Sold! - Gibson Custom Shop Vintage Original Spec 1959 ES-335 LTD Blonde

Right from its introduction in 1958 as the world's first semi-hollowbody electric guitar, the Gibson Custom ES-335 has been a mainstay of players eager to balance the gorgeous, round, mellow tones perfect for jazz and blues with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody.
The Gibson Custom Shop has unveiled the most accurate re-creation of the 1959 ES-335 ever produced. This gorgeous ES-335 VOS (Vintage Original Spec) edition retains its classic proportions: 16-1/2" wide, 20" long, and 1-3/4" deep. The neck is one-piece mahogany beneath a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays and a single-ply binding. Additionally, the guitar has a single-ply binding on the top and back.
All hardware is nickel, and there's a classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with a lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece. Neck scale is 24-3/4" with a 1-11/16" nut width. Satin finish models have vintage style tulip shaped tuners, while figured and plain tops come with Grover kidney-shaped tuners. All Custom Shop ES-335s have powerful '57 Classic humbucking pickups, two volume pots, two tone pots, and a three-way pickup selector switch. They are strung with Gibson Brite Wire .010 strings and come safely nestled in a black levant case.
All Gibson Custom VOS guitars use a proprietary process for creating a beautiful nitrocellulose lacquer finish that includes unique steps for staining, wet-sanding, and hand-rubbing; imparting the look of a well cared-for 40-year-old instrument. The result is a remarkable patina that will delight even the most discriminating enthusiast.

Features and Specifications:

• Body Style: ES
• Top: Maple
• Back and Sides: Maple
• Neck: Set-in mahogany
• Neck profile: '59 rounded
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Scale Length: 24-3/4"
• No. Of Frets: 22
• Nut Width: 1.69"
• Neck Radius: 12"
• Inlays: Neck dots, holly headstock
• Binding: Creme
• Hardware: Nickel
• Fingerboard Inlay: Antique
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece
• Knobs: Black speed
• Tuners: Grover
• Neck Pickup: '57 Classic Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup: '57 Classic Humbucker
• Controls: Two Volume, Two Tone (CTS pots & bumble bee capacitors), 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
• Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Includes Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity

Price: R.R.P. $7,999.00

SOLD

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