GIBSON PAF THINLINES 1957/61

2025 BRUCE WELCH

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Dear friends,

Also this year his friend Nino Fazio will amaze us, making us admire some of the most beautiful and historically relevant specimens of his personal collection of guitars Gibson.

Si tratta di sei chitarre che vengono dall'età d'oro della Gibson. Sono degli esempi dell'incontro di due idee che hanno rappresentato una svolta importante nella storia della casa di Kalamazoo e della chitarra elettrica: l'archtop a cassa sottile (with or without internal solid block) and the Humbucker pickup "P.A.F.".

Thin case and large sound, big: thick, as they say beyond the ocean. Here then is the title of this little-grant review:

1957 ES 350T - One of the very first Gibsons in which the Humbuckers replaced the P90, Short scale model used by Chuck Berry. P.A.F. of the very first generation.
1959 ES 345 TD - semi -solid construction, born as a stereo version of the 335 introduced just before, Gold Hardware and Varitone, long tap.
1960 ES 335 TDN - Rara dot-neck con finiture naturally (solo 209 produced between 1958 e 1960) in perfect condition
1960 ES 355 TDC - rare, one of the four 355 Stereo with Stop-Bar instead of Bigsby made to order and mentioned in the Duchossoir book.
1960 ES 345 TD - The Cherry version of the 345, il "Freddie King model". The variation of this tool has been removed, But it is kept in the case.
1961 ES 345 TD - latest PAF version of the 345, short battiline, stop-bar, figured maple body

Nino, in proposing this very interesting review, he suggested calling her "Thin Line Thick Sound - Gibson PAF thinlines 1957-61". Perfect titration!

Let's remember that these are the tools that made history, and that it is a real privilege to be able to host them at the festival.

Here we offer you only a front photo of each guitar, just to allow you to frame and appreciate the theme well. Other images and all the details on these tools are clearly visible on the site http://www.realvintage.it