Chris Bubel Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I bought this guitar off facebook marketplace the other day. The guy told me he thought it was a replica and I thought it be a cool wall ornament lol. But, upon looking at it closer, it has a lot of the things that make a Gibson a Gibson .... the truss rod cover, the pins that hold the bridge, the truss rod has the bullet nut and the fret markers going down both sides of the neck as ive seen on other es-335s from the 70s, fret nibs, inside label sticker. However, there are some things that make me curious on whether its fake such as the headstock don't tilt back as much as my les paul and the open "o" on the gibson logo and the dot inlays instead of block are as far as i know not period correct. Im just trying to see if anyone can help shed some light on this situation. If it helps the serial number is 06105417 Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grog Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 It looks authentic to me with the exception of the black paint in the “F” holes, I don’t recall seeing that on 335’s. It seems to be one of the last Gibsons to have a decal serial number, that ended in 1977. 06 is correct for the first two numbers on a 1977 decal. The label is correct, the Schallar tuners are time period correct. It looks real to me.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I'm no expert, but if its a fake it would fool me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Looks like a bit of a gap around the pick up rings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bubel Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 its a wierd fill in on the pickups .. i dont know if it had p-90s at one point ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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