The Gibson ES-330 is a fully hollow double cutaway, meaning it lacks the center wood block found on its semi-hollowbody counterpart, the ES-335. Also in contrast to the 335, the 330 was built with a pair of P-90 pickups as opposed to humbuckers, and with a neck joint at the 17th instead of 19th fret. The actual model number of this guitar is the ES-330TD: the TD stands for thinline double pickup. Those with a designation of ES-330T only have one pickup.
Years of Production: 1959 - 1972
Unique to this Year: Gibson offers new Sparkling Burgundy finish.
Body Style: Hollowbody, double cutaway
Wood Composition: Maple body, Rosewood fingerboard
Design Elements: Two P-90 pickups, Tune-o-matic bridge, trapeze tailpiece, block inlays
Finish Specification: Cherry was a standard finish for the ES-330.
Notable Players: Martin Barre, Grant Green