Sound Pure's Take
Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: A majority of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. The guitar required an adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. A number of frets had become raised above the fingerboard and partially out of their fret slots which necessitated gluing and reseating said frets into the fingerboard. No further work was required.
From Gibson Guitars
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 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.
Body
- Body Shape
- Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway
- Body Material
- 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Body Finish
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Top Material
- 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
- Body Binding
- Royalite
Neck
- Neck Material
- Mahogany
- Neck Shape
- Authentic '59 Medium C
- Fingerboard Material
- Indian Rosewood
- Nut Material
- Nylon
- Nut Width
- 1.687" (42.85mm)
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Scale Length
- 24.75" (628.65mm)
- Number of Frets
- 22 Frets
- Neck Joint
- Set Neck
- Fingerboard Inlay
- Pearloid Dots
- Inlay Shape
- Dots
- Headstock Inlay/Decal
- Gibson Crown
- Neck Binding
- Cream
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup
- Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
- Neck Pickup
- Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
- Controls and Switching
- 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
- Electronics Notes
- CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers and Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Hardware
- Hardware Color
- Nickel
- Bridge
- ABR-1
- Tailpiece
- Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines
- Kluson Single Line Single Ring
- Fret Wire
- Authentic Medium Jumbo
- Pickguard
- 5-Ply Black
- Truss Rod Cover
- True Historic Black
- Knobs
- Amber Butyrate Top Hat
- Switch Cap
- Amber
- Weight
- 7.1lbs
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
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