rdmaster Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hello to all, First time here just curious on some info on a Guitar I bought in 1981 from Samash The guitar is a Es-335 Ser# 83101030 Guitar has been in case and not played much and is Cherry or a ferrari Red Its was the first year of the Dot neck 59/ 60 Reissue thats why i bought it stop tail piece was a plus for me. just pulled it out of storage did a setup and plays like a dream Neck was like an arrow amazed not touching for 20 years . Very similar Fatter Neck like my 59 I attached some pics if this helps it is not a Nashville guitar for sure it was from MI plant Just curious how many were in production for that yr. and was the red Color less common. I see mostly Natural fishines seems like there are not many of these around and one of the finest guitars I have ever played very simialr to a 59 or 60 Les paul neck Thanks for any info Mike Ny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 1981 was indeed the first year Gibson reissued the 335 with a stop tailpiece and dot fingerboard. Seemed like they had the '61 era slim taper neck. Not particularly rare, but nice guitars none the less. Red was more typical than other colors. Not sure what the production percentage was vs other colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdmaster Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 1981 was indeed the first year Gibson reissued the 335 with a stop tailpiece and dot fingerboard. Seemed like they had the '61 era slim taper neck. Not particularly rare, but nice guitars none the less. Red was more typical than other colors. Not sure what the production percentage was vs other colors. Thanks for the Reply. Was curious of how many were produced in the Mi plant the later over 500 were in Tenn. I figured not that many around from MI but Thank you kindly for the response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StijnV Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Unfortunately we don't have any shipping totals from back in those days, as the ledgers were quite mixed up back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdmaster Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Unfortunately we don't have any shipping totals from back in those days, as the ledgers were quite mixed up back then. Well guess hard to find out hearing this from the horses Mouth. I truly don't see many 1981's under the 500 digit in the ser# from the MI planet I see plenty of 81 over the last 3 digits of 500 and up but the lot of 81's under seem to less abundent. The salesman in Ash said only selected stores had gotten the 1981 reissue at the start thats why i grabbed the only one I saw between 3 locations. Thats why I was curious on the production count. Like I stated I don't see many 81's From Mi Plant where the poster above stated it was not uncommon. So without an idea or count from Gibson would be hard to justify Well Thanks for your post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sok66 Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I recall being very pleased back then that Gibson reissued the dot with a stop tail. I'd been clamoring for years that they change back to that early configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu-bud Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Well guess hard to find out hearing this from the horses Mouth. I truly don't see many 1981's under the 500 digit in the ser# from the MI planet I see plenty of 81 over the last 3 digits of 500 and up but the lot of 81's under seem to less abundent. The salesman in Ash said only selected stores had gotten the 1981 reissue at the start thats why i grabbed the only one I saw between 3 locations. Thats why I was curious on the production count. Like I stated I don't see many 81's From Mi Plant where the poster above stated it was not uncommon. So without an idea or count from Gibson would be hard to justify Well Thanks for your post I just bought an '81 dot reissue, blond, production number 009. Per Gibson, the guitar was made on the 254th day of 1981 in Kalamazoo, MI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Axe Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 On this thread, I own #028 from my 1981 ES 335 Dot Neck Reissue. This guitar is amazing. Has been played on world tours and it can be heard on a Grammy award winning Album of The Year! Love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Axe Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 On this thread, I own #028 from my 1981 ES 335 Dot Neck Reissue. This guitar is amazing. Has been played on world tours and it can be heard on a Grammy award winning Album of The Year! Love it! This is a very early 335 from Kalamazoo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wise Axe Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 1981 was indeed the first year Gibson reissued the 335 with a stop tailpiece and dot fingerboard. Seemed like they had the '61 era slim taper neck. Not particularly rare, but nice guitars none the less. Red was more typical than other colors. Not sure what the production percentage was vs other colors. Slimmer neck for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn Patrol Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Here is my 81 dot reissue. 010 SN. Not perfect but the best 335 I have owned. I had 3 or 4 from the 60s all with trapeze TP. 65-68. This neck is wonderful, wide and not that thin just the way I like it. Incredible sound with original Shaw hum buckers. I had the top volume pot recently replaced by a tech at CG. Taking the pots in and out did some light chipping on the lower F hole. ;( The silver conch someone added years ago. Serial number is 81 #010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedS Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 I own a red ES335 Dot #012 made on the 1st May 1981. I bought it in 1981. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 6/14/2018 at 12:43 PM, Dawn Patrol said: Here is my 81 dot reissue. 010 SN. Not perfect but the best 335 I have owned. I had 3 or 4 from the 60s all with trapeze TP. 65-68. This neck is wonderful, wide and not that thin just the way I like it. Incredible sound with original Shaw hum buckers. I had the top volume pot recently replaced by a tech at CG. Taking the pots in and out did some light chipping on the lower F hole. ;( The silver conch someone added years ago. Serial number is 81 #010. Wow what a STUPID “tech” at GC.. seriously never take a guitar to GC for “luthier” work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micko.w Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 Hi, Does anyone know whether all the 1981-85 (Tim Shaw) Dot reissues were custom shop? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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