How to date Gibson ES-335 guitars serial numbers

How to date a Gibson ES-335 Guitar

The Gibson ES-335 (and ES-345, ES-355) model has stood the test of time by being in continuous production since its introduction since 1958. Finding out how old is my ES-335...
Video of a vintage Gibson ES-355 Mono guitar

Vintage Guitars on Youtube this week 12/8/2023

Hear the tone of a vintage Gibson ES-355 on Youtube!  We recently acquired this 1961 Gibson ES-355 in a rare mono configuration with added Bigsby tailpiece. Our friend Browan Lollar came...
1959 Gibson ES-355 T guitar with faded watermelon red color, Bigbsy tailpiece, and mono output

Gibson ES-355 T 1959 Watermelon Red

  1959 Gibson ES-355 T Gibson's ES-355 T model debuted during the last few months of 1958 as the fanciest upgrade to its new ES-335. It was initially only available...
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Two Gibson ES-355 Guitars in Detroit, Michigan

  I've just returned from a guitar buying trip to Detroit, Michigan to buy two golden era Gibson ES-355 guitars! I was lucky to find both of these vintage Gibsons...
Gibson ES-355 1965, mono, red vintage guitar with gold hardware.

1965 Gibson ES-355 Mono

This fabulously clean vintage 1965 Gibson ES-355 guitar with mono output and no varitone came through the shop recently and was a fantastic example of the model. I'm always a...