Kylef Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Say its a 335 on the serial number label? Its a 2010 Custom shop reissue. Serial number matches up with the custom shop certificate aswell. Find it strange as i have had 355's that have stated 355 on the label before? Guitar in question: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 Human error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny W. Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Say its a 335 on the serial number label? Its a 2010 Custom shop reissue. Serial number matches up with the custom shop certificate aswell. Find it strange as i have had 355's that have stated 355 on the label before? Guitar in question: Over the years I have seen quite a number of these. The guitar in the photo is quite clearly an ES-355, so I wouldn't worry about it. Danny W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinyBabyBrandon Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Over the years I have seen quite a number of these. The guitar in the photo is quite clearly an ES-355, so I wouldn't worry about it. Danny W. that is weird, but don't 355's usually have a varitone switch? Maybe that could why, but everything else is 355 all the way. Block inlays, ebony board, multiple binding, split diamond headstock. Could just be a mistake, who knows?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 that is weird, but don't 355's usually have a varitone switch? This just came up the other day in another thread. It's a misconception. Gibson made about 750 mono-wired (no varitone) 355's between 1958 and 1965. Most of the custom shop reissues replicate the mono versions, as stereo wiring and varitone switches are less desirable for most players. More and more, I'm seeing younger folks confuse the thinline models. I often hear people refer to B.B. King's "Lucille" as a 335, for example. On ebay, I constantly see sellers confuse the thinline model numbers. Maybe the employee who labeled the above guitar was relatively inexperienced...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimR56 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Varitone..... that would be an ES-345 MANY ES-355's were built with stereo wiring and varitone switches. The point here is... not all. With regard to the new reissues, maybe more of the 345's have varitones, I honestly don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyWheat Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 This just came up the other day in another thread. It's a misconception. Gibson made about 750 mono-wired (no varitone) 355's between 1958 and 1965. Most of the custom shop reissues replicate the mono versions, as stereo wiring and varitone switches are less desirable for most players. More and more, I'm seeing younger folks confuse the thinline models. I often hear people refer to B.B. King's "Lucille" as a 335, for example. On ebay, I constantly see sellers confuse the thinline model numbers. Maybe the employee who labeled the above guitar was relatively inexperienced...? I have to confess that I was one of the ones who - over a period of many years - labored under the misconception that ES 355 = Varitone. Thank you for putting me straight in a very clear and gentlemanly way, JimR56! I am truly grateful. Regards, J/W B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Nice 355!!!! Original 50s / early 60s "golden era" thinlines were the base model, the 335, the mid level 345 and the top 'o de line 355. 345s & 355s usually were wired with stereo & Varitone...but not always. In some rare cases we've seen mono, non-Varitone versions of each. Current production Historic 345s & 355s usually spec Varitone, but I've seen quite a few non-Varitone 355s over the past 20 years, no 345s I can recall. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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