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 1961 Reissue models utilize rounded cutaways, slim-taper neck profiles scanned from originals, dot inlays and vintage-replica parts.
Specifications:
- Number of Strings: 6
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Body Type: Semi-hollowbody
- Body Shape: 1961 ES-335
- Body Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer with Vintage Patina
- Color: Vintage Burst
- Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Authentic '61 Skinny C
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
- Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Nut Width: 1.687"
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece
- Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Double Ring
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
- Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone
- Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch
- Strings: Gibson, .010-.046
Features:
- Superbly crafted guitar re-creation of a 1961 ES-335 semi-hollowbody electric guitar
- Boasts vintage-accurate construction and components, plus true-to-the-original fit and finish
- Resonant semi-hollow maple/poplar/maple body delivers just the right vibe
- Skinny C-shaped solid mahogany neck yields the classic playability you’ve been dreaming of
- Custombucker pickups serve up smoky humbucker tones that recall those glorious days of yore
- CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors give you dead-on 1961 ES-335 tone
- Classic Kluson Double Ring tuners and Top Hat knobs lend even more visual vintage vibe and style
- Vintage Original Sheen finish package with light matte nitrocellulose and aged hardware
