HKSOEM Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Hi All, I have been seeing these Gibson Custom Shop 1964 Reissue ES-335 with Gold Grover tuners kicking around and would like to get more info on it if possible. Was it for release only for the Japanese market? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Side note: Would it be possible to swap out the Grovers for Klusons? https://www.ebay.com/itm/225534256472?hash=item3482e3a558:g:n-gAAOSwznRkPWu9&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAABALptcgys094m%2BST5XyhUy1jBytkeR%2BnR1U3fJjrf4%2F8%2Fv9nW7Ayb6ZWpu%2FszAqbcyuTN4Is1ebPGwGenD%2B34FpB2LH47VIvqV113S0GKbwBx4A%2Bma6hPcDpJLsucNWcrGpHADtE6r%2FWwGtnMJKQD41NWxgF%2Fd9Oz8IMwIOHlNfJrgNbvtQryKYx5bOR%2B0zpcgywQlFmcysUySmUAkxEsGBaDKp%2BWfqydwScvf2%2FzKdYDgUiC%2FWpu7O9%2BJX9B%2F61N8xi17o1yZn0vK83PmACp1FErT%2BuyybUwaaKrX4l8iSWGf9zepiZUQbtMnfBICJggI2Bc4WIuef%2FEcFdeLsLzSWU%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR473ou_zYQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO'C Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Not sure but... Gold Grovers with chrome/nickel pickup covers? A 355 would have all gold and a '64 335 would have all nickel.I've never seen Gibson do a reissue with mismatched hardware plating. Klusons have a different hole pattern than Grovers so new screw holes would need to be drilled in order to fasten the Klusons. I have a real 1969 ES-335 that had Grovers installed sometime in the past. When I bought it it came with Klusons but you can still see the holes for the Grovers in the back of the headstock. Looks to me like one of the bait and switch Japanese dealers that were around a few years ago. Beware! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSOEM Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 Oh no really?! I am currently touring around Tokyo and have seen a couple of these kicking around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSOEM Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 Here is another one. It cannot surely be a replica as Japan is not known to make fakes? Thanks all for the help - I am considering one of these. https://item.rakuten.co.jp/ishibashi-shops/04-314134900-0396/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSOEM Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Little Feat said: Are there no good ES-335's in the USA. It has to be one that is in Japan? I would love one in the USA just happen to be in Japan at the moment 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSOEM Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 Moderators - could I please have this moved to the ES forum? Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) I think the guitar in the 1st post does not have gold tuners or hardware but the photo has been processed with filters that make it confusing. Edited April 21, 2023 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSOEM Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 4:06 PM, jdgm said: I think the guitar in the 1st post does not have gold tuners or hardware but the photo has been processed with filters that make it confusing. They do - I have seen a few in person throughout Tokyo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/21/2023 at 2:42 AM, HKSOEM said: I would love one in the USA just happen to be in Japan at the moment 🙂 Cool ! I just found this https://en.japantravel.com/tokyo/ochanomizu-guitar-street/4658 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 12:41 PM, Little Feat said: Are there no good ES-335's in the USA. It has to be one that is in Japan? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JO'C Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I've has the same suspicion for the last couple of weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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