1959 Gibson ES-355 Watermelon Red

This Gibson ES-355 was made in the USA in 1959 and if you are looking for a killer player with a couple issues that make it less expensive than a perfect one this would be a good option. There is a lot of wear, but no breaks, repairs, or structural damage. It is a factory mono version. The main issue is that a previous owner added a second output jack in the middle of the knobs (see pics) which currently has a metal plug in the hole. Also, while this guitar is loaded with a pair of original PAFs, they are not the pickups original to the guitar and are from 1960 or 1961. The tuners, bridge, knobs, harness, plastic parts, are all original. We are not sure about the Bigsby - the guitar came with a factory Bigsby, and this one is certainly from the correct period, but we see no gold plating at all on it and wonder if it was changed out at some point for some reason. We don't see any extra holes. This guitar has a wonderful large profile neck which is rare - for whatever reason 335 necks get narrow earlier than any other Gibson model. There is a weird indentation on the back of the headstock but it is not a crack or anything structural. This guitar has been pro-setup in our store and is in excellent playing condition. It comes with the original case which is rough but functional.

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