Riffster Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 They are in between a faded and a full glossy finish, P90s, dot inlays and yes, a center block. priced at $2,664. Can't find them online, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Very interesting indeedy Tell the world a little more If you will.... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluezguy Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 They are in between a faded and a full glossy finish, P90s, dot inlays and yes, a center block. priced at $2,664. Can't find them online, Yupp ... I just came back from GC in Clearwater here and they had 2 ... a brown one and a Sunburst ... $2664. Didn't bother looking at details because it's not what I was looking for. Good lookin' units! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yep, those are the same two colors I saw. The guitars are satin but they look better than the sting ES-335 with humbuckers I have seen before. They have the 60's neck and metal tulip tuners, MOP logo. I wonder if they are an exclusive for GC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentw Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 GC exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryheat Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I had a chance to played one at my local GC. The store also confirmed that it is an in-store GC exclusive so you will not be able to find it on their on-line store (like the Fender GC in store exclusive bound Telecaster P90 in transparent sunset orange that I picked up the other day ). The 335 P90 that I played looked black from a distance but was actually a dark walnut color. It had a great P90 snarl but the neck was so bowed as to be almost not playable. It really needed at least a basic set-up baaaaad! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 The guitars are satin but they look better than the sting ES-335 with humbuckers I have seen before. That's a fairly steep price for a satin finished 335, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inanevoyage Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I picked one of these up and it was made in October of last year. Vincent, or anybody, can you tell me if this is a Rosewood fretboard? What other details can you give me on the guitar? Since it was a GC exclusive there is remarkably little information on the web about it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inanevoyage Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 The guitars are satin but they look better than the sting ES-335 with humbuckers I have seen before. They are only satin neck and back, but have a glossy top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDEN Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 If getting up to that price point, I'd buy a regular natural finished ES-335. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 If getting up to that price point, I'd buy a regular natural finished ES-335. The going price for a natural finish 335 is typically $400 higher than the other versions. When I picked up my '06 in natural, they were asking $300 more, but it also happened to be the best sounding 335 out of four in a side by side comparison, so that sealed the deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunBlues Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 I put phat cats on my Es-137... no need to blow >$2000.... thank god... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inanevoyage Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I just heard back from Gibson support. It's an ebony fretboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'm not even seeing these on GC's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I'm not even seeing these on GC's website. It's been advertised in a GC mailer, and I've seen two in stock. The brown is quite dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobouz Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 An update: Don't know how many of these are left out there, but I just brought one home, and it's quite a guitar. The asking price seemed rather steep, but with 15% off and a trade-in to boot, it became reasonably affordable. Made in December of 2011, this one is a fairly bright red, with a true '60s neck & ebony fretboard, P90s with coil taps, ABR bridge without retaining wire, chrome tulip Grover tuners, gloss top, and a very smooth satin finish over the rest of the body. Build quality is first rate. I had played a brown one at another store & it was rather unimpressive tonally, but this red one just sings! Overall, a unique and impressive instrument, and worth checking out if you can still find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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