Gibson ES-330TD 1964 Transparent Cherry w/ original case, Excellent

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The ES-330 is the guitar the ES-335 gets all the attention for — same body dimensions, same thinline double-cutaway design, but fully hollow with P-90s instead of humbuckers and a neck that joins the body at the 16th fret. What that means in practice is a lighter, more acoustically alive guitar with a distinctly airy, open sound that no semi-hollow can fully replicate.

These guitars are so light and comfortable to play, and they're a great couch guitar - you can noodle acoustically and get some good sound out of the guitar when you're just sitting around, practicing or writing.  Plugged in, the P-90s really shine.

The guitar is in excellent condition with full frets, strong/unfaded cherry color, far less than average wear, a straight neck, and the truss rod has room for future neck relief adjustments.  

All the parts on the guitar are original.  There has never been a tuner change - we always look under the tuners to make sure there are no mysterious, hidden holes.  The only change to the guitar is a very small one.  Under the neck pickup's mounting legs, someone removed a touch of wood to allow the pickup to lie a little lower.  I approve of the way the work was done - it is very unobtrusive and responsible - and also it does make it so the two pickups are nicely balanced.

The case is a mid-60s variant that you don't often see, but a make and color that I've gotten with several Gibson and Epiphone guitars from the era.  The handle is a replacement.

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SPECS:

• Color: Red
• Weight: 6lbs 4oz
  
• Top: Maple
• Body: Maple
  
• Body Date/Code: See Pic
• Neck: Mahogany
  
• Neck Profile: C
  
• Fretboard: Rosewood
  
• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block 
  
• Frets: Original
  
• Fret Count: 22
  
• Nut: Original
  
• Nut width: 1-11/16"
  
• Radius: 12"
  
• Scale: 24.75"
  
• Neck thickness at 1st Fret: .822"
• Neck thickness at 12th Fret: 1.078"
• Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
  
• Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
  
• Overall length: 39-11/16"
  
• Lower bout: 16"
  
• Waist: 9-3/16"
  
• Upper bout: 11-7/16"
  
• Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1-3/4"
  
• String gauge: .010-.046"
  
• Hardware Color: Nickel
  
• Pickguard: Original
• Bridge Pickup/Brand: Nickel-covered Dog-ear P-90
• Pickup Reading: 8.39k
• Original?: Yes
• Neck Pickup/Brand: Nickel-covered Dog-ear P-90
• Pickup Reading: 7.57k
• Original?: Yes
  
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
• Tuners: Original
• Knobs: Original
  
• Switch: 3 Way
• Pots/Codes: Original
• Case: OHSC
• Notes: