1960 335.

[High Flying Bird]

I was in a local shop today and saw this old timer hanging around. 

 

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[Kuz]

Nah, I'll have that tone covered in about 2 weeks! 8) ;D

[High Flying Bird]

Nah, I'll have that tone covered in about 2 weeks! 8) ;D

 

Ans at a fraction of the price of this one I might add. 

[mars_hall]

What makes you think 335 and not 330?  

 

330's had the P-90 type pickups, as I recall.

 

330 don't have the block down the middle also

[111518]

330s also had a shorter neck ...joined the body at the 17th rather than the 19th fret as did 335s, until switch to the longer neck in '69.

 

Seemed like I remembered something about colors, so I checked my trusty Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars, which says cherry was not a standard option until '62 ...so if this one is a '60, it is pretty rare.  They had chrome pickup covers after 62; I used to see a fair number of these in my shop days in the late 70s, but I never remember seeing a red one with black covers.  Cool guitar, and nice photo 'bird.   

[GuitArtMan]

I don't believe 335s ever had P90s.  My vote is for 330.

[yoslate]

I don't believe 335s ever had P90s.  My vote is for 330.

 

The 335 was launched in 1958.  It had humbucking pickups from the getgo....

 

By the way, congrats on 1000th post Guitart!!!

[High Flying Bird]

I am sure you guys are right.  I didn't touch the guitar or get any closer than 6 feet from it.  330 it is. 

[GuitArtMan]

I was looking at the photo again.  Is it just my eyes or the lighting or is that guitar missing some frets?  It looks like the 15th, 17th and 20th frets are missing.

[High Flying Bird]

I was looking at the photo again.  Is it just my eyes or the lighting or is that guitar missing some frets?  It looks like the 15th, 17th and 20th frets are missing.

 

It has all of it's frets.  It may look different because of the resizing of the image.

[AnH555]

Some 330's had a neck set further out than the standard 14'th(?) fret.