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  1. Yep I was aware that pot shafts can be brittle I took the chance and paid the price. All done now though I replaced it with a like for like Gibson stamped pot. The whole split shaft thing is somewhat confusing though isn't it? I mean what purpose is there in having a split shaft on a pot other than to slightly adjust the fit of a control knob? Non-split shaft pots tend to have a slight flattened surface on the shaft so that you can secure a control knob in place with a small Allen screw through the side of the knob. I'm sure the original intension of these split pots was to allow adjustment of fit.... Bit naughty that whoever make the knobs for Gibson make them from chocolate imho. I have managed to adjust plenty of pots shafts in this manner on strats, teles's.
  2. Yes, I already knew that.... I attempted to open the shaft with this in mind but as you said they just fall apart 😞 Have done the old masking tapre around the shaft as well as PTFE tape etc... I just wanted to get it a little tighter without adding tape or anything else 😞
  3. Thanks for that, yes I did the same search and found the correct pot in the end.... I was sure the shafts were un-knurled for some crazy reason but I was wrong... New pot on it's way should be with me today...... Then the fun will begin! Not looking forward to pulling the Pot out of the 'F' hole. I'm thinking I'm probably going to need to drop all four pots to get enough slack on the one I need to unsolder and replace 😕
  4. Hey Guys hope its ok to jump in here.... I have a 2007 ES-339 sunburst... When I stuck the serial number into a decoder oinline it says the guitar was made in Nashville, TN I read in this thread someone saying Gibson only made one ES-339 in Nashville the rest were made in Memphis. Gibson caused confusion as the Memphis plant doesn't have a custom shop yet those guitars for some time still had a 'Custom shop logo' on the rear of the neck.... My guitar is nice, light weight, feels / plays amazing... I only just got it p/x'd a 2016 ES-335 for it. I had a different 339 a few years back and it didn't feel like this one, not even close..... Am I getting duff info online with decoders or did they make the early 2007 ES-339's in Nashville? I also recently watched a tour of the factory with Andertons Music store and they were making ES-339's in that Nashville factory, again that was fairly recent. I'm sure the guy doing the tour showed them the heated press which they bought back in the 1940's from the furniture industry. He says it's what they used to form the front and backs of all ES guitars. He goes as far as to say that this very machine press was the same machine used to create all of the ES range over the years including guitars owned by people like Clapton, BB King, Alvin Lee, Larry Carlton etc.... By the way, I work in the music industry I'm the GM of a UK distributor (we have no connection to Gibson) I say this as I'm under no false pretences that 'my guitar' is something extra special or out of the ordinary. I have seen the inner working of the MI since joining this firm back in 1999, so I know about the spin and BS and I don't subscribe to it for one moment. Another aspect that stands out for me is the binding and the neck are level no shrinkage which is all too often the case with most Gibsons after a relatively short period of ownership, this guitar is 16 years old supposedly. I have continued to dig...... The serial on my ES-339 is 5 digit starting ws CS75###. According to the decoder on Zing Instruments it's state : Year = 2007 Plant = Bozeman, MT (Acoustic) / Nashville, TN (Electric) Model = Custom Shop According to AuthorityGuitar.com it states: It has been said the CS ES models start off being built in Memphis. Bodies are then sent to Nashville for completion. (How did I see the famous press in the Nashville plant during Andertons and other peoples tours arghhh 🙂 example 'CS104260' CS= Custom Shop, 1=Year (Last digit of the year, 2011?), 0=Location (0=Nashville, 5=Memphis), 4260= Production Rank Based on the second site the guitar was made in Memphis 🙂 as my serial starts CS75### Ultimately it's doesn't matter, I love the guitar I'm just being a fan boy and wanting to know more about my guitars production, it changes nothing for me either way.
