1969 Gibson 335 TD Sunburst

Weight: 7.8 lbs 

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SPECS

Weight: 7.8 lbs

Case: Original Hardshell Case

Condition: Good condition with plenty of evidence of wear/play.  Fair amount of scratching and dings throughout.  

Year: 1969

Tech Notes: Guitar, Hardware, and Electronics have been cleaned/tested and are functioning appropriately. Fretboard cleaned and Frets polished. Setup with minimal neck relief and medium/low action. Plays great throughout the entire neck with consistent intonation. Clearly loved in the past this guitar has the vintage mojo of a players guitar with a long life left ahead of it! Partial Pot date code reads 196? (looks like the edge of a 9 is covered by solder) and with the other apparent appointments on the guitar leads to being from 1969. 
- Gibson Nylon Pat No (2.740.313) Bridge 

Mods/Repairs/Issues:
- Has been re-fretted in the past.
- Some moderate fret wear present frets 1-6, however no impact on the playability of the guitar and no evident fret buzz.
- Original neck pickup ring has been reversed to maintain a level pickup in relation to the strings.
- Previously someone has applied some very small scallops to the last 6ish frets of the guitar. 
- Replaced B string pole piece on pickup
- Heavier fretboard wear in open position.
- Faint outline of canadian maple leaf sticker that was removed in the past on top. 
- Ding repair on back of neck.
- Non-original bridge pickup ring was cracked/re-glued and stable. 
- Neck tone knob had a small crack and was also re-glued and stable.
- Case handle has been replaced with leather straps. 

Neck Profile: C

Neck Thickness: 1st: 0.84" / 12th: 1.01"

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Nut Width: 1 9/16"

Scale Length: 24.75"

Electronics Layout: Volume x2, Tone x2, 3-Way Pickup Selector

Pickups: Gibson Pat No. 2.737.842 Humbucker Set x2 (Neck 7.28K, Bridge 7.29K)

String Gauge: 10 - 46

Tools Included: None

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