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Hi, I´m new to the forum.

I´m interested in guitar that I´m not sure about.

It´s, according to the seller, an all original Es-295 custom shop 1998 wine red with black plastic details!

Never seen anything like it, thought they all had white flowerguards and cream pickupcovers.

Does anyone knows more about this, has it ever existed? Is it a one off?

Looks more like a red es-175 w bigsby like this don´t you think?

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Looks more like a red es-175 w bigsby like this don´t you think?

Indeed it does. It could be correct, but I see no sense in labeling this an ES-295, unless it's been modified significantly from something more resembling an ES-295. Regardless, it looks good. [smile]

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It could be an Es-295, although the pickguard does not match; please find attached a picture and specs of the Es-295.

 

Pictures from the back, including the serial number should give it away however !

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Custom shops do all kinds of things, and that's great, but I still don't understand why a guitar like this (if it's un-modified) would have been labeled as a custom ES-295. That is, if it more closely resembles a custom ES-175, and lacks the specific features that were unique to the ES-295, why not label it as a custom ES-175?

 

A pickguard can easily be changed, as well as the pickup covers, but a finish can not. This guitar is not gold, AND doesn't have the floral guard, or cream covers, so...?

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The serialnr is 91038006, but can it tell you more than when it was made?

Called them today and they says its all original, but maybe something´s lost on it´s way?

As said, all the unique features are gone wich is strange!

I Know there was a couple of wine red 295:s made in -96, a friend of mine owns one of them. But his is of course with the floral pickguard etc!

Mystery.....

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The serialnr is 91038006, but can it tell you more than when it was made?

Called them today and they says its all original, but maybe something´s lost on it´s way?

As said, all the unique features are gone wich is strange!

I Know there was a couple of wine red 295:s made in -96, a friend of mine owns one of them. But his is of course with the floral pickguard etc!

Mystery.....

I own the other one. The story I got was there were two wine red ES-295"s made and sent to Sweden at the same time. The serial number on mine is

90806058 and it does have the floral pickguard. The only thing I wonder about is the Orange Tag inside says Gibson Custom Made in Memphis and It is my understanding that the guitar was made in Montana??post-47063-064468000 1347302950_thumb.jpg

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