Description:
Introduced in '58 as Gibson's first semi-hollowbody electric guitar, the ES-335 has continued to win over legions of devoted players for 60 years. Featuring a beautifully resonant maple/poplar/maple body, solid mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, and a pair of Custombucker Alnico III pickups, this vintage instrument puts out one-of-a-kind tone that is ideal for jazz and blues but can translate easily into rock as well. Many guitarists at Gino Guitars have fallen in love with the Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Reissue. Get your hands on one, and you will too.
The Custom Shop Custombucker pickups in the ’59 ES-335 Reissue are catnip for tube amplifiers. Each with its own volume and tone controls, these unpotted pickups will let you nail chimey country licks as easily as you dial in searing rock tones. The Alnico III magnets give you classic hollowbody-style tones for everything from warm jazz to dirty blues. And handwired with CTS audio taper pots and paper-in-oil capacitors, you’ll have nearly endless tone-shaping control at your fingertips.
Meticulously handcrafted by Gibson’s elite Custom Shop luthiers, the 1959 ES-335 Reissue — like every Gibson Custom guitar —receives an ultra-precise Plek Pro setup, which optimizes the fretboard and nut for incredibly accurate intonation and a “just right” feel. And fine details like the hide glue fingerboard fit and the 17-degree headstock angle not only add to the amazing tone and feel of this guitar, they remain true to the Gibson’s illustrious ES Series legacy. The vintage-style nitrocellulose lacquer finish is significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to “breathe".
Technical specifications:
Top Material | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
Body Material | Maple "Thermally Engineered" |
Body Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina) |
Neck Wood | Solid Mahogany |
Neck Profile | Authentic '59 "C" |
Fretboard Material | Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit |
Frets | 22, Authentic Medium-Jumbo |
Fingerboard Radius | 12" |
Fingerboard Inlays | Pearloid Dot |
Nut Material | Nylon |
Width at Nut | 1.687" |
Scale Length | 24.75" |
Neck pickup | Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted) |
Bridge pickup | Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted) |
Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way switch |
Electronics | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors |
Bridge | ABR-1 |
Tailpiece | Lightweight Aluminium Stopbar |
Tuners | Kluson Single Line, Single Ring |
Case | Gibson Custom Shop Brown/Pink Hardshell Case |
Additional info:
Country of origin: | United States |
Condition: | New |
Warranty: | 3 years |
Free Setup
This instrument is inspected and setup free of charge by our luthier before shipping.
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