Description
The Gibson Memphis ES-335 has been in production longer than any other ES model. Its been the heart of Gibsons Electric-Spanish lineup since being introduced in 1958. Its an undisputed classic, adored for its form and its function, and no ES-335 is more focused on function than the Studio. Like most Studio models, this 2019 ES-335 is stripped to its essentials and features a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish, solid rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay, quarter-sawn maple neck with rounded C profile, classic nickel- and brass-plated hardware set, and 57 Classic humbucking pickups hand-wired with Memphis Tone Control circuitry for PAF-inspired tone with expanded switching.
About Gibson Memphis:Luthier Orville Gibson founded the Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co. Ltd. in Kalamazoo, MI in 1902. Its original aim was to make mandolins and mandolin-family instruments. Over the last 100-plus years, Gibson Brands, Inc., as it is now known, has since evolved into the worlds premier manufacturer of semi-hollow and hollow body electric guitars, as well as a celebrated portfolio of innovative solid-body and acoustic models.
If Beale Street could talk, it might tell you about Gibson Memphis. Producing all of Gibsons semi-hollow and hollow body guitars, the Gibson Memphis facility is the heart of the blues.
Body Wood Species: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Material: Quarter Sawn Mahogany
Neck Profile: Rounded “C”
Scale Length: 24.75″
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12”
Number of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo – 18% Nickel Silver
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.687″
End of Board Width: 2.241″
Inlays: Pearloid Dots
Truss Rod: Single-ply Black
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1 with plated brass saddles
Tailpiece: Die-cast Zinc Stopbar
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatics
Pick Guard: None
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats
Switch Tip: Black
Neck Pickup: 57 Classic
Bridge Pickup: 57 Classic Plus
Controls: Memphis Tone Circuit : 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, hand-wired with 500K potentiometers and ceramic capacitors
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Hardshell
Other: Certificate of Authenticity
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