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 colour of the priceless vintage models in magnificent detail. The result is a playing and ownership experience that will keep you coming back for more. The 1959 Reissue models feature rounded cutaways, Medium C-shape neck profiles scanned from originals, dot inlays and vintage-replica parts.
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Features
- Body Material: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Centreblock: Solid Maple
- Binding: 1-Ply Royalite
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina)
- Neck: Solid Mahogany w/ Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape Profile
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit w/ 12" Radius
- Frets: 22, Authentic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut: Nylon, 1.69" / 42.85mm
- Inlays: Pearloid Dot
- Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel
- TrussRod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube w/ Authentic Stepped 2-Ply Cover
- Control Knobs: Amber Butyrate Top Hats
- Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
- Pickups: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
- Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
- Includes Brown/Pink Custom Shop Hardshell and Certificate of Authenticity