In order to get the bridge on this 335 back to its original 1964 specs, the “Nashville bridge” bushings have to go.  And it turns out, it looks like this was a good decision.  As David put it, “The install of those bushings was, shall we say, ‘less than Ideal’” In this pic you can… Read more

David has done a super-clean job with the wiring and now it’s all together.  The pickups are in. Can’t wait to check out these Fralin PAF’s.  Sure looks pretty with the black ThroBak pickup rings. The hairline neck crack at the headstock is repaired! David wicked hot hide glue into the crack by “capillary action”… Read more

David Eichelbaum is up in Ojai CA, but he sends me pictures of his progress on my old 1964 ES-335.  He has removed the old wiring harness (not much fun on a 335 I’m sure) and the pickups.  They are 70s era tar-back “Super-Humbuckers” someone installed in the early 70s with cream colored rings.   Not… Read more

This is my 1964 Gibson ES 335. I bought it in 1977 or ‘78 in Kalamazoo MI and by that time it had none of the original hardware left, and a few scars. And I made it even weirder by swapping the neck pickup volume knob with the pickup selector switch. So it’s been a… Read more