The CLEANEST Vintage Gibson ES-335 I've Ever Had (1964)

Check out this crazy clean 1964 Gibson ES-335 that I was privileged to buy from the daughter of its original owner a few weeks ago at the Nashville guitar show! It's exactly what I was looking for since 1964 is one of the best years for the model. It's the same year as the Clapton ES-335, but more important to me is the neck profile. The '64 neck profile is more similar to the '59 profile measuring 0.80" deep at the first fret and 0.96" deep at the 12th fret. It's a few hundredths of an inch slimmer at the first fret than the '59, but exactly the same as many '59s at the 12th fret. To me, it's a perfect feeling neck.

1964 Gibson ES-335 listing here: https://truevintageguitar.com/product...

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As I was fawning over how nice and clean this 1964 Gibson ES-335 had survived, I noticed that the CUSTOM MADE plaque didn't have the typical two small brads on either side. I could tell that it is a vintage correct part and that the Bigsby was the correct model and time period, but the ground wire was going to the pre-drilled stop tail studs instead of to the Bigsby. This leads me to think that this was likely a dealer installed Bigsby tailpiece when new. I added the necessary ground wire exactly the way the Gibson factory would do it. Now the strings are grounded and it's a fantastic playing and sounding example!

There's a lot of love for the PAF sticker pickups Gibson made in the late 1950s and early 1960s, but did you know that the early patent number sticker pickups are exactly the same? Let's test that claim by comparing the sound of this 1964 Gibson ES-335 to a 1961 Gibson ES-355 mono with original PAF pickups. Hear Riggs play both of them at the end.

Link to the 1961Gibson ES-355 here: https://truevintageguitar.com/product...

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