{"product_id":"1973-gibson-es-335-usa-walnut-hsc","title":"1973 Gibson ES-335 (USA, Walnut, HSC)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOk so here we've got a great little ES guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePots date to late 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes this ones in the Norlin era but man, there are some guitars from this period that just feel right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOften we'll see instruments with fairly shallow neck angles from around this period... this one has spot on geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCombine this with a light weight at under 3.5kg and we're talking a legitimately resonant ES-335.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the kind of guitars that excite me... there are enough modifications to it to push it (mostly) out of collector territory (replaced pickups, tuners; twice, it once had schallers, nut; brass), frets, knobs, tailpiece and bridge).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat fade to the top, it's really brought out a warm chocolate tone out of the finish (when you pull the guard off you see some serious tanning!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo breaks or structural repairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with a non original (but really nice) Brown hardcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestore it with original parts and you'll be looking at a close to 10k instrument in todays market... or enjoy it at a discount and play the hell out of it as it stands... This is a good guitar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut hey don't just take my word for it... come have a play and find out for yourself!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSN 183015. Weight: 3.4kg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I remember New York in the '80s as a place with vacant lots that would eventually give over to nature. Weeds would grow up, squirrels would move in. That entropy is gone now. It's too expensive to let a vacant lot go natural\" -  Moby\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52269894598968,"sku":"ET3284","price":5995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2689\/3554\/files\/ET328414April26v2-108.jpg?v=1777358087","url":"https:\/\/echotone.com.au\/products\/1973-gibson-es-335-usa-walnut-hsc","provider":"Echo Tone","version":"1.0","type":"link"}