Lewligan Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Hi everyone, This is my first post on the Gibson forum! I have always been a lover of everything Gibson related, and I've owned my fair share of Gibson guitars over the years. I've been a long time reader of the forums, but I've never actually posted. I usually find all the answers I'm looking for just by reading over other people's threads. However, this time I felt I needed to seek advice from some of you more knowledgeable folk Anyway... I have a 1980 Gibson ES-335 here. It's a beautiful guitar!! My question is... is this an ES-335 "PRO"? The serial number dates it to January 9th, 1980 - built at the Kalamazoo Plant. (Production number: 122) I got it pretty cheap, and the guy who I bought it off told me it was definitely a PRO. However, it doesn't have "Pro" written on the truss rod cover like others I have seen..? This may have just been replaced with a plain black one by a previous owner? Also, I have seen another 1980 Pro with a different bridge/tailpiece. I have seen guitars listed as "ES-335 Pro" that look pretty much identical to mine (apart from the pickups) - same bridge & same plain black truss rod cover that mine has. Yet others are listed as "Pro" and differ to mine - you can understand my confusion...? The pickups have been swapped for Bare Knuckle Mules. (Is the 3 piece neck a clue...?) Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance - Lew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hi Lew, you may get a better response to your question, from people who know if you post it in the Gibson Custom - Custom Shop ES and archtop guitars section of the forum. Regards, Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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