sharky
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Hey together,
while looking for a vintage Gold Top some vintage ES 335 crossed my way. I immediately remembered, how much i liked Alvin Lee and of course how much i like B.B. King and the great tone of his ES.
But since i am more or less clueless about those, i have a few questions i would like to ask to you experts here.
First about the price ranges: browsing the usual suspects the prices to me seem to be all over the place and there is no more or less exact guideline for me to be recognized.
I would like to look for a 1960 or 1961. Original as possible, no Bigsby, no mods in an all over good condition. Which price range should i expect? Are cherry models more expensive than a sunburst?
Secondly: since i am anything but no expert at all, what are the thing to look after? Sure, going to a dealer with a good reputation should be the first step but they can tell me a lot if they like to. So, what can i look after on my own? Is the SN a serious indicator or do i need to take a dentist's mirror and spy through the f-holes into the guitar's body, check pots etc.? How can the guitar be judged by the size of the neck? Dotneck has to be there, correct?
So, kindly asking for your appreciated advice
while looking for a vintage Gold Top some vintage ES 335 crossed my way. I immediately remembered, how much i liked Alvin Lee and of course how much i like B.B. King and the great tone of his ES.
But since i am more or less clueless about those, i have a few questions i would like to ask to you experts here.
First about the price ranges: browsing the usual suspects the prices to me seem to be all over the place and there is no more or less exact guideline for me to be recognized.
I would like to look for a 1960 or 1961. Original as possible, no Bigsby, no mods in an all over good condition. Which price range should i expect? Are cherry models more expensive than a sunburst?
Secondly: since i am anything but no expert at all, what are the thing to look after? Sure, going to a dealer with a good reputation should be the first step but they can tell me a lot if they like to. So, what can i look after on my own? Is the SN a serious indicator or do i need to take a dentist's mirror and spy through the f-holes into the guitar's body, check pots etc.? How can the guitar be judged by the size of the neck? Dotneck has to be there, correct?
So, kindly asking for your appreciated advice
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