Description:
Semi-Hollow guitars from the Gibson Custom Shop are back in the catalog, and this new Historic Collection represents the highest level of vintage accuracy ever achieved. This result was made possible by analyzing, testing, and studying original vintage instruments in great detail.
The expert hands of Gibson Custom Shop luthiers have faithfully recreated the colors, dimensions, and contours of the original models—guitars that today command astronomical prices on the vintage market.
The result is an instrument that delivers a truly immersive playing experience.
This specific recreation of the 1959 ES-355 features an ebony fingerboard with Block inlays, a ’59 Medium "C" neck profile, and period-correct plastic parts and hardware. This particular version, built as a special order through the Made 2 Measure program, comes equipped with a stunning Bigsby and the legendary Varitone.
Technical specifications:
Top Material | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
Body Material | Lightweight Maple "Thermally Engineered" |
Neck Wood | Solid Mahogany |
Neck Profile | Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape |
Fretboard Material | Solid Ebony |
Frets | 22, Authentic Medium-Jumbo |
Fingerboard Radius | 12" |
Fingerboard Inlays | 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl |
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, Varitone |
Electronics | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors |
Bridge | ABR-1 |
Tailpiece | Bigsby Vibrato |
Tuners | Grover Rotomatic Kidney |
Case | Gibson Custom Shop Brown/Pink Harshell 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.
Official Dealer Gibson Custom
Gino Guitars is proudly an official dealer for Gibson Custom.
In our catalog we have 125 products, of which 63 in stock and ready to ship.
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