Gibson ES-335 1959 Kalamazoo Historic Burst Gloss

The Gibson Memphis ES-335 has been the heart of Gibson’s Electric-Spanish lineup since its introduction in 1958. It’s an undisputed classic, and some of the best came from Gibson’s factory in Kalamazoo, MI. The Gibson Memphis Historic Series '59 ES-335 honors some of the finest semi-hollow jazz boxes to ever come off the Kalamazoo line, and looks just as fresh as it did that day in ’59 with a spliced 3-ply maple/poplar/maple body with quarter-sawn Adirondack spruce bracing and lightweight maple centerblock for excellent sustain and resonance with minimal feedback, handwired Memphis Historic Series humbucking pickups specially calibrated for the perfect vintage-inspired tone, Memphis Tone Control Historic circuitry, rounded late-‘50s neck, and a period-correct high-gloss lacquer finish with nickel hardware, imparting the true spirit of Kalamazoo inside and out.

About Gibson Memphis:
Luthier Orville Gibson founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Kalamazoo, MI in 1902. Its original aim was to make mandolins and mandolin-family instruments. Over the last 100-plus years, Gibson Brands, Inc., as it is now known, has since evolved into the world’s premier manufacturer of semi-hollow and hollow body electric guitars, as well as a celebrated portfolio of innovative solid-body and acoustic models.

If Beale Street could talk, it might tell you about Gibson Memphis. Producing all of Gibson’s semi-hollow and hollow body guitars, the Gibson Memphis facility is the heart of the blues.

Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Rim Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Lightweight Maple
Bracing: Quarter Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Binding: Single-ply Tan
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck: Quarter Sawn Mahogany
Neck Profile: Rounded Late 50's
Fingerboard: Dark Rosewood
Inlays: Aged Pearloid Dot
Nut: Nylon
Frets: Medium Jumbo - 18% Nickel Silver
Nut Width: 1.687"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 22
End of Board Width: 2.241"

Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1 with plated brass saddles
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners: Kluson Single Ring Tulip Button
Pickguard: 5-Ply Black
Knobs: Gold Top Hats
Switch Tip: Vintage
Switchwasher: N/A
Truss Rod Cover: Vintage Black/White

Neck Pickup: MHS Humbucker Rhythm
Bridge Pickup: MHS Humbucker Lead
Controls: MTC Historic : 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, hand-wired with matched 550K potentiometers and Bumblebee capacitors

Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Hardshell
Other: Certificate of Authenticity, Gibson Strap, Gibson Polish Cloth, Gibson Multi-tool, Gibson Pick Holder
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