Epiphone Jim James Signature ES-335 Semi-Hollow Guitar, Seventies Walnut, Hardsh

Description

The First Epiphone Signature Model for the My Morning Jacket Guitarist

Jim James, the vocalist, producer, primary songwriter, and guitarist for My Morning Jacket, has long impressed fans worldwide with his band and his solo projects. He now has his very own Epiphone signature model. Based on one of his favorite guitars, the Epiphone Jim James ES-335 features a Seventies Walnut-finished 5-ply laminated maple body with a solid maple center block for increased sustain and a mahogany neck with a Jim James Custom SlimTaper™ C profile and an Indian laurel fretboard with dot inlays. The Alnico Classic PRO™ pickups are paired with CTS® potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. Personal touches include vintage-style Kluson® Waffleback tuners with metal buttons, a circle/arrow emblem on the truss rod cover, and an owl decal on the back of the headstock. A hardshell case with an owl logo is also included.

Body

• Body Style: ES
• Body Shape: ES-335
• Body Material: Layered Maple
• Top: 5-ply Laminated Maple
• Back: 5-ply Laminated Maple
• Side: 5-ply Laminated Maple
• Centerblock: Solid Maple
• Binding: Single Ply Cream; Top, Back, and Fretboard
• Body Finish: Gloss
  
  

Neck 

• Profile: Jim James Custom Profile SlimTaper C
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Fret Count: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
• Inlays: Dot
• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
  
  

Hardware

• Finish: Nickel
• Bridge: LockTone Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: LockTone Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines: Kluson Waffleback Vintage-Style Tuners with Metal Buttons
• Pickguard: ES-335 Shape; 5-ply Black/White
• Truss Rod: Dual Action
• Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply Bell; Circle/Arrow in White
• Control Knobs: Black Witch Hat with Silver Insert
• Switch Tip: Cream
• Strap Buttons: 2
• Mounting Rings: Black
• Pickup Covers: Nickel
  
  

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO
• Bridge Pickup: Alnico Classic PRO
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Orange Drop Capacitors
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
• Output Jack: 1/4" Epiphone
  
  

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Hardshell Case with Owl Logo