2000 H535 with block inlays?

[pwmahon]

Hi, I have just bought a H535 made in 2000. it has block inlays and all the other 535 images I can find have dot inlays-can anybody explain why this year has block inlays? Thanks in advance.

 

[ledzeffer]

Probably custom ordered. What does the label on the inside say?

 

[TalismanRich]

Is there binding on the headstock and an extra inlay?    That would indicate that you have a 555, which is the upgraded version of the 535.  

 

[Millennium Maestro]

Its not about the features this model had in a particular year, As a dealer I ordered several 535s built with block inlays on the neck, usually with bound and inlayed headstocks because I believed they looked classier and not too expensive as an upgrade. The original builder golden era was truly a boutique builder corporation, ask and they would build!!

 

[bolero]

Amen!!

 

[brentrocks]

This is a 2017.   Originally ordered by Eddie’s Guitars.   I bought it from Eddie’s in 3 pieces, after UPS broke it.   I fixed it.   
 

 

[High Flying Bird]

Here is my 2003 535.