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This late ‘60s Es-330 features a double cutaway bound thinline hollow body with a beautiful sunburst finish and dual dog-ear P-90 pickups. Unlike its cousin, the Es-335, the 330 has no center block for feedback reduction and therefore has a much lighter feel, weighing in at approximately 6 pounds 6 ounces. It sports a gorgeous nitrocellulose sunburst finish with nicely aged binding. The bound mahogany neck has a comfortably slim taper to it and measures about 1 9/16th” at the nut. It is the longer-necked Es-335 style version with the neck meeting at the 19th fret and a 24.75” scale (in fact records indicate that this was the first year Gibson offered this option for the Es-330). The neck sports 22 frets with a rosewood fingerboard and pearloid block inlays. The dual single coil P-90s sound beautiful with just the right touch of grit and bite while still maintaining clarity and definition. The tuning machines have been replaced with Kluson Deluxe white-button replacements. The neck looks to have been re-fretted at some point; the frets feel great with plenty of life left to them. The guitar is in great shape for its age; it has some light checking that really accents its lived-in yet well-maintained vintage vibe. There is some deeper checking towards the top of the neck and into the back of the headstock. There are also marks from the previous non-original tuning machines that we removed in favor of the more period-appropriate Klusons. The back of the body has light scratching and belt rash and the neck has some mild playwear. The pickup screw on the bass-hand side of the neck pickup has been replaced. It has been set-up by our in-house tech for round wound 10s and plays like a dream! The longer-necked Es-330s give you the feel and look of Gibson’s famed Es-335 combined with the perfect tone of P-90 pickups. Plus it will put a much smaller dent in your wallet than the much more expensive 335! Includes non-original case.

Empire Guitars RI

Empire Guitars RI

1968
Gibson
Excellent
Sunburst
Hard
13 Years
Empire Guitars RI
Empire Guitars
1-877-558-9264
Providence, RI
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