Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 Blonde

Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-335 Blonde Dot Neck

2020 NAMM Show Guitar – Historic Makeovers Lacquer and Aging

This is a truly unique guitar. It was the 2020 Winter NAMM Show guitar that the Gibson Custom Shop displayed in their NAMM booth that year (See picture). I bought it new. It has all the latest Gibson Custom Shop features including hide glue construction, nylon nut, paper-in-oil caps, Custom Buckers, etc., and I wanted it to have some light lacquer checking. So I sent it directly to Kim Lafleur at Historic Makeovers to be sprayed with historically correct nitrocellulose lacquer (with no plasticizers) and then very lightly aged. The aging would be considered “Ultra-Light” exactly like the Gibson Murphy Lab does with their "Ultra-Light" aging process. If you’re familiar with Kim’s work at Historic Makeovers, you know he has one of the best shops in the country to do this kind of work and, in case you're not aware, Kim has passed away since this work was done.

The guitar is truly beautiful to begin with, which is why Gibson chose to show if off at the NAMM show, and then Kim’s application of the correct nitro lacquer and aging made it perfect. It includes all the paperwork, original hard shell case and case candy. Setup is top notch. It plays beautifully and weighs 7 lbs., 11 oz.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me through Reverb messaging.

Reasonable offers will be considered.

Thanks for looking

Description from the Gibson Custom Shop Website -

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.

Specs

• Series:  Gibson Custom Shop Historic
• Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
• Serial Number:  A90006
• Weight: 7 lbs., 11 oz.
• Product Color:  Vintage Natural
• Case Type:  Hard shell Case Included
• Body Shape:  Semi-Hollow Double Cutaway
• Body Material:  3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
• Body Finish:  Nitrocellulose Lacquer (No plasticizers from Historic Makeovers)
• Top Material:  3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
• Body Binding:  Royalite
• Neck Material:  Mahogany
• Neck Shape:  Authentic '59 Medium C
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
• Nut Material:  Nylon
• Nut Width:  1.687" (42.85mm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Scale Length:  24.75" (628.65mm)
• Number of Frets:  22 Frets
• Neck Joint:  Set Neck
• Fingerboard Inlay: Pearloid Dots
• Inlay Shape:  Dots
• Headstock Inlay/Decal:  Gibson Crown
• Neck Binding:  Cream
• Bridge Pickup:  Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
• Neck Pickup:  Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Unpotted
• Controls and Switching: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
• Electronics Notes: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers and Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
• Hardware Color:  Nickel
• Bridge:  ABR-1
• Tailpiece:  Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines:  Kluson Single Line Single Ring
• Fret Wire:  Authentic Medium Jumbo
• Pickguard:  5-Ply Black
• Truss Rod Cover:  True Historic Black
• Knobs:  Amber Butyrate Top Hat
• Switch Cap:  Amber