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GIBSON ES-330 TD, 1968

Sunburst. It's the second version of the 330 with the neck/body joint at the 19th fret just like the 335s. This feature gives these guitars a more familiar look and a much better playability with full access to all the fretboard, unlike early 330s which had shorter necks with the pickups located in the middle of the body.  This late 60s version looks very similar to the 335 but is a very different instrument due to the completely hollow thinline body with no maple block inside and the two P90 pickups instead of the humbuckers. The P90 covers are chrome-plated, even though they look black in the pictures (only a reflection). Maple body, mahogany one-piece neck, rosewood fretboard with binding and block markers, headstock with no crown inlay and old-style pre-pantograph pearl Gibson logo - full '60s-style. All original parts: pickups, knobs, trapeze tailpiece, tune-o-matic ABR-1 with nylon saddles, Kluson double-line tuners with oval plastic button. The top has a gorgeous sunburst finish, while the back is dark walnut like all the 330s of the same period.
The guitar is in excellent conditions and completely original, with a nice fretboard and great action, aggressive sound and well balanced pickups. The only flaw we see is a very small plugged hole from a strap-button screw on the upper shoulder (in a very stratocasterian position), but it's a very minor flaw and almost invisible. The guitar comes with a non-original, good-quality hardshell case.


front - in case - body1 - body2 - body3 - body back - headstock - logo - bridge - pickups - knobs - neck wear - tuners