Blond ES-355-1959-Only One??

[mbowen]

Hi guys here is a guitar my friend Hank just got and it is amazing.It is a 1959-ES-355 in factory Blond.The only one i have seen from 59.The Chinnery Collection had a 1960 and Gilvis had a great 1961-62 Stoptail 355 in Blond but i have not seen a 59 before now.If any of you guys know of another Blond 1959 Es-355 please post a shot of it.Thanks and thanks to Hank for sharing this great guitar with all of us.Mike B.

 

[mbowen]

More shots.

 

[Banker]

Fantastic stuff!

Mike, thank you for sharing. That's a great looking guitar, lovely colour. She looks well played and equally well looked after.

Cool looking binding on it too, really works in counterpoint to the blonde.

Hank's a lucky guy, I hope he enjoys it.

 

[mbowen]

Here is the 1960? from the Chinery Auction.Mike B.

 

[mbowen]

Banker thank you the guitar even comes with the 50's Gibson Case Cover-how cool .I can not wait to see this one in person.Mike B.

 

[Frost]

That 1959 and the Chinery 1960 are so ridiculously good looking guitars.

Heiko

 

[Banker]

Banker thank you the guitar even comes with the 50's Gibson Case Cover-how cool .I can not wait to see this one in person.Mike B.

That's trippy-cool.

Again, the way the binding matches the three ply guard is awesome.

 

[humbucking]

Black pickguard. Almost all blond ES guitars that I have seen that normally would have a tortoise guard, got the black guard. my Blond 1960 Epi Sheraton has the long, tortoise guard.

Very, very cool guitar! case cover is also killer!

 

[mbowen]

Thanks banker and Heiko i am glad you guys like her .I have never seen a Blond 59,355 before.Saw 1960's and 61-62's but not a 59.Mike B.

 

[Minibucker]

You should ask OK Guitars, a member here, ES aficionado, and the creator of this great site/blog....

http://www.es-335.org/

 

[mbowen]

Here is Gilvis's Es-355 Stoptail Blond[bottom right] but it is a 61-62 as i recall.This shot has 3 stoptail Es-355's in the glass case-amazing.Mike B.

 

[Minibucker]

That genuine, aged/ambered blonde finish is still an absolute wonder to behold. Stuff of dreams, it is.

 

[Frost]

I didn't notice the black pick guard until you guys pointed it out. Very interesting. I've only seen tortoiseshell myself. The black looks good too. Can't say that I have a favorite.

Heiko

 

[Michael Minnis]

Beautiful guitar. Thanks for sharing!

 

[bigsby'd]

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[mbowen]

The Blond Es-335 in this shot of Gil's i think has a black guard , i think it is a 1959.Mike B.

 

[Minibucker]

I didn't notice the black pick guard until you guys pointed it out. Very interesting. I've only seen tortoiseshell myself. The black looks good too. Can't say that I have a favorite.

Heiko

Black guard with 'custom' binding would be unbelievable on this.

 

[mbowen]

Here is a 1959 Black ES-355 i used to own and Keith now owns and it had a Tortoise guard as i remember.[although it looks black in the photo's ]Thanks Mike B.

 

[Stoj]

Thanks for posting Mike that sure is a beautiful looking 355, Congrats to your friend on scoring a rare find :salude

 

[OKGuitar]

Hank's a lucky man (and a nice guy, too). Never seen another blonde 59 355. I'm jealous as hell. I have an original 59 long tortoise guard that would look real nice on there.