Gibson Memphis ES-339 Studio Ebony

Cramming all the big, resonant tone and sustain of the legendary 335 into a lighter and more compact instrument, Gibson’s ES-339 has quickly become a modern favorite, and the new 2019 Studio model strips it all the way down to its essentials. The rounded “C”-profile mahogany neck features a solid rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. The nickel-plated hardware set provides durability and stable, precise tuning under all conditions, and the dual ’57 Classic humbucking pickups with Memphis Tone Circuit wiring offer classic PAF-era tone with an expanded tonal array for a more versatile playing experience than ever.  


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 world’s 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 Gibson’s semi-hollow and hollow body guitars, the Gibson Memphis facility is the heart of the blues.

Body Style: ES-339
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Bracing: Spruce
Binding: 3-ply B/W/B
Centerblock: Maple

Neck: Single Piece Maple
Neck profile: Rounded “C”
Nut width: 1.687”
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75”
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Bone
Inlay: Pearloid Dots
Binding: None

Bridge: ABR-1 with plated brass saddles
Tailpiece: Die-cast Zinc Stopbar
Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Reflectors
Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
Plating: Nickel

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

Case: Gibson Hardshell Case