Serial Number A21863

This example has features common to most late-50s ES-335s: dot inlays, long pickguard, see-through gold bell knobs, and PAF humbuckers. Early ES-335s, including this one, often have shallow neck angles. Accordingly, the ABR-1 bridges on these guitars are shaved much thinner than usual to accommodate the neck angle.

This ES-335 was meant to have a factory installed Bigsby from its inception, as there are no stop tailpiece holes.