Custom shop or not Custom shop... that´s the question

[janusromanus]

Hi from spain, first sorry for my english, it´s very poor...

 

I´d like to buy a 345 from gibson, i see that this is a guitar from the custom shop, my gibson dealer told me a few days ago that the guitar comes without certificate of authenticity, i was surprised, the serial number also is the common 8 digits, the same that my Les Paul Standard has, I thought all the Custom Shop models came with COA like 339 for example...

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Alex

[leopold]

I'm not sure if it is accurate but some of the ES models from the CS are listed as having the COA, case & kit.

http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/es/335Dot/59ES335Dot.html

 

Others only have the case.

http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/es/345/345.html

[janusromanus]

Yeah, I saw it, I don´t understand why gibson do that...

 

thanks for the reply.

 

 

Alex

[rossington88]

Some guitars are classified as Custom for reasons I don't know. The ES-335 is classified as a Custom Shop guitar on the site, however it is a USA model. The ES-345 is a USA model with a varitone if I am not mistaken, it may be Custom as I have seen custom cases with these models. The reason I say it could be USA is because, when I was at the USA factory in Memphis, the ES-345 was IN STOCK there. So it is plausable that it is a USA. Hope this helps.

[guitarbob123]

some of the es models at the memphis factory i believe are made into custom shop models

they also produce the white les paul customs there (thats what the tour guide said)