Well, this is kind of interesting. It sure looks like a blonde ES-340. It's got the 5 piece maple neck and the birch plywood body but it's not a 340. The label says 335 and the circuit says 335. It's kind of beat up but...

There's a reason 63 and 64 ES-335's are so popular with players (and no, it's not because Eric Clapton played a 64). The reason is the neck. A large percentage of player like a neck that is relatively slim at the lower...

Pay attention...this is not your everyday ES-355. It is from 1962 and is nearly unique in that it has the ebony block tremolo that was mostly limited to 1962 SG Standards and Customs. I believe it had to be special...

Here's a well cared for, no issue 1960 ES-345. It has been converted to mono but the Varitone is intact and working great (not all of them do). The red is still vibrant although it looks like the early red that fades to...

As a kid, back when Rutherford B. Hayes was president, I thought the coolest guitar on the planet was a Mosrite Ventures. I still think they're pretty cool even if they aren't the most player friendly guitar out there....

From what I can tell using black light, inspecting the routs and simple logic, this FB V left the factory finished in black. There was a headstock crack (see photo) that was repaired decades ago and the back of the...

Gibson bought out Epiphone in 1957 with the intention of taking over their line of upright string basses. They bought the name and all the equipment and the leftover parts. Gibson was unable to get any traction with the...

Absolutely stunning. This is the crazy rare thinline version Emperor made by Gibson after they bought out Epiphone. It uses a lot of Epiphone parts but the construction is strictly Gibson. Epiphone parts include the...

I don't think folks are quite understanding just what this guitar is. This is not a Custom Shop reissue. This is a custom built 1959/60 ES-335/345/355 (it has features of each) built at the Gibson factory in Kalamazoo...

CBS Fender board room 1968: Young Exec: "Hey, why don't we cover a Telecaster with paisley or flowered wallpaper and sell it to those long hair hippie types? They're the ones who buy electric guitars anyway". Old Exec:...