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xxx Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hi, just a word to the wise... Probably not the best thing to post a complete serial # on the web. Call 1-800-4-gibson and the guys there should be able to tell you real quick what model it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hey ragebol-- Welcome to the forum! I believe that is an ES-335 Studio, which was a version of the 335 line that was produced in the late 1980s and early 1990s if I am not mistaken. Those should be Gibson Dirty Finger humbuckers if they are the original pickups. It also has an access panel on the back, right? Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson CS Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 i think that is called an ES-333 a 335 w/out F-holes, i have seen em before, but only in amber and they where called ES-333 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 i think that is called an ES-333 a 335 w/out F-holes' date=' i have seen em before, but only in amber and they where called ES-333[/quote'] Nope. It's an ES-335 Studio. The ES-333 looks exactly like an ES-335 (f-holes, bound fingerboard, etc.) except that it has a satin finish and an access panel on the back. Unlike the current satin finish 335, the 333 had the access panel, a bound fingerboard, and the 490/498 pickups, none of which are on the satin finish ES-335. Also, the 333 was only made from 2003-2005. link to ES-333 info here (with picture) link to info on ES-335 here(scroll down for info on ES-335 Studio) I would be willing to bet big bucks that it is the ES-335 Studio, and it might be one of the last run because they were discontinued in 1991. Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiveSoundGuy Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I'd guess 335 as well. I was able to find this. (Scroll down the page just a bit ~ LINK) I also found this (Click Here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragebol Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Thanx for the info ignatius. The pickups are original and there is indeed a panel on the back (behind the buttons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragebol Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 however, in the link ignatius provide it is mentioned that the es 335 studio is solid. Mine is not solid, it is a semi hollow with closed top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ignatius Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 however' date=' in the link ignatius provide it is mentioned that the es 335 studio is solid. Mine is not solid, it is a semi hollow with closed top.[/quote'] Hmmm. I don't see a reference to it being solid in the link I provided, which is the catalog page from the Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide. I did see references to "a solid guitar" in TLSG's first link, but I think the webpage author is using "solid" in a metaphoric sense. I think he means that the guitar is a really good, strong piece of work. I don't think he means it is a "solidbody," which would be the proper term to use, not "solid." You are correct that your guitar is a semi-hollow although I bet some people are surprised at how heavy it is when they first pick it up. I think most ES-335s (f-holes or not) actually weigh more than most Fender Telecasters and other, non-Les Paul solidbody guitars. That block down the middle is a serious piece of wood! By the way, thanks for posting pictures. That is a nice-looking guitar, and I don't usually go for black guitars myself, but yours has a nice look to it. Ignatius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragebol Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Sorry you're right ignatius, it was the other link. I thought the author was talking about a solid body because he states that the es 335 studio is heavier than a les paul and i know that mine is not. It's not a big difference but it is definitly not " way heavier than a lp". This was the remark that confused me bit. But I agree that mine is an 335 studio, thanks alot for the help, Now i finaly now what it is, after 16 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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