Irish girl 0 Report post Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) Looking for information on a gibson1960 ES335 blond original guitar I am thinking to sell mine , and idea on sale value and dealers thanks Edited August 8, 2020 by Irish girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdgm 858 Report post Posted August 9, 2020 Need more info and pics if possible. What condition is it in? Is this an original made in 1960 guitar or a reissue? What does the label inside look like and what does it say? Does it have dot inlays or block inlays on the fretboard? Uploading pics; use an image hosting site and paste links from there into your posts. Imgur, Postimage and you can even do it from Fbk I believe. Good luck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irish girl 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2020 Thanks for your response, yes it's original my dad bought it new in 1960, it has never been damaged or tampered with, all part are original also has the gibson case , the condition is good has a mark from the arm it was a working guitar would need some tlc, I will try to upload some photos, thanks again Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdgm 858 Report post Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) I don't know what country you are in, but this should be worth a substantial amount of money anywhere. Here is one for sale in Switzerland - the price is a bit high! https://reverb.com/item/28602345-1960-gibson-es-335td-stinger-natural-blonde Even if the asking price on this is double what it should be, well..... Get an appraisal/valuation. This will cost money but will be well worth it. If you are in USA contact Norman's Rare Guitars https://www.normansrareguitars.com/ Or Gruhn Guitars https://guitars.com/ Or Archtop.com (your guitar is strictly speaking not an archtop but I'm sure that wouldn't matter) https://www.archtop.com/ Best wishes. Edited August 9, 2020 by jdgm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Irish girl 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2020 I am from Ireland, thank you for your help, greatly appreciated Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobouz 225 Report post Posted August 9, 2020 Gruhn Guitars is one of the most respected names in the business, and does appraisals (for a fee) if you send detailed photos. Remember that their appraisal will reflect what they would sell the instrument for if it were for sale in their store. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHenry 355 Report post Posted August 11, 2020 Irish Girl, I think it may be worth your while e-mailing this chap and asking his opinion: http://www.es-335.org/ (He knows a lot about those guitars) and yes as Jdgm has already pointed out this guitar is worth a lot of money. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thornev 9 Report post Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) A dealer who specializes in early Gibson ES335/345/355 is OK Guitars in Connecticut USA. (Oh I see he's already been mentioned) http://www.es-335.org/ I've bought from him. Very knowledgeable. Edited August 25, 2020 by thornev Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
