JimR56 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I have noticed quite a bit of confusion over the "TD" nomenclature as it applies to the ES-330, 335, 345, and 355. No great surprise, but I just noticed that Wikipedia's page on this subject (which I just edited) was in error. Most everyone understands that the "T" refers to "Thin line". The "D" however, seems to cause a lot of confusion. Some folks think it refers to "Double cutaway", when it actually refers to "Double pickup" ("Dual" is also sometimes used). Using a little common sense, the clearest evidence comes from the fact that the single-pickup version of the ES-330 model was labeled as the "ES-330T", while the two-pickup version is called the "ES-330TD". The "D" is traditionally used by Gibson to indicate a double pickup guitar (ES175D, ES125D, ES225TD, ES350TD, Melody Maker D, Johnny Smith D, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 right on ! and to be even more clear, an ES-335 TDC stands for Thinline, Double pickup, Cherry and thus not for Double Cutaway as many people would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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