GIBSON ES 335 50th ANNIVERSARY 1959 VOS NATURAL CUSTOM

GIBSON ES 335 50th ANNIVERSARY 1959 VOS NATURAL CUSTOM

Price: 710.0
hankiesandmore Store Here's a 2009 Gibson ES-335 59 VOS reissue- part of a limited 250 guitar run in a factory original Antique Natural finish. This guitar has about 6 or 8 hours of playing on it. It comes with the original Gibson hardshell case, Certificate of Authenticity, and all paperwork and accessories as seen in the pictures. It weighs 8.2 lbs. Here are the factory specs on this rare, limited edition guitar: A special edition of one of the most versatile electric guitars ever designed. History speaks for itself. The Gibson Custom 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. The Gibson Custom Shop has unveiled the most accurate re-creation of the 1959 ES-335 ever produced. This ES-335 VOS (Vintage Original Spec) edition retains its classic proportions: 16-1/2.jpg" wide, 20" long, and 1-3/4.jpg" 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.jpg" with a 1-11/16.jpg" 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. 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 50-year-old instrume nt. The result is a remarkable patina that will delight even the most discriminating enthusiast. Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 VOS Reissue Electric Guitar Features: Body Style: Gibson ES-335 Top: Maple Back & Sides: Maple Neck: Set Mahogany Neck Profile: '59 Rounded Fingerboard: Rosewood Scale Length: 24-3/4.jpg" No. Of Frets: 22 Nut Width: 1.69" Neck Radius: 12" Inlays: Dots On Neck, Holly On Headstock Binding: Creme Hardware: Nickel Fingerboard Inlay: Antique Tailpiece: Stopbar Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic With Stop 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 ... Click for more info
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