2005 es 335 Dot, Highly Figured, Nashville

[Rshaw49rs]

I have a 2005 335 Dot ReIssue, and according to serial number it was built in early 2005 at the Nashville facility (last 3 digits of s/n 7xx )

but I cannot find any info on figured top 335 Dot out of Nashville.  Is it a standard 335, or any special attributes other than flame ?

Edited September 2, 2020 by Rshaw49rs
correct spelling

[bobouz]

I purchased a new natural finish 2006 figured-top ES-335 made in Memphis, and I do recall that some 335 models had been coming out of Nashville as well.  If I remember correctly, these typically were intended to be more specifically detailed reissues of particular past models, and they were highly regarded.

[Wmachine]

19 hours ago, Rshaw49rs said:

I have a 2005 335 Dot ReIssue, and according to serial number it was built in early 2005 at the Nashville facility (last 3 digits of s/n 7xx )

but I cannot find any info on figured top 335 Dot out of Nashville.  Is it a standard 335, or any special attributes other than flame ?

I believe a 2005 from Nashville would automatically make it a Custom Shop model?  That means "special attributes" in itself.

[Twang Gang]

I would tend to agree with Wmachine, an ES model made in Nashville in 2005 would be a custom shop guitar.  If you can post some photos of it we might be able to tell you more.

[TAH]

Just wondering what the verdict was on this.  I'm looking at a 335 dot neck, tobacco burst, figured.  According to its serial number it is Feb. 2005, Nashville--but I don't see anything that identifies it as custom shop or a reissue.  Would I know if it was either of these?  Were they making 'regular,' figured 335s in Nashville in 2005?  I should add the the sound and feel are excellent.

[Larsongs]

Memphis Gibsons can look & sound excellent.. If Nashvilles are Custom Shop does that make all Nashville Gibson Electrics Custom Shop?

 

Edited May 2, 2022 by Larsongs

[Wmachine]

10 hours ago, Larsongs said:

Memphis Gibsons can look & sound excellent.. If Nashvilles are Custom Shop does that make all Nashville Gibson Electrics Custom Shop?

 

I presume you mean ES models?  If so yes, if made during the Memphis years.

[Larsongs]

7 minutes ago, Wmachine said:

I presume you mean ES models?  If so yes, if made during the Memphis years.

Yes… ES.. 

[TAH]

Thanks, that's good news.  But don't custom shop serial numbers begin with 'cs'?  My 2005 ES 335 doesn't, but it ends in 704, which makes it Nashville.  Therefore, my guess is that it must be a reissue--is there anything on the guitar that can confirm that?

 

Edited May 3, 2022 by TAH

[Wmachine]

On 5/3/2022 at 4:45 AM, TAH said:

Thanks, that's good news.  But don't custom shop serial numbers begin with 'cs'?  My 2005 ES 335 doesn't, but it ends in 704, which makes it Nashville.  Therefore, my guess is that it must be a reissue--is there anything on the guitar that can confirm that?

 

I don't know where you get the ending in 704 means Memphis, because you can't tell where it was made by the end of the s/n.  And I see in the other thread you found it was indeed made in Memphis.  Furthermore, there should be a sticker inside that says where it was made.

 

[TAH]

 

16 hours ago, Wmachine said:

I don't know where you get the ending in 704 means Memphis, because you can't tell where it was made by the end of the s/n.  And I see in the other thread you found it was indeed made in Memphis.  Furthermore, there should be a sticker inside that says where it was made.

 

 

It came from several Gibson serial number de-coders like this one:

https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-gibson_eng.php

It was wrong though and ringing up Gibson sorted it.  Basically, I was looking at a 335 in a shop that was advertised as 1995 but the serial number proved to be 2005.  Fortunately I took a quick photo of the sticker but got only the number, not the 'made in...' bit.  I didn't want them to see that I didn't trust them.  As it turns out, the kindest thing one could say about the shop is that they are incompetent.  There is a harsher interpretation though...