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Gibson Memphis Historic Series '59 ES-335 Kalamazoo Vintage Burst Gloss

Gibson Memphis Historic Series '59 ES-335 Kalamazoo Vintage Burst Gloss

Description

This guitar is in amazing shape and shows minimal signs of use from display on our showroom floor.

The Gibson Memphis ES-335 has been the heart of Gibson’s Electric-Spanish lineup since its introduction in 1958. It’s an undisputed classic, and some of the best came from Gibson’s factory in Kalamazoo, MI. The Gibson Memphis Historic Series '59 ES-335 honors some of the finest semi-hollow jazz boxes to ever come off the Kalamazoo line, and looks just as fresh as it did that day in ’59 with a spliced 3-ply maple/poplar/maple body with quarter-sawn Adirondack spruce bracing and lightweight maple centerblock for excellent sustain and resonance with minimal feedback, handwired Memphis Historic Series humbucking pickups specially calibrated for the perfect vintage-inspired tone, Memphis Tone Control Historic circuitry, rounded late-‘50s neck, and a period-correct high-gloss lacquer finish with nickel hardware, imparting the true spirit of Kalamazoo inside and out. 


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.

Serial #: A09955

Top: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Rim Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Lightweight Maple
Bracing: Quarter Sawn Adirondack Spruce
Binding: Single-ply Tan
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck: Quarter Sawn Mahogany
Neck Profile: Rounded Late 50's
Fingerboard: Dark Rosewood
Inlays: Aged Pearloid Dot
Nut: Nylon
Frets: Medium Jumbo - 18% Nickel Silver
Nut Width: 1.687"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number of Frets: 22
End of Board Width: 2.241"

Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1 with plated brass saddles
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners: Kluson Single Ring Tulip Button
Pickguard: 5-Ply Black
Knobs: Gold Top Hats
Switch Tip: Vintage
Switchwasher: N/A
Truss Rod Cover: Vintage Black/White

Neck Pickup: MHS Humbucker Rhythm
Bridge Pickup: MHS Humbucker Lead
Controls: MTC Historic : 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, hand-wired with matched 550K potentiometers and Bumblebee capacitors

Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Hardshell
Other: Certificate of Authenticity, Gibson Strap, Gibson Polish Cloth, Gibson Multi-tool, Gibson Pick Holder
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SKU: ES59KVBNH1G-A09955-FLR

Description

The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician. For a more detailed description and questions regarding sound, feel, or cosmetic condition, please visit our Lincoln Avenue showroom or call to speak to one of our Used and Vintage experts.
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood