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A plain top and satin lacquer finish make the all-time classic Gibson ES-335 Satin Finish Electric Guitar more available to dedicated players like you. Maple top, back, and rims are joined with a solid maple center block and mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard. '57 Classic humbuckers translate the body's natural resonance into haunting jazz tones or searing distorted leads. 1960s slim taper neck profile is very fast and comfortable while bound top and back, vintage tulip tuners, nickel hardware, and mother-of-pearl inlays add up to fantastic visual appeal.
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History speaks for itself. The ES-335 is one of the most important guitars of all time. Right from its introduction in 1958 as the world's first semi-hollowbody electric guitar it 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.
Countless music legends have immortalized Gibson's ES-335.
 Two '57 Classic humbucking pickups and stopbar tailpiece. |
 Vintage style tulip shaped tuners. |
Today the Gibson Custom Shop creates exacting duplicates of the ES-335 as it first left the Kalamazoo plant in 1958. That year just 267 were built, but the original vintage 335s grew steadily in popularity, peaking in 1967 thanks largely to Eric Clapton's high-profile use of a cherry ES-335 in the band Cream.
Body and Finishes
The Custom Shop ES-335 is available with many finish options, reflecting the color choices that have evolved over the model's 50-year history. In Satin finish, trans black and cherry colors are available, with a plain maple top, back, and rims. Ebony is available only in plain maple. With the figured maple top, back, and rims option, cherry, tri-burst, antique natural, light burst, and vintage sunburst colors are available. Wine red, trans brown, Beale Street Blue, and cinnamon burst finishes are also available in limited quantities, along with gold hardware, for figured and for plain maple models.
Regardless of color, the ES-335 retains its classic proportions: 16 1/2-inches wide, 20-inches long, and 1 3/4-inches deep. The neck is one-piece mahogany beneath a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays and a single-ply binding. Additionally, there's single-ply binding on the top and back.
Hardware
All hardware is nickel, and there's a classic ABR-1 bridge with a lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece. Neck length is 24 3/4 inches with a 1 11/16-inch 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.
Famous Players
Spanning numerous decades, the ES-335 has been in the hands of countless musicians. From Chuck Berry's numerous performances to Alvin Lee's incendiary performance at Woodstock to Police's 2008 tour in NYC, the ES-335 has been the instrument of choice for any players seeking gorgeous, round, mellow tones, tempered with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody electric like the Les Paul.
Nitrocellulose Finish
Applying a nitrocellulose finish to any Gibson guitar is one of the most labor-intensive elements of the guitar-making process. A properly applied nitro finish requires extensive man hours, several evenly applied coats, and an exorbitant amount of drying time. But this fact has never swayed Gibson into changing this time-tested method, employed ever since the first Gibson guitar was swathed with lacquer back in 1894. Why? For starters, a nitro finish dries to a much thinner coat than a polyurethane finish, which means there is less interference with the natural vibration of the instrument, allowing for a purer tone. A nitro finish is also a softer finish, which makes it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a nitro finish, but you can't do the same on a poly finish. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous in nature, and actually gets thinner over time. It does not "seal" wood in an airtight shell--as a poly finish does--and allows the wood to breathe and age properly.
All VOS (Vintage Original Spec) series guitars will use a proprietary process that includes unique steps for staining, wet-sanding, and hand-rubbing; subsequently the guitars reflect what a well-cared for 40-year-old guitar looks like. The result is a remarkable patina that will delight even the most discriminating enthusiast.
- In Satin finish, trans black and cherry colors are available, with a plain maple top, back, and rims
- Ebony is available only in plain maple.
- With the figured maple top, back, and rims option, cherry, tri-burst, antique natural, light burst
Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Transparent Black Satin, Plain Maple Reviews
Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Transparent Black Satin, Plain Maple Reviews
| 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful  Cheaply made, but an ES335 "sound" if you cannot get something better..., By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Transparent Black Satin, Plain Maple (Electronics) OK, I've played and loved Gibsons for 15 years. I have a classic 1967 Trini Lopez with all the original parts, that I didn't want to keep taking on the road with me, so I was looking for a replacement to tour with, so i thought I'd try this little number...while not cheap, it still is cheaper than most of the "true vintage" type ES335's...That said, I was EXTREMELY disappointed with this thing. The frets are HORRIBLE and unfinished, and catch the fingers constantly. I don't know if it's just the one I got (and returned), or if it's a production issue, but I DO know that the "fat neck" "vintage" ES335 has FANTASTIC frets and really plays about 100 times better (but at $1000 more, to be fair). As well, I thought MAYBE the stained finish (instead of the glossy, "Standard" lacquer) would be more "open" and sustain more---I was wrong on that too... OK, bottom line is buy this model of ES335 ONLY IF you cannot possibly afford the "fat neck" or any of the... Read more  A Guitar Fit For the Gods, This review is from: Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Transparent Black Satin, Plain Maple (Electronics) I've had my ES-335 for 15 years now, bought a new one in 1996, and it has not let me down once during all that time. It is a trusted friend, a confidante, and often an advisor. It's truly my guitar consigliere. There's a common misconception that its tone is only good for jazz and blues - total nonsense. This thing can get gnarly, street-fight with the best of them. The thing is, man, it's versatile. It can dial up some true raunch, and then in its next breath burn as clear and bright as the stars. Color don't matter, get whichever one you like. Plug in into a tube amp, perhaps a vintage fender, and visit places you've only imagined... |
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