Hi all, what is the general view on the 2018 run of limited es-355 and es-335s out of Memphis? (Specifically the sixties cherry versions with bigsbys , links below). They both have rosewood boards unlike the previous 355 reissues that were using rich lite. Same pickups, both appear to use hide glue. Also guessing these were standard production line run and not custom shop since they came out of Memphis...
These come up from time to time on reverb and are usually around 4K+
i’m really interested but it’s hard to buy something like that without playing since it’d be the most I’ve ever spent on a guitar and I’d plan to keep for a long time. Lots of good YouTube reviews for all the reissues in general but you know how that goes.
Has anyone on here played/ owned these models? Do you think they’re worth the $$$?
And does anyone know of future releases that might have an ebony board and bigsy like the classic 355s by chance?
Thanks all!
Links from Gibson:
335: http://legacy.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2018/Memphis/1963-ES-335TDC-Bigsby-Varitone-Limited-Run.aspx
355: http://legacy.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2018/Memphis/ES-355-VOS-w-Bigsby.aspx