  5. Hi All, I got hold of a 2007 ES-339 over the weekend, that was the first year of production apparently..... I noticed that the one volume knob was a little loose, I took the knob off and tried to open the splined shaft a little to get it to grip the knob better and sadly it snapped the post or shaft with virtually no pressure. I'm trying to work out what POT is needs as the shaft was brass and not knurled, completely smooth which is making me thing it is possibly a 500k CTS pot... Anyone know for sure? Cheers in advance
  6. Hi Ian, It's on the table at £1,425 GBP I have decided against it as there are just too many question marks over the frets - Scarily it's still on Reverb for sale and described as being in 'Excellent' condition.... Where it does appear so on first view - There is excessive fret wear especially considering it's only 4 year old. I pity the poor soul who buys it and ends up having to pay out for a stone / fret dress in absolutely no time. Without making any bad blood I have advised that the seller add to the listing that there is quite heavy fret wear, if they don't they are likley to see it get returned for credit......... they appear to have done nothing. Cheers Paul
  7. What does everyone think of this one - https://reverb.com/uk/item/22621509-es-339-memphis-sunburst-2016 Having just expeirenced some bad luck on the Cherry 339, I'm being very careful. I can't tell if the guita in the link above has been re-fretted? It also looks like the frets go to the end of the finger board as opposed to being crowned by the binding........ Maybe this is correct? Or maybe I'm just being paranoid and my eyes are decieving me.
  8. Thanks for the words of encouragment, They are both very very nice guitars........ Although I do tend to prefer the slightly more plain looking models, having said that I do appreciate the difference in solid woods as opposed to laminate, also the cost difference which can be massively more. 😕 I've already got a Fender strat that cost me well over 4K so I'm not against expensive guitars although that strat is very plain on the eye, just comes down to personal taste I guess.
  9. It's all gone majorly wrong guys and I'm absolutely gutted! When I bought the guitar I noticed the neck had a little too much relief I thought nothing of it, as it played very well and looked well cared for, I figured I'd just adjust it when I got home. I discovered that the truss rod was actually adjusted all the way up or tightened as far as it would go and yet there was still a little too much reilef in the neck. I took the string tension off and left it over night, this morning when I got up there was still relief in the neck! You would expect with it adjusted up so far that without string tension that you would see serious back bow. The guy said he hadn't played the guitar for quite some time and that was the reason for selling it, he felt it was a waste to have sat in the case unplayed, I suspect that the rather large silica gel bag placed in the case had completely dried out the wood and caused the neck to warp, or perhaps that it had been kept somewhere with too dry a humidity. Although I'm 2000% gutted the guy was kind and decent enough to take the guitar back and refund me my money. I just thought to update you all as it almost feels therapeutic to share this with like minded people. So so gutted, I hardly slept a wink last night what for worry. Do I look for another or just forget the idea, of course this is probably a one off case of bad luck but I'm so paranoid now that I'm almost too scared to look for another example. Cheers
  10. Thanks to everyone that gave me such great advice, especially @clayvilleit's massively appreciated. I actually bought an ES-339 this evening from someone local, by fate it appeared for sale and was literally 30 minutes down the road from me! The guitar was originally bought in 2013, I got a deal that I just couldn't ignore! She's called 'Marian' according to the previous owner, after his late mother. Model - ES339ARDNH1 It came with the original Gibson pre-pack checklist and the black tolex covered certificate wallet and of course the original case. Picture doesn't do the finish justice Cheers Guys
  11. Hi All, I'm new here although I'm not new to gear, I also work in the music industry and have played for many years. I 've been drooling over the smaller Gibson 339 for a while, my questions relate to the various variants of this model that I have come across, I can see a few different types which has me scratching my head. I'm traditionally more of a Fender man if I'm honest. I'm looking at one guitar which is a 2015 custom shop with dot inlays, vintage Kluson machine heads, custom shop logo on rear of headstock......... The second guitar is 2016 and has block inlays and Grover machine heads, it doesn't have the custom shop logo on the rear of the neck volute. ( I have read that these are not bespoke 'custom shop' guitars they are just produced in a different factory which make the ES range of guitars in the USA) I'm also awar e of the far more expensive variant with flame book matched tops etc... and the bespoke customer order guitars that come from the real custom shop. Of the two I'm looking at would one be considered more desirable over the other? There doesn't seem to be much in the way of detailed product history for this model. (I prefer the darker fingerboard on the 2016 model) Cheers in advance to anyone that reads this and helps shine some light. Paul (Gremlyng)
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