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.

general

• NASHVILLE CUSTOM SHOP
• Model: 1959 ES-335 VOS
• Sr.-Nr.: A940376
• Color: Vintage Natural
• Finish: VOS (Vintage Original Specification)
• Weight: 3528  Gramm (7,77 lb)
• Glue: Hot hide glue
• Strings: Gibson 10 - 46

body

• Material: 3-Ply Maple/ Poplar / Maple
• Bracing: Quarter Sawn Adirondack-Spruce
• Center Block: lightweight maple
• Binding: 1-Ply Royalite

neck

• Material: 1-Pc. Mahogany
• Profile: Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape
• Saddle: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1.69" / 42.85mm
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
• Binding: Creme
• Frets: 22 Authentic Medium-Jumbo
• Inlays: Pearloid Dots
• Headstock: Gibson Logo , Holly Headstock Veneer
• Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
  
• Scale Length: 62,86 cm / 24,75"
• Headstock: "Mother of Pearl" Crown und Gibson - Logo

Electric

• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (7,31 kOhm)
  
• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III  (7,77 kOhm)
  
• Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone 
• Type: handwired, matched CTS 550 kOhm Audio potentiometers
• Capacitors: paper in oil

Hardware

• Bridge: ABR-1 with nickel plated brass saddles
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum
• Finish: Nickel
• Tuning Keys: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
• Control Knobs: Amber Butyrate Top Hats
• Pick Guard: Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel
• Strap Buttons: Cream Plastic

Accessories

• Gibson Hardshell Case
• Certificate of Authenticity