simon_62 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Just looking for confirmation that this is an ES339 and not a CS339 like the owner thinks it is? cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 It's an ES-339 and the pickups have been changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 No such thing as a CS339. There was a CS336, but that's an entirely different animal. This is, as you suspect, an ES339 and all of them are made in the "Memphis Custom" shop (as opposed to the Nashville Custom Shop or the main production factory known as "Gibson USA"). If you want to have some fun, have the owner point you to some comparable sales prices for the "CS339." Model number ES339AVSNH1 = ES339-Antique Vintage Sunburst - Nickel Hardware - first quality/regular production. By the way the ES339 came with covered humbuckers so somebody swapped them or removed the covers - it's not in original condition. D-oh, just noticed the Duncan logo on the pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon_62 Posted December 16, 2008 Author Share Posted December 16, 2008 cool. forgot to mention hes just had the duncans fitted! dont think hes trying to con me, seems like he genuinely believed its a CS339 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 My certificate looks different. Case candy was a short Custom cord, a few picks, a cloth, wrench, that's about it, eh? My next Gibby (my daughters Studio) didn't even have the wrench. Times are tough. Buy it. Then put some 57 Classics in it...... Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 It's an ES - BUT all ESsss are CSssss these days. The certificate is like mine - that's one of the new ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarJunkie Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 It's an ES - BUT all ESsss are CSssss these days. The certificate is like mine - that's one of the new ones. They've always had the serial number starting with "CS" as they are built in the Custom Shop, but that doesn't affect the model number. They've always been ES-339s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troels Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 They've always had the serial number starting with "CS" as they are built in the Custom Shop' date=' but that doesn't affect the model number. They've always been ES-339s.[/quote'] My point is that ALL thinline semis are build in the Custom Shop... There's no longer such thing as an ES that is not a custom shop Gibson - not anymore - no matter what's in the serial number. So you can say that ES in the modelnumber (for instance ES-335) has not affected the serial-number on anything not being CS-numbers. All thinlines come with CS certificate, custom shop cases, and custom shop case candy (since 2007) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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