mjmorris335 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Around the late 70s or early 80s I picked up a Gibson catalogue in a local guitar shop in the UK. I was already in love with the 335 (and it would take me until 1990 to be able to afford one) and I saw a guitar that I just immediately fell in love with. It was a 347 in powder blue. I've seen plenty of VSBs, CSBs, Ebonies, etc., but I've never seen a powder blue one since. Does anybody know if there was an actual run in this colour or was it a one-off? Regards, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I've never seen one or even seen one advertised for sale for whatever that's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmorris335 Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 I was a big Santana fan in those days and I remember scouring catalogues for pictures of the L6S, which I'd seen him playing. But this 347 grabbed me in a way that was, well, visceral really. Never forgotten it. And while I'd love to pick up a '60 or '61 335 Natural before I die, I think a powder blue 347 might be slightly more achievable... Regards, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 I've never seen one, but I suppose it could have been a custom order (or perhaps a refin). Even in the 60's, before the advent of the 347 model, Gibson had used a light blue (named 'frost blue') as a custom color option. Here's an article with more information: https://www.vintageguitar.com/26671/gibson-custom-colors-in-the-1960s/ Also, I tried a web search and found an example (sold a year or two ago) in purple that was advertised as having been a custom order. https://reverb.com/item/11655269-1980-gibson-es-347-td-metallic-purple-custom-ordered-original-finish-gibson-hard-case?gspk=VHJvZ2x5&gsxid=bbDbF7yC61G6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmorris335 Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 Thanks Jim. If it was a custom order, would Gibson have used it in a widely-distributed catalogue, do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 12/4/2019 at 12:50 PM, mjmorris335 said: Thanks Jim. If it was a custom order, would Gibson have used it in a widely-distributed catalogue, do you think? Doesn't seem very likely, to be honest. I wonder whether you might be able to find the image somewhere online. I just tried some searches of vintage catalogs, including those marketed in the UK, and so far no luck. I did find a couple of potential links that looked promising, but the links were dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmorris335 Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 https://www.jazzguitar.be/forum/guitar-amps-gizmos/66231-gibson-guitars-old-catalogs.html I found this which was interesting, but no luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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