TAH Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Hello folks. 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 that the sound and feel are excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAH Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 (edited) I'm new at this, so let me put it another way. Is there anything at all on the actual guitar to tell me if a Nashville-produced, 2005 ES335 is a reissue? It must have come from the custom shop because ES guitars were produced in Memphis at the time, but there is no 'cs' on the serial number. So... am I right to assume that it is a re-issue and is there any evidence of that on the guitar itself? Edited May 3, 2022 by TAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 I dont have a definitive answer for you. Others likely will. Gibson Memphis produced hollow / semihollow guitars from 2001 until 2019. I think Custom Shop have a C prefix and are different. Reissue ID? Not sure. So the 335 Dot you are looking at is likely neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAH Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 21 minutes ago, merciful-evans said: I dont have a definitive answer for you Thanks for this. Very peculiar. If it isn't Custom Shop or a re-issue, then I wonder what it is? Did they make some regular 335 Dots in Nashville? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsongs Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Call Gibson.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 4 hours ago, TAH said: Thanks for this. Very peculiar. If it isn't Custom Shop or a re-issue, then I wonder what it is? Did they make some regular 335 Dots in Nashville? In 2005 I would think all electric hollow / semi-hollows would have been produced in Memphis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAH Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 51 minutes ago, Larsongs said: Call Gibson.. Thanks, this was the answer! It is standard, figured, 335 from Memphis. As such, it isn't worth what the shop--which had identified it as a 1995--is asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAH Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 17 minutes ago, merciful-evans said: In 2005 I would think all electric hollow / semi-hollows would have been produced in Memphis. It was! See above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted May 3, 2022 Share Posted May 3, 2022 Glad you got the info you sought. Nice going TAH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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