Johnny Rockit Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I bought a 2003 es-335 today but in looking at the model number on the sticker is says es***335. Is this a different model 335? Pic attatched (I blocked out part of the serial#). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimt Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 How a pic of the rest of the guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skilsaw Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 If I counted correctly, there are 15 models of ES 335 on the GIBSON ES web page. Each model had its own name. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/ES.aspx I would try emailing your picture and question to Gibson directly. I'm sure they will be able to solve the mystery. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 . T=Thinline or thin body, D=Dual pickups . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Rockit Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share Posted December 22, 2014 E-Mail to Gibson came back as a 2000 dot re issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErickC Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 . T=Thinline or thin body, D=Dual pickups . But wouldn't the label say "ES 335TD" in that case? Or has Gibson changed their convention? Or perhaps they allow drinking on the job (which might explain why their guitars have always been so inconsistent...)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 But wouldn't the label say "ES 335TD" in that case? Or has Gibson changed their convention? Or perhaps they allow drinking on the job (which might explain why their guitars have always been so inconsistent...)? That's what you might expect. Although the abbreviations in the model numbers are sometimes difficult to work out. Curiously, looking at the label in the OP, looks like the 5th number is a three to me (01153xxx) - making the guitar a 2003, as JRockit posted. Gibson responding that the guitar is a 2000 is a bit surprising. Apparently a Dot Reissue to boot. I have some notes on model numbers so I took a look. I see that DT is used to indicate dot markers (as opposed to block markers). So there's an ESTD (thinline dual-pup), or ESDT (dot markers). To make matters even more confusing, I also see in my notes: DP for Dot Plain-top and DT for Dot figured-Top (followed with a question mark, so not quite sure on that - but since I made a note, I saw it somewhere). I see the 1963 ES-335 reissue (with block markers) designated as an ES-335TD @Johnny Rockit - If the guitar is a Dot reissue with a figured top then ESDT 335 seems to fit. Does the serial start out 01153xxx ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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