Gibson ES-335TDC 1965 Cherry Wide 1 11/16" nut
by Gibson
$15,500.00No sales tax for customers outside California.
This 1965 Gibson ES-335 is a stunner with strong cherry color and very little wear. It is a transitional model that has the wider 1 11/16" nut that players look for while bearing mostly chrome hardware with the exception of the nickel ABR-1 bridge. Later 1965 examples have a 1 9/16" nut and all chrome hardware.
This is a fantastic piece. It is pretty light for a 335 at just over 8 pounds, 1 ounce. It plays superbly and sounds so, so good.
The only change is a possible refret. I first thought that perhaps someone just dressed the fret ends, taking out some of the binding nibs as there are signs of the application of a file on the edges of the fretboard here and there. Closer inspection did reveal some fretboard pullout around a couple of the higher frets.
That said, everything else is original and in perfect working order. The truss rod was checked as well - there is room for future neck relief adjustment.
Our guy, Tim, was able to set the guitar up with killer, low action with the 10-46 strings we applied.
A highly collectable and useable axe that comes with an original hardshell case that shows more wear than the guitar.
- Color: Cherry
- Weight: 8lbs 1.2ozs
- Top: Maple
- Body: Maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: See Pictures
- Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood
- Inlays: Mother Of Pearl Blocks
- Frets: Original
- Fret count: 22
- Nut: Original
- Nut width: 1 11/16"
- Scale: 24 3/4"
- Radius: 10"
- Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.810"
- Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.965"
- Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
- Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 5/64"
- Total length: 41 1/4"
- Lower bout: 16 1/16"
- Waist: 9 5/16"
- Upper bout: 11 3/16"
- Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 3/4"
- String gauge: .010-.046"
- Hardware Color: Nickel
- Bridge Pickup/Brand: Gibson
- Bridge Pickup Reading: 6.73k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Neck Pickup/Brand: Gibson
- Neck Pickup Reading: 8.62k
- Pickup Original?: Yes
- Pickguard: Original
- Bridge: Original
- Tuners: Original
- Switch: Original
- Pots/Codes: Original
- Case: Original
- Notes:
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