Vintage Content - 2 from Kalamazoo

[JO'C]

Last month I participated in an IRS Seizure auction in NJ of about 80 guitars and 30 amps. I was really interested in 3 1966 guitars and a 2008 LP Supreme. Remarkably I was the winning bidder on all of them and all went for less than my max bid. I also lost out on quite a few others, mostly high end Taylors and some vintage Guilds. On the amp front I landed a 1968 Fender Bandmaster Reverb head in mint condition, an Orange AD50 Custom Shop head and and Orange 4x12 cab. it's my new stack. I use an A/B footswitch to change between the heads. It's a fantastic setup. I haven't even looked at my other amps since I got it. The big cab pushes out tremendous lows. The only drawback is that it weighs 105lb so it won't be going out to any gigs. Anyhow here they are:

 

First up is a 1966 ES-335 TD, all original in great shape for a 50 year old guitar. Plays and sounds like a dream. I have a 2008 Larry Carlton 335 that is based on a 1968 and they are very similar.

 

 

 

 

No buckle rash. Neck is smooth and fast with no dings.

 

 

Very slight finish checking, barely noticeable.

 

 

Fretboard and inlays are just fine. Plenty of life left in frets.

 

 

 

Next up is a 1966 ES-335 TDC 12 string. This thing is mint. No buckle rash, no dings or major scratches. No fret wear at all but then again, who hammers on a 12 string? Plays and sounds great but it took a little getting used to with all those strings crammed into the 1 9/16" neck width at the nut. Open chords can be a challenge. Further up the neck it widens out and is a lot better. All original except for the mini Schallers. The original Kluson strips came in the case.

 

 

 

 

[SmokeyGhost]

Neat! Congratulations and enjoy.

 

Have to say it took me a little while to get what an IRS Seizure auction was. Living in Oz it isn't a term with which I am familiar.

[charlie brown]

OHHH, that brings back pleasant memories! I had a cherry 1966 335-12 string, in 1969! Loved it!

But, traded it in, on a '66 SG Custom, about a year later. I've often wished I'd have just bought

the SG outright, and kept the 335-12! But, "C'est La Vie!"

 

Nice guitar, both...Congratulations!

 

CB

[JO'C]

That's so cool. I was feeling old because the 1966 guitars were 8 years younger than me and now they are considered vintage. I didn't but my first decent electric until '75. 41 years later I get my first 12 string.

 

Check out my part 2 for the rest of the story. I maxed out on the # of pics allowed.

[PelhamBlueFire]

Wow, never knew they made a 12-string 335. Awesome stuff. As for the neck-width, you get used to it. At first, I struggled a bit with this on my EDS-1275, but I adjusted eventually. And you will, too.