Gibson ES-355 1961, Cherry

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Specs


Instrument	Hollow and Semi-Hollow Body
Brand	Gibson
Model	ES-355
Finish	Cherry
SKU	GE2255-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1961
Body Material	Maple Ply
Finish Material	Gloss Nitrocellulose
Neck/Fingerboard	Mahogany / Ebony
Radius	9.5"
Weight	7.8 Lbs
Tuners	Grover
Scale Length	24.75"
Nut Width	1.649"
Neck Profile	Thin C
Neck Thickness	1st-0.812" 12th-0.873"
Electronics	Original PAF's, Replaced pots, 2 Vol 2 Tone 3 Way Switch, 6 Way Varitone, re-wired mono
Pickup Impedance	Neck - 7.0k Bridge 7.4k
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	N
Case	Late 60's HSC Lifton (Black with purple interior)
Modifications/Repairs	added stoptail and tailpiece, previous bigsby, both PAF pickups rewound on the screw coils, replaced pickguard and bracket, rewired mono, replaced pots, shimmed nut, replacement early 60s ABR-1, touchup to ding in back of neck, replacement reflector knobs

Description

Here is a classic 1961 ES-355! It has been modified a bit with an added stopbar tailpiece, previous Bigsby holes, a refret, shimmed nut, replaced knobs/potentiometers, rewound outer coils of its PAF pickups, and a replaced pickguard. It plays great and its PAFs sound clear with plenty of bite! The guitar has play wear throughout giving it a very comfortable and broken-in feel.

Includes late 60s hard shell Lifton case.

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