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Sage advice. Further, I've tried to sell something on Reverb a few times, for what I'm selling, it just doesn't make sense financially. The fees are crazy. Either I have to eat them or, I have to try to bake them into my asking price plus ask the buyer to pay shipping on top of that. I hate to admit it but, much easier to sell/buy something like a guitar and/or amp on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace. I've done a TON of buying/selling on both over Covid, only one issue.

It's the law. Reverb is collecting the tax on behalf of the buyer and then paying them to the state where the buyer resides. This is the case with ALL law abiding websites. We have Amazon to thank for this.

I've heard from MANY people that 70's 335 were crap. 50/60's were awesome and 80's onward were great.

Is there a definitive way to tell the difference between a 1959 or 1960 330T? Does it really matter??? thanx folks

FWIW, I just traded my 335 that I owned for 39 years for a 330 today. I love the 330 and, after I get over the sellers remorse, I likely will not look back. I vote for not mucking with the 335. Let it go. Get a 330.

FWIW, I traded my beloved 335 today. Exchanged it for a '59 330T. My reasoning was a bit complex but, I hope I can make peace with it.

Brilliant.

Hey Steve. I didn't. Aside from me deciding to keep, for now, I received this from an "authority" on 335s: "Nearly every 76-79 335 I’ve played has been awful. Heavy, poorly constructed and very different than earlier ones. They made some really bad changes in the 70’s. The 81-85’s are much better. I would not make that trade unless you can play it first and you really like it better than the 82. "

Whatever you decide to do. Put it in writing. Identify a beneficiary and leave it with someone or, an estate attorney if you have one (I'd recommend one). You don't want your estate to wind up in probate (even with a will), that's a disaster and worse case scenario. I was going to leave my gear to my only friend with more guitars than me but, he's older than me and not even married, just live in girlfriend. If he died shortly after me, my guitar would go to his girlfriend!

So, this situation actually requires a few different considerations. I ended up deciding to not make the trade. Partly because I think my guitar is awesome and it has sentimental value. However, how long do I need to keep this for? Until I die? Then what? Assuming my wife outlives me, it will ber hers. She has NO idea what's worth or what to do with it. Best case scenario is, she keeps it and it goes to one of my sons. Worse case is, she takes it to goodwill. If my sons get it, they may hold onto it (not sure why, they're not musicians) or try to cash out and spend the money on a big screen TV. So, why wouldn't I consider selling it or trading it now while I can get something different I like just as much or even more? While I've loved my 335 for almost 40 years, I'd like to experience a great ES175 or a '39 Epiphone Archtop or a '50's Martin before I die which lately could be any day now. Who knows? The same thought goes to all my equipment from my expenseive hobbies (stereo, photogaphy, guitars, etc.). Has anyone started to consider what they're going to do with their guitars and when?

I'm contemplating this trade: I own a 1982 335. I am the original owner and nothing's been replaced or repaired. Everything works and it has been played very little (I suck). It's blonde. I have an opportunity to trade for a 1976 335. You know the ones, with the coil split (tap?) switch and trapeze tailpiece, sunburst. It appears to be in similar condition to mine. I haven't played it yet though. I will have an opportunity to do that. If you liked the way it played and sounded, would you make this trade? Curious to know what you think and thank you in advance for taking the time to reply and share.

Thanx for your reply jdgm. Here's closeup of the serial number. Is it possible it's made in Korea? Epiphone serial number check indicates it might be Korea 1976. What do you think? https://photos.app.goo.gl/bnp1ch1Tw9bnhrq28 https://photos.app.goo.gl/tYK71irRuDEp8imh6 Also, why does neck pickup look upside down?? Does it matter??

Better without the pick guard

Weird. They used to be there. It's the blond. Archtop

Wow. Nobody?

I just read this whole thread and there isn't an answer. Why is this such a freakin' mystery?

So, for the life of me, I can't find ANY information on this on the Interweb. Is anyone familiar with these? Including pic with friends for relativity.

Yup, 17". So, we've narrowed it down to pre-1947 due to logo being horizontal (on mine) vs angled (on yours). Thanx much! Curious, what strings have you narrowed it down to?

Ah, good eye. Yes, the tuners were changed to the grover butter bean style tuners. They actually look and work pretty good on this guitar. I hadn't considered the pick card. Any thoughts on why the label would be completely blank? As anyone ever seen this before

I assume it's an L7 (vs L4 or L5)?

Sorry I missed your replies. Here are some images. My guess is it's '45 L7.

So, I have an L7 (I assume it's an L7) that has an internal label w/o any information. It's blank. At first I thought someone, at some point, erased the serial number (something scandalous??) but, it looks like all three lines where someone would have typically written Model, Serial Number, Type are all blank. Anywho, is there another reference on the guitar (maybe internal) that has a serial number so I can date this? Thanx much in advance Wondering in Detroit.

Thanks for all the feedback. So, still hoping to find any information on 1995 J-100* Rosewood. Thanx again for all the great info so far. *Not Xtra.

Sorry, my post was misleading. I believe i DO NOT have a J-100 Xtra. Just the normal J-100 model.