This 2022 guitar is technically used, but completely as new. Also, this is perhaps the coolest Murphy Lab guitar we have ever seen. The aging on this one really works, is not overdone, and really looks like an old guitar. On top of that, it simply just SOUNDS like an old guitar. Full credit to Gibson on this one, it’s jsut fabulous.

From its inaugural appearance in 1958, the Gibson ES-335 set an unmatched standard and is still considered to be one of the most versatile electric guitars ever made. 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 the Gibson Custom Shop have rendered every contour, profile, inlay, and color of the priceless vintage ES™ models in magnificent detail. The result is a playing and ownership experience that will keep you coming back for more. This 1959 ES-335 Reissue Ultra Heavy Aged model features the classic ES semi-hollow maple/poplar/maple body with a solid maple centerblock for improved sustain and feedback resistance, as well as rounded double cutaways.

The solid mahogany neck features a comfortable Medium C-shape profile, scanned from originals, and is topped with an Indian rosewood fretboard equipped with 22 authentic medium jumbo frets and complemented by pearloid dot inlays.

The 1959 ES-335 Reissue Ultra Heavy Aged model is equipped with Kluson® single-line, single-ring tuners and vintage-replica parts, including an ABR-1 bridge, a lightweight aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and gold butyrate Top Hat knobs with dial pointers. The electronics include a pair of unpotted Custombucker humbucker™ pickups with Alnico 3 magnets and authentic profile nickel silver covers, CTS® audio taper potentiometers, and paper-in-oil tone capacitors.

It has also received Ultra Heavy Aging from the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged finish treatment, paired with heavily aged hardware, simulates decades of heavy play wear, giving the 1959 ES-335 Reissue Ultra Heavy Aged the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the first Gibson Golden Era. An aged brown and pink Lifton™ hardshell case is also included to complete the package and help keep this beautiful guitar safe when you’re out on the road.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body
Body shape: ES-335
Body style: ES
Body material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Solid maple
Binding: Single-ply Royalite
Body finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Weight relief: None
Source: Gibson body specs

Neck
Neck material: Solid mahogany
Neck profile: Medium C
Fingerboard material: Indian rosewood
Fingerboard radius: 304.8mm / 12″
Scale length: 628.65mm / 24.75″
Nut material: Nylon
Nut width: 42.85mm / 1.69″
Frets: 22 Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays: Pearloid dot
Joint: Long tenon, hide glue fit
Source: Gibson neck specs

Electronics
Neck pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Bridge pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Pickups: unpotted Custombucker humbuckers with Alnico 3 magnets and authentic profile nickel silver covers
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone
Pots/caps: CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers, paper-in-oil capacitors
Pickup selector: 3-way Switchcraft
Output jack: 1/4″ Switchcraft
Source: Gibson electronics specs and description

Hardware
Hardware finish: Nickel, Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Bridge: ABR-1
Saddle material: Nickel-plated brass
Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning machines: Kluson single line, single ring
Tuner plating: Nickel
Pickup covers: Authentic profile nickel silver
Mounting rings: Black M69 Medium & Tall
Pickguard: Black 5-ply wide bevel
Control knobs: Gold butyrate Top Hats with dial pointers
Switch tip: Amber Catalin
Strap buttons: Cream plastic
Truss rod: Authentic 1950s no-tube
Truss rod cover: Authentic stepped 2-ply
Source: Gibson hardware specs

Miscellaneous
Finish: Vintage Natural
Aging level: Murphy Lab Ultra Heavy Aged
Case: Aged Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-latch case
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
Headstock inlay: Gibson logo and Crown inlay, both in mother of pearl
Factory string gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Gibson model code: 59ES335UHVNNH1