Moose2230 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) Hey so I’m brand new here and I literally just acquired a vintage es 335 that I believe is from the 60s but I know nothing about it and would love y’all advice! Help me out please! Edited February 23, 2020 by Moose2230 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sgt. Pepper Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 335's are one of the best electrics Gibson makes. I would rather have one than a LP. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 I am a self taught bass player and can strum a few chords on a guitar. I bought a house and all it’s contents as an investment property and this guitar was inside the house. I plan on selling it but have no clue where to begin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labomba Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Moose2230 said: Hey so I’m brand new here and I literally just acquired a vintage es 335 that I believe is from the 60s but I know nothing about it and would love y’all advice! Help me out please! I’ll give you 500 for it as is. Lol. No seriously start by dusting it off and getting the serial off the back of the headstock. Plug it in see whats working and what isn’t. Any cracks, splits or repairs besides the one volume knob? You could be looking at some serious cash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 11 hours ago, labomba said: I’ll give you 500 for it as is. Lol. No seriously start by dusting it off and getting the serial off the back of the headstock. Plug it in see whats working and what isn’t. Any cracks, splits or repairs besides the one volume knob? You could be looking at some serious cash. Yep I'll go $501. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 (edited) That would be worth at least a few thousand dollars if it's in half way decent shape. My advice is to take it to a good luthier - or guitar shop - and have them clean it up and give you an assessment of the value. Be careful trying to clean it yourself unless you're familiar with Gibson's. They have very fragile finishes. You can tell us the serial number on the back of the headstock and we can tell you the date. Or you can try using the serial number decoder here - https://www.guitardaterproject.org/gibson.aspx Edited February 23, 2020 by badbluesplayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01GT eibach Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said: That would be worth at least a few thousand dollars ... take it to a good luthier - or guitar shop - and have them clean it up and give you an assessment of the value ... Yes, agreed to the above. Also, stress on the "at least" for the valuation. That guitar, assuming nothing wrong with it is worth a lot of money. The case, too, so take care of that also. I would be careful who you take it too, as well -- you need someone who knows what they are doing, and not a 17-year-old working at Guitar Center who is likely just fine with an Ibanez Artcore, but not this ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 The serial number is 853338 and it does NOT have made in the USA stamped on the back of it. The finish looks like it has some cracks in it but not in the wood and there are some defiantly some wear spots of just being played. If y’all would like I can post some more pictures in detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Another update...only the neck pickup seems to be working, wouldn’t be surprised if the wiring is bad in this old thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 On 2/23/2020 at 6:16 PM, Moose2230 said: Another update...only the neck pickup seems to be working, wouldn’t be surprised if the wiring is bad in this old thing. That can be fixed. Almost anything can. Your story is one most of us dream of. I bought a house and there is a 60's Gibson in it. Life must be rough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Haha so I got it evaluated today by some local shops and they both said the pickup problem is just the switch and that the guitar is worth about $5,000 in its current condition! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, Moose2230 said: Haha so I got it evaluated today by some local shops and they both said the pickup problem is just the switch and that the guitar is worth about $5,000 in its current condition! Damn you scored. I would keep it. Every bass player need a guitar just like every guitarist needs a bass. I play guitar but own one bass. You got a nice axe there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 Well on top of the nice guitar I also got two vintage fender amps to go with it! One is a deluxe reverb the other is a super reverb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labomba Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Moose2230 said: Well on top of the nice guitar I also got two vintage fender amps to go with it! One is a deluxe reverb the other is a super reverb You hit the jackpot. 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Moose2230 said: Well on top of the nice guitar I also got two vintage fender amps to go with it! One is a deluxe reverb the other is a super reverb Man you just can do much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Have you checked the garage? Maybe there's a Mustang in there! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 No but there was a beat up Buick haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Can I take you out house hunting with us when we sell our old house? Lol. Darn if you're not really blessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Haha I would be happy to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 10 hours ago, Moose2230 said: No but there was a beat up Buick haha GSX Stage I?? LOL. You never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Black Dog said: GSX Stage I?? LOL. You never know. Grand national would be my wish... FWIW - I bought a 200 yr old farm house, and all i got was 2 dumpsters worth of garbage, and an oz of weed left in the freezer - I feel I came out on top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Dog Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, billroy fineman said: Grand national would be my wish... That was about the best the 80's had to offer (and that's not saying much) but I'll take GM car from the muscle car glory days hands down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO'C Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hi Moose, Great score!! I have a '69 that looks nearly the same except my sunburst is lighter and doesn't go to black. My S/N is 833616 so I'm guessing yours is from around the same time. The problem is that Gibson did some funky things with serial #'s back then. I have a publication at home that gives detailed dates of Gibsons based on serial #'s. Mine fell into a category that could either be '66 or '69. I had to get a date code off one of the pots which turned out to be from '68 so that ruled out '66. Sometime in '66 Gibson changed the nut width from 1 11/16" to 1 9/16". The narrower nut width was used into '69. If it is a '66 with 1 11/16" nut width it will be worth considerably more. A lot of people favor the wider nut width. If it's a '69 $5K might be a stretch. If it's a '66 with a wider nut, $5K will be on the low end of value. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose2230 Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 I will have to check on that, the serial number is 853338, I should get it back from the shop next week and I will let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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