Came across a vintage Gibson of all places a local Pawn Shop
They showed it in stock last week but was told it was being held till Friday
SO, I go by 1st thing Saturday & it is gone from the stock & again was being held but not telling me so
Fast forward to Tuesday & I stop in & am then told it will be held only till 7:00pm at close, so I hang out till closing
Now I am being told it will have to be priced which it was last week @ $1000, which I had in my pocket the whole time
Found it by searching their inventory & find lots of Guns & Guitars this way below current market value
My two Gibsons currently are Les Paul Studio Lite M-III & The Hawk
These IMO are not VINTAGE but after doing some research on this Walnut ES-335 TDW with Serial # 894293 seems to be a 1967 Walnut ES335
It has the orange sticker within the F Hole, is not marked Made in USA & has no volute
It is in fairly good shape for being 55 years old
I am going back there in the morning for the 4th time on this guitar alone with $1000 CASH
I took my youngest son with me last Friday & they let him plug it up & give it a five-minute inspection through an amp, He's 31 BTW
Everything looks right as far as wear & condition + parts etc., the case isn't original but is also vintage = 40+ years old & fits but isn't a hard case, not Gibson Gear
The Guitar seems to have that Majic Mojo that only comes from being played for decades
It needs a setup & a new set of .010"s, it also has the nylon saddles in the bridge + Kluson tuners & the trapeze tailpiece
I would like to remove the truss rod cover & one of the pickups but am not sure I will be let to do so???
I was born in 1966 BTW & this could be the oldest guitar I have ever bought
IS THIS GUITAR WORTH $1000???
NO Photos YET!
I found a few online like it but there are always some differences
It appears 100% Original with no modifications
More to Come Tomorrow unless I get another story & I may just let the deal drop because of them wasting my time
GaryS.