Description
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 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. Professionally set up with fresh strings & low action so it's ready to play straight out of the case.
Cosmetic Condition: Terrific condition - very clean with only some mild surface scratches.
Neck: 50s Rounded Medium C mahogany neck with cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays. Frets are clean with no wear. Kluson Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Double-bound, semi-hollow maple body with dual F-holes finished in Vintage Burst. There's a touch of flame figuring in the back of the body. Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nickel hardware. 5-ply black pickguard with wide bevel. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 0.8 oz.
Electronics: Custombucker Alnico III humbuckers with 3-way toggle switch. Dual volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs. CTS 500K Audio Taper potentiometers & Paper-in-Oil capacitors. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with COA & hang tags.