2013 Gibson ES-335 Studio Electric Guitar in excellent condition. Beautiful Ebony finish on the maple body with Black headstock, hardware and tuners. The guitar is set up with a nice action and the slim taper 60's profile mahogany neck with a baked maple fretboard with mother of pearl inlays has a comfortable feel. The Guitar was purchased by me NEW on 10/14/16 at Ken Stanton Music in Stone Mnt. Ga for the purpose of resale. I am not a GIBSON dealer so I can only offer to include the Gibson warranty if you have any issues you ship to me and I will handle all claims with Gibson but buyer is responsible for all shipping expenses. Check my feedback and buy with confidence.
This guitar weighs 7 Lbs. 12 Oz. and has no f-holes and a single Gibson Dirty Fingers Plus bridge humbucker. The pickup is a high output pickup that is capable of delivering high gain tones yet by simply rolling the volume back the pickup puts out a nice classic humbucker tone. This guitar is perfect for when you want the tonal richness of a semi-hollowbody and high gain with limited feedback. The guitar is equipped with a tune-o-matic style bridge with a stop tailpiece. This guitar looks, plays and sounds great.
Includes a Gibson gig bag and Certificate of Authenticity. Made in the USA.
Overview
Ever since its introduction in 1958 Gibson’s legendary ES-335 has been haled as one of the most versatile electric guitars ever produced, adept at everything from jazz, to country, to blues, to heavy rock. The new ES-335 Studio, though, lives for one purpose: to rock your world like no other semi-hollow electric guitar ever.
While it retains the classic design elements and full build quality of the finest ES-335s, the ES-335 Studio from Gibson’s Memphis division strips away anything superfluous to focus like a laser on cranking out bone-crunching rock tone. This guitar has the same instantly familiar thinline, double-cutaway body styling from Gibson guitars seen in the hands of Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Alvin Lee and countless others, but the f-holes are eliminated to create a sleek looking top that is also more resistant to feedback. The electronics have been pared down to a single, super-hot Dirty Fingers Plus humbucking pickup in the bridge position, along with a single volume and tone pot. What more do you need to rock? Nothing—as the ES-335 Studio quickly proves, with the unparalleled playability that only a Gibson offers.
Equally hot-rodded looks are assured by the genuine smooth-satin nitrocellulose lacquer, paired with black hardware, tortoiseshell truss-rod cover and neck-joint cover, and a black Corian™ nut.
Body and Neck
The ES-335 Studio is constructed in the image of the original 335s of the late 1950s, with a semi-hollow body made from laminated maple with a bound Grade-AAA top layer and a solid maple center block, but without the traditional f-holes. The result is the perfect marriage of the traditional archtop’s looks and sonic depth, with the solidbody’s sustain and resistance to feedback. The neck is made from solid quarter-sawn mahogany, and topped with an unbound fingerboard made from baked maple, inlaid with simple pearloid dot position markers.
Baked Maple
Aging maple through a “baking” process called torrefaction. The wood is kept at 200-300º F for a period of time until the wood knows it’s no longer a tree; Moisture is restored under pressure. This makes the wood very hard, sonically “live” and extremely stable. The snappy sound of ebony, with the look of medium-brown pau ferro. Many boutique manufacturers are now using this because it improves the wood with no chemical treatment, it’s environmentally friendly and is great for making better sounding and playing guitars!
Pickups and Electronics
The ES-335 Studio is loaded with a single Dirty Fingers Plus humbucker, one of Gibson’s hottest pickups. For unbridled crunch and wailing lead tones, all with singing sustain, this pickup was born to rock out—yet it boasts surprising clarity for mellower moments. A single volume and tone control keep it simple.
Hardware and Plastics
The ES-335 Studio carries Gibson’s legendary Tune-o-matic bridge with and trapeze tailpiece, as well as high-quality Grover™ Rotomatic® tuners, all in black chrome. There’s no pickguard, but a tortoiseshell truss-rod cover and neck-joint cover lend an alternative touch of class.