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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: This instrument has been carefully inspected and, if necessary, serviced by our certified luthier to ensure it is in excellent playing condition.
The Gibson Custom Shop '59 ES-335 is a semi-hollowbody electric guitar with a Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina) finish, single-ply Royalite binding, and a 5-ply wide bevel black pickguard. Its body utilizes 3-ply maple/poplar/maple construction around a solid maple centerblock with no weight relief. The solid mahogany neck features an Authentic 1959 profile attached via a hide-glue long tenon, an Indian rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, a 24.75" scale length, a 12" radius, a 1.69" nylon nut, and 22 Authentic Medium-Jumbo frets. Weighing 7 lbs 9 oz, it includes a hardshell case. Electronics consist of dual Custombucker Alnico 3 humbuckers wired to a 3-way Switchcraft toggle switch and hand-wired CTS 500K audio-taper potentiometers with paper-in-oil capacitors. Nickel-finished hardware includes an ABR-1 bridge with brass saddles, a lightweight aluminum stopbar, amber butyrate top hat knobs, and Kluson single-line, single-ring tuners.
- Body Construction
- 3-Ply Maple / Poplar / Maple
- Centerblock Material
- Solid Maple
- Weight Relief
- None
- Body Binding
- Single-Ply Royalite
- Body Finish
- Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
- Neck Material
- Solid Mahogany
- Neck Profile
- Authentic 1959
- Neck Joint
- Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
- Truss Rod
- Authentic 1950s No-Tube
- Truss Rod Cover
- Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
- Scale Length
- 24.75" (628.65 mm)
- Fingerboard Material
- Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12.0" (304.8 mm)
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Fret Size
- Authentic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut Material
- Nylon
- Nut Width
- 1.69" (42.85 mm)
- Position Inlays
- Pearloid Dot
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge Pickup
- Custombucker Alnico 3
- Neck Pickup
- Custombucker Alnico 3
- Pickup Covers
- Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
- Mounting Rings
- Black M69 Medium & Tall
- Pickup Switching
- 3-Way Switchcraft Toggle Switch
- Controls & Electronics
- 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls (CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers with Paper-in-Oil Capacitors)
- Output Jack
- Switchcraft 1/4" Jack
- Bridge
- ABR-1 with Nickel-Plated Brass Saddles
- Tailpiece
- Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines
- Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Control Knobs
- Amber Butyrate Top Hats
- Pickguard
- Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel
- Switch Tip
- Amber Catalin
- Strap Buttons
- Cream Plastic
- Hardware Finish
- Nickel
- Case
- Hardshell
- Weight
- 7lbs 9oz
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