1945 Gibson ES-300 N Blonde Archtop Players Project Guitar

1945 Gibson ES-300 N Blonde Archtop Players Project Guitar

Price: 1058.33
c.1945 Gibson ES-300 Up for auction is a circa 1945 Gibson ES-300.  This is a great vintage 17 inch wide archtop with some mods that make it a great players ES-300.  Rare Original Natural Finish with some light finish checking, Solid Carved Spruce Top, Super flamed Maple Back, Maple neck, Script inlayed Gibson logo, and trapeze tailpiece.  The white f-hole Gibson label is intact.  However, much of the writing on the label has faded and is not readable.  I have therefore dated the guitar to 1945 based on its features including a script logo and solid spruce top.  In 1946 the ES-300 would change to a Mahogany neck so I know this guitar is pre-1946.    The guitar has had some player mods. The tuners have been replaced with older small gromet Grovers and the neck has been professionally refretted. Newer knobs, switch tip, and bridge.  The neck pickup appears to be original and the bridge pickup looks to be from the 1960s/70s.  The guitar appears to have had humbucking pickups installed at one time.  The guitar has been converted to more modern wiring with a three position switch and volume and tone controls for both pickups.  There are several cracks on the top, back, and sides of the body.  Most appear to have been repaired years ago with some cleats visible through the f-holes.  There are NO headstock cracks or repairs. The guitar plays and sounds wonderful with nice warm P-90 tone.  Guitar will ship in a modern hardshell case for protection.  With Vintage dealers asking over $4500 for similar original Blonde Finish ES-300 guitars, I have set a much lower reserve price.    There are many pictures below take a minute and check them out. This is a used item.  If you have 0 feedback e-mail me prior to bidding!  Winning bidder has three days to contact me or I reserve the right to sell the item elsewhere.  International bidders please contact me with your postal code for a shipping rate.  Interntional buyers are responsible for ALL DUTIES AND TAXES.  I double box all international shipments.  If you have any questions please message me. ... Click for more info
Listing Ends: 01:47am UTC Sep. 06, 2012