Gibson · ES-335 · 1958–1969
Ted McCarty's team wanted a guitar that rang like a hollowbody and sustained like a solid, so in 1958 they glued a maple block down the middle of a thin archtop. The ES-335 was Gibson's first double-cutaway and the first semi-hollow, and it has been in production ever since. Early ones changed fast. The first 1958s have unbound necks and thin, fragile tops, 1959 brought bigger frets and famously fat necks, 1960 slimmed them, and early 1962 swapped the dots for blocks. Around the end of 1964 a trapeze tailpiece replaced the stop tail, and 1965 brought a narrower nut and chrome parts as Gibson raced to keep up with demand. Larry Carlton, Freddie King, Chuck Berry and Alvin Lee all made their names on 335s. The dot necks are the grails, but a 1963 or 1964 block neck with a stop tail has the same wide nut and pickups that differ from PAFs only by the sticker. A 1965 to 1968 guitar is the cheaper way into a Kalamazoo 335 if a narrow neck suits your hand.
Through 1960 the serial is on the orange label inside, with an A prefix, and from 1961 the numbers drop the A. Numbers were reused in the 1960s, so check the features. Dot inlays mean 1958 to early 1962, a stop tailpiece means before late 1964, and a narrow nut and chrome parts mean 1965 or later.
The ABR-1 bridge sags or collapses with age, the Kluson tuner tips used from 1959 into the mid-1960s shrink and crumble, and tuners are the most often replaced part. Headstock cracks can be hard to spot, and swapped PAFs, filled holes from added hardware and top delamination all turn up. Refinishes are rarer than on Fenders, but they cut value hard.
Buying guide
Buy a 1967 titled all original from a US seller, where hsirt's with its original case asks $8,125 delivered and oliviasvintage's cherry one $11,995, against $7,154 for the one 1967 here titled refinished. About 28 are listed, and the $12,425–41,525 band mixes Japanese dealers' 1966–69 guitars at $11,357–14,845 with 1962–64 guitars at $27,907–32,679, while 1958–60 guitars ask $67,999–101,741. Fakes with copied serials are common, so date it from the guitar, where an A-prefix serial on the orange label means 1960 or earlier, dots end in early 1962, a stop tailpiece means before late 1964, and a nut near 1 11/16 inches means early 1965 or before, so a cheap "1959" or a narrow-nut dot neck doesn't add up. Ask for photos of the label, the back of the headstock under strong light, the pickup solder and the binding edge, insist on a hard case, full insurance and a return window, and pay only through eBay checkout.
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$7,153.53est. delivered
The cheapest 335 here, a 1967 titled Pelham Blue Refinished, at $7,154 delivered from Japan. The refinish is why it sits under the all-original 1967s, so buy it to play, and you may owe import duty.
Gibson 1967 ES-335TD "pelham Blue Refinished" Used Electric Guitar [AUTH]
$8,125.00est. delivered
A 1967 titled all original with its original hard case, at $8,125 delivered from a US seller, about $970 more than the refinished one and well under the band. Ask for the label, nut width and pickup solder photos before you pay.
1967 Gibson ES 335 All Original and OHSC
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 11, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 11, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$7,153.53est. delivered
$7,101.53 + $52.00 shipping
Buy It Now$7,101.53
Good buy
Titled refinished, in Pelham Blue. Ships from Japan.
Seller: trh-universe
99.4% positive
Used$8,125.00est. delivered
$7,950.00 + $175.00 shipping
Buy It Now$7,950.00
Good buy
Titled all original with OHSC. In the US.
Seller: hsirt
100% positive
Used$11,995.00est. delivered
$11,900.00 + $95.00 shipping
Buy It Now$11,900.00
Our take
Titled all original, in cherry. In the US.
Seller: oliviasvintage
100% positive
Used$13,576.76delivered
$13,576.76 · free shipping
Buy It Now$13,576.76
Our take
1967 sunburst, no originality claim. Ships from Japan.
Seller: eastislandcrew
100% positive
Used$15,449.99est. delivered
$14,999.99 + $450.00 shipping
Buy It Now$14,999.99
Our take
1967 cherry with OHSC, no originality claim. In the US.
Seller: truetonemusiconline
99.5% positive
Used$29,329.99est. delivered
$28,979.99 + $350.00 shipping
Buy It Now$28,979.99
Our take
Titled 1962 with Patent Number pickups and case. Ask if the Bigsby was added.
Seller: mmguitarbar
99.5% positive
Used$67,999.00delivered
$67,999.00 · free shipping
Buy It Now$67,999.00
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Our take
Titled 1958, first year, one owner. No originality claim. In the US.
Seller: thatrhythmman
100% positive
Used$101,740.76delivered
$101,740.76 · free shipping
Buy It Now$101,740.76
Priced high
Titled 1960, the top ask, with no originality claim. Ships from Japan.
Seller: dimeback-516
99.5% positive
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