2016 Gibson Memphis 1963 ES-335 TDC Block Sixties Cherry VOS, 100% Original w/ MHS Humbuckers, CoA & Case
$3,699.99
$3,699.99
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Up for sale, a 2016 Gibson Memphis 1963 ES-335TDC in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case, CoA, and hangtags. A discontinued model crafted at Gibson's lauded and now shuttered Memphis, TN factory, the ES-335 boasts a bevy of golden age Gibson specs. Features include a pair of MHS (Memphis Historic Spec) humbuckers, a bound rosewood fretboard with small block inlay, a Sixties Cherry VOS nitro lacquer finish, and nickel-plated hardware.
Weighing 8lbs, this ES-335 features a lightweight centerblock and quartered Adirondack spruce bracing (adhering to vintage spec) on the thinline maple/poplar/maple body, with a defined and balanced acoustic voice. The MHS handwound humbuckers deliver tight low end, a complex, tailored midrange, and sweet highs, consistent with Gibson's golden age PAF pickups. The pickups balance both exquisite clarity and rich growl, with a slightly hotter Alnico II bridge position and a sweet and smooth-sounding Alnico III neck position humbucker that has great bloom and complex harmonic content. This Memphis 1963 ES-335TDC has been professionally set up here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Mahogany
- Shape: Historic 1963 C (medium/slender), measuring .830” 1st fret, .975” 12th fret
- Joint: Mortise and long tenon, hot hide glue
- Fretboard: Rosewood, celluloid small block inlay, rolled binding
- Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
- Scale Length: 24 3/4”
- Nut: 1 11/16”, nylon
- Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line, double-ring
- Serialization: Five-digit stamp on peghead
Body Specs:
- Wood: Maple/poplar (lightweight maple centerblock, quartered Adirondack spruce bracing)
- Pickups: MHS (Memphis Historic Spec PAF) humbucker x2
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector
- Harness: “No-Logo” pots date to the 2nd week of 2016
- Hardware: No-wire ABR-1 bridge, stopbar
- Plastics: Five-ply pickguard (45 degree bevel), reflector cap knobs
The gloss Sixties Cherry VOS nitro lacquer finish is pitch-perfect in its tint and application, with cosmetic wear limited to pick scuffing on the guard and some tiny marks on the body, largely concentrated on the lower bout of the back. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with just one shallow chip on the treble-side shoulder behind the 2nd fret.
A Gibson-branded hardshell case is included, along with the serialized CoA and hangtags.
Weighing 8lbs, this ES-335 features a lightweight centerblock and quartered Adirondack spruce bracing (adhering to vintage spec) on the thinline maple/poplar/maple body, with a defined and balanced acoustic voice. The MHS handwound humbuckers deliver tight low end, a complex, tailored midrange, and sweet highs, consistent with Gibson's golden age PAF pickups. The pickups balance both exquisite clarity and rich growl, with a slightly hotter Alnico II bridge position and a sweet and smooth-sounding Alnico III neck position humbucker that has great bloom and complex harmonic content. This Memphis 1963 ES-335TDC has been professionally set up here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Mahogany
- Shape: Historic 1963 C (medium/slender), measuring .830” 1st fret, .975” 12th fret
- Joint: Mortise and long tenon, hot hide glue
- Fretboard: Rosewood, celluloid small block inlay, rolled binding
- Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
- Scale Length: 24 3/4”
- Nut: 1 11/16”, nylon
- Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line, double-ring
- Serialization: Five-digit stamp on peghead
Body Specs:
- Wood: Maple/poplar (lightweight maple centerblock, quartered Adirondack spruce bracing)
- Pickups: MHS (Memphis Historic Spec PAF) humbucker x2
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector
- Harness: “No-Logo” pots date to the 2nd week of 2016
- Hardware: No-wire ABR-1 bridge, stopbar
- Plastics: Five-ply pickguard (45 degree bevel), reflector cap knobs
The gloss Sixties Cherry VOS nitro lacquer finish is pitch-perfect in its tint and application, with cosmetic wear limited to pick scuffing on the guard and some tiny marks on the body, largely concentrated on the lower bout of the back. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, with just one shallow chip on the treble-side shoulder behind the 2nd fret.
A Gibson-branded hardshell case is included, along with the serialized CoA and hangtags.
