The Historic Reissue ES-335 is back and better than ever, thanks to a year of studying, scanning, and listening to original examples. The expert craftspeople at Gibson Custom Shop have rendered every contour, profile, inlay, and color of the priceless vintage models in magnicent detail. The result is a playing and ownership experience that will keep you coming back for more. The 1959 ES Reissue models feature rounded cutaways, Medium C-shape neck profiles scanned from originals, dot inlays, and vintage-replica parts. It also features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of natural play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
Specifications
Body
- Construction: Semi Hollow
- Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Colour: Ebony
- Orientation: Right Handed
Neck
- Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
- Profile: 59 Medium C Shape
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
- Inlay: Pearloid Dot
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut Width: 42.85mm
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Scale Length: 24.75"
Hardware
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Knobs: Black Butyrate Top Hats with Dial Pointers
- Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Hardware Finish: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
Electronics
- Configuration: HH
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in Oil Capacitors
Miscellaneous
- Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
