Thanks for replying... I ordered the ES335 60's Cherry directly from Gibson. My mentor guitarist had purchased a standard Cherry Red ES335 a few years earlier.
His guitar has a uniform red color throughout, so when I saw my new guitar, I thought nothing of it. It had a figured pattern, but NOT the 90-degree pattern that is
shown over and over as "figured." My dear friend at guitar center told me the patterns are all different. But it seems my guitar is a 60's Cherry standard.
I suspect it was designated "figured" to fill some assembly line quota. Paying the extra $400.00 for nothing is really disappointing. This ES335 60's Cherry
was the ONLY thing in my bucket list. I don't want or need anything else. -- again, thanks for replying. -- A.J. -- now "practice, practice, practice."