1958 Gibson ES-335 Sunburst

Early 1958 ES-335. The early ones are rather different than the later ones. No neck binding, very shallow neck angle and thinner top. This adds up to a more lively, resonant 335. I make of point of buying thin tops whenever I can. Sealed PAFs. All original including the low profile ABR-1 bridge. I would suggest installing a shaved full height ABR-1 to save the original. They almost always collapse. Even the tuner tips are original (unusual for an early 335-they tend to shrink and turn to dust. Some minor stress checking around the jack which is also typical of early 335's but no cracks (also typical). Even the body shape is slightly different than the later 58's and all the 335's that followed. These are very cool guitars. Original brown wth pink inside case.