???? – 1977retired
Apple I
“The motherboard that started it all — it merely needed a case, and a little faith.”
“Thin body, full voice — it played its set and quietly left the stage.”
Introduced in 1959, the Gibson ES-330 was a thinline hollow-body electric guitar built to the same dimensions as the famous ES-335. It gave players that airy, resonant hollow-body character in a slimmer package, and it earned a devoted following among guitarists who liked a little air in their tone.
After thirteen years in the catalog, the ES-330 was discontinued in 1972 — a quiet retirement rather than a dramatic demise. It left behind a legacy as the lighter, looser sibling of the ES-335, remembered fondly by those who knew what it could do.
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“The motherboard that started it all — it merely needed a case, and a little faith.”
“Tried to outgrow the Apple II; instead it taught Apple to love it again.”
“It taught the world what a blank page could look like. Rest easy, old friend.”