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| The Model 335 was available in three different versions: |
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| Fully acoustic - 335 |
| With 1 pickup - 335/M1 |
| With 2 pickups - 335/M2 |
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| Marketed by Rose-Morris in U.K. as: |
| Fully acoustic - Model 1797 |
| With 1 pickup - Model 1897 |
| With 2 pickups - Model 1898 |
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| Specifications: (all versions) |
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| Cutaway. |
| Body width: 420 mm. |
| Body length: 510 mm. |
| Scale length: 630 mm. |
| Hand carved top. |
| Spruce top with undetermined bracing. |
| Maple back & sides. |
| Single-bound top with unbound f-holes. |
| Single-bound back. |
| Single-bound pickguard. |
| Mahogany bolt-on neck |
| with adjustable truss rod. |
| Metal truss rod cover with a star and "1900". |
| Unbound headstock with mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Most with no headstock logo 1957-1959. |
| Unbound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl dot inlay. |
| Open back tuners. |
| Nickel plated hardware. |
| Sunburst finish. |
| Ten year warranty. |
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| 1-pickup version: |
| White DeArmond pickup in neck position. |
| 2 clear speed knobs on lower treble bout. |
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| 2-pickup version: |
| 2 white DeArmond pickups. |
| 3 knobs (2 volume & 1 master tone) on lower treble bout. |
| Master volume knob on cutaway bout. |
| 3-way pickup selector switch on upper bass bout. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1957 |
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| Earliest known example: 365661 (1957 - 335/M2) |
| 383526 (1958 - 335) |
| 3686xx (1958 - 335) |
| 370974 (1958 - 335) |
| 383526 (1958 - 335) |
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| Circa 1958: |
| All versions: |
| No star or "1900" on truss rod cover (star and "1900" used until Circa 1962). |
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| 389868 (1959 - 335/M2) - (changed tailpiece & knobs) |
| 392059 (1959 - 335) - (changed pickguard & bracket) |
| 404023 (1960 - 335) - (refinished, added pickguard w/pickups) |
| 404258 (1960 - 335/M2) - (changed knobs) |
| 404674 (1960 - 335) - (added pickup, missing pickguard) |
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| Circa 1960: |
| Pickup versions: |
| Black DeArmond Dynasonic pickups (white DeArmonds used until Circa 1961). |
| Neck pickup moved closer to neck (old placement used until Circa 1962). |
| Black ribbed chrome metal capped knobs (clear speed knobs used until Circa 1961). |
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| 405909 (1960 - 335) |
| 411949 (1961) - (added electronics) |
| 4135xx (1961 - 335) |
| 413950 (1961 - 335) - (repro pickguard with added pickup) |
| 415528 (1961 - 335M/2)) |
| 424346 (1962 - 335) - (added electronics) |
| 422522 (1962 - 335/M2) |
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| Circa 1962: |
| 2-pickup version: |
| 4 knobs on lower treble bout (no knob on cutaway bout). |
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| Circa 1963: |
| Changed tailpiece design. |
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| Circa 1963: |
| Harp tailpiece. |
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| Circa 1964: |
| Changed pickguard bracket design (old style still mainly used). |
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| 457049 (1965 - 335/M1) - (missing pickguard, changed knobs) |
| 457060 (1965 - 335) |
| 457099 (1965 - 335/M1) |
| 461978 (1966 - 335/M2) |
| 472957 (1966 - 335/M2) |
| 462819 or 482819 (1966-1967 - 335) |
| 493605 (1969 - 335/M1) |
| Latest known example: xxxxxx (1973 - 335) |
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