2024 Gibson ES-335 ’64 Custom Shop Semi-Hollow Dealer Select ~ Patriot Sparkle

Some guitars spend decades building a legendary reputation.

This one skipped that whole process and just showed up dressed like it already won.

Finished in Patriot Sparkle, this ES-335 has approximately the same level of subtlety as a bald eagle riding a Harley through a fireworks factory while carrying an American flag. If your life goal has been to own the guitar that literally makes people stop talking mid-sentence… congratulations, your support group can finally disband.

The funny part? Beneath all that glorious “LOOK AT ME!” is one of the finest recreations of a vintage 1964 ES-335 Gibson has ever built. So while everyone else is staring at the finish, you’ll be too busy wondering why every note sounds like it should be on a platinum record.

Specs:

• Model: 2024 Gibson Custom Shop ES-335 ’64 Dealer Select
• Finish: Patriot Sparkle, gloss nitrocellulose
• Body: Laminated plain maple top, back & rims with maple centerblock
• Construction: Semi-hollow
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: 1964 Medium C, .953″ 1st fret, 1.024” 12th fret
• Scale Length: 24.75″
• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12″
• Frets: 22 Historic Reissue
• Nut: nylon, 1.687″
• Inlays: Celluloid small blocks
• Pickups: Gibson Custombucker (unpotted) neck & bridge
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way Switchcraft selector
• Knobs: 60’s Black top-hats with silver inserts
• Electronics: ES-60 hand-wired harness with CTS vintage taper pots & Black Cat capacitors
• Bridge: ABR-1 with nylon saddles
• Tailpiece: lightweight aluminum stop bar
• Tuners: Grover Kidney
• Hardware: True Historic nickel
• Weight: 8.0 LBS
• Serial #: 140xxx

Condition:

She was born on June 18th, 2024 and remains in mint, unplayed condition and has never been owned by an end user.

Which means…

• Nobody “upgraded” anything.
• Nobody “improved” the wiring after watching six minutes of YouTube.
• Nobody installed locking tuners with a cordless drill.
• Nobody leaned it against an amp and discovered that gravity is, in fact, still operational.
• Nobody put a belt buckle through the back because “that’s just honest wear.”

It has lived a wonderfully sheltered life… unlike most of us.

Includes

• Original Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case
• Certificate of Authenticity booklet
• Historic Reissue hang tags
• Original case candy

Let’s be honest…

If you’re shopping for a Patriot Sparkle ES-335, you’re probably not the kind of person who says things like, “I’d rather blend in.”

This guitar was built for the player who enjoys hearing comments like…

“Is that real?”

“I’ve never seen one of those!”

“Can I hold it?” (No.)

“Does it come in black?” (Also no.)

And here’s the best part…

It has all the vintage-correct goodness you’d expect—hide-glue long tenon construction, unpotted Custombuckers, hand-wired electronics, True Historic hardware, and that magical ES-335 resonance that has made this model famous for over sixty years.

So yes… it looks like it could headline its own Fourth of July parade.

Then it quietly reminds everyone that it can outplay nearly everything hanging on the wall next to it.

Some guitars whisper.

Some guitars shout.

This one kicks the front door open, announces that freedom isn’t free, then proceeds to play the sweetest blues lick you’ve ever heard.

Honestly… if confidence were available in a nitro finish, this would be it. 🇺🇸🎸😎