Up for sale, a 1960 Gibson ES-330T in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Hailing from the ES-330’s second year of production, this example boasts the model’s earliest features, including dot inlay on the Brazilian rosewood fretboard, “Mickey Mouse” ear cutaways, nickel-plated hardware (including a no-wire ABR-1 bridge), and plastics including amber bonnet knobs and a black plastic P-90 cover.

Featherweight at 5lbs 3oz, tonewoods include a fully hollow thinline maple body, Honduran mahogany neck, and Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, and this instrument has a broad, relaxed natural acoustic tone, offering both depth and bark. The centrally located P-90 pickup delivers the midrange growl and glassy, dynamic qualities of this pickup wind, with sweet treble cut and a rich, textured bark when digging in hard, cleaning up nicely with a more gentle approach. This ES-330T has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Honduran mahogany
• Shape: Slender C “blade neck”, measuring .800” 1st fret, .875” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, dot inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 11/16”, nylon
• Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line

Body Specs:

• Wood: Maple
• Pickups: P-90 (8.00k ohms)
• Controls: Volume, Tone
• Hardware: No-wire ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece (nickel-plated)
• Plastics: Five-ply wide bevel pickguard, gold bonnet knobs, “dogear” pickup cover
• Serialization: R-prefix FON dates to ‘60 (treble-side F hole)

The gloss Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is 100% original, exhibiting very subtle vertical checking on top at the upper bout. Extremely well-kept, cosmetic wear is limited to a few small scuffs along the lower bout perimeter, faint strap wear on the back lower bout edge, a bit of shallow buckle scuffing, and just a few faint marks on the top. There are also a few random scribbles inside the F holes, not obscuring the model and FON stamps. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean, free of palm wear with just a couple shallow nicks.

A circa late 1970s Gibson hardshell case is included.