Gunnell Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 I picked up a used ES-339 in Blueberry Burst from a local mom-and-pop shop yesterday. The inspection card has a 2022 date and lists the model as ES39F00B9NH1. The sticker inside the body has "Gloss" written in as the Style. When browsing through Reverb and other sites where people post pictures of their models, I'm seeing "Figured" written on the sticker rather than "Gloss". Is there a difference? Did the factory worker get confused and write the wrong thing? Any insight would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Gunnell said: I picked up a used ES-339 in Blueberry Burst from a local mom-and-pop shop yesterday. The inspection card has a 2022 date and lists the model as ES39F00B9NH1. The sticker inside the body has "Gloss" written in as the Style. When browsing through Reverb and other sites where people post pictures of their models, I'm seeing "Figured" written on the sticker rather than "Gloss". Is there a difference? Did the factory worker get confused and write the wrong thing? Any insight would be appreciated. Figured is how the wood looks. Gloss is the shine on the finish, and not a model type. Its a ES-339. Edited February 13 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 maybe the the worker wrote it "after lunch" ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnell Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Sgt. Pepper said: Figured is how the wood looks. Gloss is the shine on the finish, and not a model type. Its a ES-339. Correct. My question is about why mine says "gloss" in the "style" field while all others I can find show "figured". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnell Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Karloff said: maybe the the worker wrote it "after lunch" ... That's the only thing I've been able to think of haha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 22 minutes ago, Gunnell said: That's the only thing I've been able to think of haha! LOL ... I've had a few of those lunches years ago ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 339's come in both plain and figured tops, as far as the grain goes. Figured being the same as flamed. Maybe plain and gloss are the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnell Posted February 13 Author Share Posted February 13 42 minutes ago, badbluesplayer said: 339's come in both plain and figured tops, as far as the grain goes. Figured being the same as flamed. Maybe plain and gloss are the same thing. body: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tyAkLX8DzEivxyjhP8nLsjK3qbqbc546&usp=drive_fs sticker: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ty0bT-bX9CbrLnc3KOyowocwNpv1YxhE&usp=drive_fs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 5 minutes ago, Gunnell said: body: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tyAkLX8DzEivxyjhP8nLsjK3qbqbc546&usp=drive_fs sticker: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ty0bT-bX9CbrLnc3KOyowocwNpv1YxhE&usp=drive_fs freakin' stoners ... smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 beautiful guitar btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 That's definitely a figured top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 I loved my ES-339. Perfect size, great tone. Outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 339's are awesome. They do it all, maybe better than the 335. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunnell Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Update: Gibson support got back to me and said "It's possible that there was a mix-up with the sticker during the guitar's assembly process." So @Karloff's "after lunch" theory seems to be the winner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 The writing on the label looks like the guy had a three martini lunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Gunnell said: Update: Gibson support got back to me and said "It's possible that there was a mix-up with the sticker during the guitar's assembly process." So @Karloff's "after lunch" theory seems to be the winner! Blimey....🎸 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Gunnell said: Update: Gibson support got back to me and said "It's possible that there was a mix-up with the sticker during the guitar's assembly process." So @Karloff's "after lunch" theory seems to be the winner! lol, thats funny ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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