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Preowned 1965 Gibson ES-330 Hollow Body Electric Guitar - Sunburst w/ Vintage Guild Hard Case - Player Grade Vintage

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Note: this is a consignment item, and we therefore cannot accept returns or exchanges. Please carefully review the pictures and ask any and all questions you may have. We'd be happy to send additional pictures, or even do an in-hand review over the phone.

This item is preowned / used, but tested in shop to be fully functional unless otherwise noted in the description. Any case, box, manuals, or accessories included will be either shown in the photos or mentioned specifically in the description. Otherwise, you can assume they are not included.

Description:
Here is an incredible player grade 1965 Gibson ES-330 just in on consignment. An instant shop favorite that is just dripping with vintage vibe. Don't even get us started on the pictures, polaroids, business cards and other materials in the case from the original owner. A very cool and fun package

This one has been played. We did a full refret and new custom bone nut on this guitar about 12 months ago for the current owner who is now thinking of selling it to fund another purchase. The finish is original, but heavily checked and worn. The back of the neck has practically zero finish left (and feels great in the hand). Professional headstock repair that looks like it was done well and a long time ago. Tuners replaced with Grovers a long time ago. Pickups appear to be original, or at least period correct, but under the covers some routing for humbuckers took place at some point.

Here's our take on originality: pickups, pots, switch and hardware (besides tuners) look original. Tuners, pickup covers, nut and frets are definitely replaced. Tailpeice looks right, but a little too clean to say for sure. Case is a vintage Guild hardshell, so obviously not original.

But, you know what they say about vintage guitars ... the good ones get played. And, this is a phenomenal guitar to play. It sounds incredible, and plays like a dream with the new frets. Lots of life left in this one. Truss rod works smoothly in both directions with plenty of room for adjustment.

As always, this guitar has been treated to a brand new set of strings and a deluxe setup here in the shop. That includes a full fret polish, setting neck relief / truss rod, dialing in nut slot height and string action, setting the pickup height and more! So, you can rest assured that it is playing its absolute best!

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