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.
Model | Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 Reissue |
Builder | Gibson Custom Shop |
Year | 2023 |
Body Type | Semi-Hollow Body |
Top Wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
Body Wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
Finish Type | Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina) |
Finish Color | Vintage Natural |
Back Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina) |
Binding | 1-Ply Royalite |
Neck Wood | Mahogany |
Fingerboard | Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit |
Neck Carve | 50s Rounded Medium C |
Scale Length | 628.65 mm / 24.75 in |
Neck Radius | 304.8 mm / 12 in |
Frets | 22 - Authentic Medium-Jumbo |
Nut Width | 42.85 mm / 1.687 in |
Nut Material | Nylon |
Neck Finish | Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina) |
Inlays | Pearloid Dot |
Neck Pickup | Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted) |
Bridge Pickup | Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted) |
Pickguard | Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel |
Hardware | Nickel |
Bridge | Nickel-plated Brass Saddle ABR-1 with Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
Tuners | Kluson Single Line, Single Ring |
Controls | 2xVolume/2xTone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors, 3-Way Switchcraft |
Case | Gibson Brown/Pink Custom Shop Hardshell |
Weight | 8.05 Pounds (8 lbs 1 oz) |