1979 Gibson ES-335 TDW Semi-Hollow Vintage Guitar Walnut, Tarback + DiMarzio Super Distortion, Case
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Up for sale, a 1979 Gibson ES-335 TDW in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This vintage ES-335 has been hot-rodded with a ‘70s DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge position, a brass nut, and a set of Grover Rotomatic tuners. This particular ES-335 is also notable for featuring a full 1 11/16” nut width, an uncommon feature on most other concurrently-produced ES examples.
The semi-hollow maple body features a particularly dark Walnut gloss nitro lacquer finish, with light flame figuring along the three-piece maple neck. The original Tarback humbucker in the neck position is fat and full, with a smooth and creamy midrange character, featuring the option to be coil tapped for single coil sparkle via the factory two-way toggle on the treble-side cutaway. The Super Distortion in the bridge position, DiMarzio’s ever-popular overwound design, is focused and aggressive, offering plenty of growl and power. This ES-335 TDW weighs 8lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 11-49 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Maple (three-piece)
- Shape: Slender-to-chunky C, measuring .785” 1st fret, .980” 12th fret
- Fretboard: Rosewood, small block inlays
- Frets: Medium jumbo (wide/flat), leveled/crowned, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-9
- Scale Length: 24 3/4”
- Nut: 1 11/16”, brass (replacement)
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatics (replacement)
- Serialization: Eight-digit, dates to ‘79
Body Specs:
- Wood: Maple
- Pickups: Tarback humbucker (neck), DiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge, vintage replacement)
- Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Two-way Coil Tap switch (neck), Three-way pickup selector
- Hardware: Nashville bridge, trapeze tailpiece (chrome-plated)
- Plastics: Witch hat knobs, four-ply pickguard
- Label: Union Made
The nitro lacquer Walnut finish exhibits shallow buckle rash on the back central to the lower bout and some smaller nicks consistent with decades of careful usage. The neck is smooth and fast in the palm, with some palm wear along the shoulders and just a few shallow marks.
A modern brown tolex hardshell case is included.
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| Condition | Excellent (Used) Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more |
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