunburst. 8.5/10 Very Good Vintage condition.

This ES-330 is an absolute belter of a guitar. Rings like a bell and sounds absolutely fantastic plugged in. A really slinky player too! The guitar is completely original throughout aside a single replaced saddle and a late 60s/early 70’s Gibson Case.

Being a ’64 its the most sought after year and the year Gibson based the limited run of the ’64 ES-330 Historic Memphis Reissues on. The body features the narrower horn contours and a beautiful sunburst finish. There is lacquer checking as you’d expect with only minor wear to the front of the body. There are a few small dings to the back of the body as you would expect with a vintage guitar but nothing major to speak of. There are a few minor dings here and there to the back of the neck and the fretboard has some minor playing divots. The finish is worn as you’d expect with any vintage guitar. See pictures.

There are no breaks, modifications or repairs to the guitar. The only additional holes to report are that of where a Bigsby was previously fitted in its early life. The holes have since been filled and do not detract from the guitar. The original pickups, pots and black beauty capacitors are working well. The guitar retains its original frets and has recently been dressed for the new owner, with plenty of life left. The guitar sounds and plays fantastically across the board as you would expect.

All hardware & electronics are in excellent working order with the nickel hardware still in great shape. The guitar even retains its original tuners and bushings. The binding on the body has yellowed but is all intact, again with no repairs. .

Specs:

– Laminated maple hollow-body with no centre block
– 1-piece mahagony neck
– Rosewood fretboard with block-marker inlays
– Gibson ABR-1 “Tune-o-matic” adjustable bridge
– 2 x 60’s Gibson P90’s. 1 x Original, 1 x later 60s.
– Original electronics, knobs and hardware.
– 6 x Period correct replacement deluxe button tuners.
– Original yellow lined Gibson case. Replaced handle, used condition and is worn but works as it should.

Plugged in the guitar really shines, every tone you could wish for is available with great a response across the board from jazz through to rock n roll this one will do it all! The all original 60s Gibson P90’s pickups have a big rich tone to them and can cover a lot of ground tonally. Acoustically the guitar is very resonant. Nut width: 42 mm. Serial:66931. Weight: 6.2 lbs. One of our favourite sofa guitars ever!

Guitar will be well packed and sent fully insured. Thanks for viewing!

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