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It came from several Gibson serial number de-coders like this one: https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-gibson_eng.php It was wrong though and ringing up Gibson sorted it. Basically, I was looking at a 335 in a shop that was advertised as 1995 but the serial number proved to be 2005. Fortunately I took a quick photo of the sticker but got only the number, not the 'made in...' bit. I didn't want them to see that I didn't trust them. As it turns out, the kindest thing one could say about the shop is that they are incompetent. There is a harsher interpretation though...

It was! See above.

Thanks, this was the answer! It is standard, figured, 335 from Memphis. As such, it isn't worth what the shop--which had identified it as a 1995--is asking.

Thanks for this. Very peculiar. If it isn't Custom Shop or a re-issue, then I wonder what it is? Did they make some regular 335 Dots in Nashville?

I'm new at this, so let me put it another way. Is there anything at all on the actual guitar to tell me if a Nashville-produced, 2005 ES335 is a reissue? It must have come from the custom shop because ES guitars were produced in Memphis at the time, but there is no 'cs' on the serial number. So... am I right to assume that it is a re-issue and is there any evidence of that on the guitar itself?

Thanks, that's good news. But don't custom shop serial numbers begin with 'cs'? My 2005 ES 335 doesn't, but it ends in 704, which makes it Nashville. Therefore, my guess is that it must be a reissue--is there anything on the guitar that can confirm that?

Hello folks. I'm looking at a 335 dot neck, tobacco burst, figured. According to its serial number it is Feb. 2005, Nashville--but I don't see anything that identifies it as custom shop or a reissue. Would I know if it was either of these? Were they making 'regular,' figured 335s in Nashville in 2005? I should add that the sound and feel are excellent.

Just wondering what the verdict was on this. I'm looking at a 335 dot neck, tobacco burst, figured. According to its serial number it is Feb. 2005, Nashville--but I don't see anything that identifies it as custom shop or a reissue. Would I know if it was either of these? Were they making 'regular,' figured 335s in Nashville in 2005? I should add the the sound and feel are excellent.