Hello, I am trying to determine if this is an authentic guitar. I went to my local Authorized Dealer looking for a 2019 Kalamazoo 1962 ES-335 in Sixties cherry and they said that while it is on their official catalogue from Gibson, they never had one and could not find one online.
I next tried to find one on Reverb and found the following guitar:
I can’t seem to find many photos of this guitar online, and the ones that I have found have serial numbers that indicate they were made in 2018. I contacted the seller and he said that’s probably because there were very few of these made in 2019.
I have no idea if this guitar/case are authentic because there are no photos of this guitar on the Gibson website. Admittedly, I also don’t have the best trained eye for these things, so I’m hoping someone in the community might be able to assist.
Is this a real 2019 Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue?
in Gibson Custom
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Hello, I am trying to determine if this is an authentic guitar. I went to my local Authorized Dealer looking for a 2019 Kalamazoo 1962 ES-335 in Sixties cherry and they said that while it is on their official catalogue from Gibson, they never had one and could not find one online.
I next tried to find one on Reverb and found the following guitar:
https://reverb.com/item/30648977-gibson-es-335-kalamazoo-nashville-block-reissue-gloss-2019-60-s-cherry-rare
and this (possibly original owner) on eBay:
http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=273985854934&category=33034&pm=1&ds=0&t=1577374746306&cspheader=1
I can’t seem to find many photos of this guitar online, and the ones that I have found have serial numbers that indicate they were made in 2018. I contacted the seller and he said that’s probably because there were very few of these made in 2019.
I have no idea if this guitar/case are authentic because there are no photos of this guitar on the Gibson website. Admittedly, I also don’t have the best trained eye for these things, so I’m hoping someone in the community might be able to assist.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!