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The Gibson Memphis Historic Series '59 ES-335 honors some of the finest semi-hollow jazz boxes to ever come off the 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 soft-gloss VOS lacquer finish with nickel hardware, imparting the true spirit of Gibson inside and out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout Gibson Memphis:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuthier 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSerial #: \u003c\/b\u003eA09918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight: \u003c\/b\u003e8lbs 4.9oz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTop:\u003c\/b\u003e 3-ply Maple\/Poplar\/Maple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBack: \u003c\/b\u003e3-ply Maple\/Poplar\/Maple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRim Material:\u003c\/b\u003e 3-ply Maple\/Poplar\/Maple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCenterblock:\u003c\/b\u003e Lightweight Maple\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBracing:\u003c\/b\u003e Quarter Sawn Adirondack Spruce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eSingle-ply Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinish: \u003c\/b\u003eVOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck: \u003c\/b\u003eQuarter Sawn Mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck Profile: \u003c\/b\u003eRounded Late 50's\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFingerboard: \u003c\/b\u003eDark Rosewood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInlays:\u003c\/b\u003e Aged Pearloid Dot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNut:\u003c\/b\u003e Nylon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrets:\u003c\/b\u003e Medium Jumbo - 18% Nickel Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNut Width: \u003c\/b\u003e1.687\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eScale Length:\u003c\/b\u003e 24.75\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFingerboard Radius:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Frets: \u003c\/b\u003e22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnd of Board Width: \u003c\/b\u003e2.241\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThickness at 1st Fret:\u003c\/b\u003e .888\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThickness at 12th Fret: \u003c\/b\u003e.984\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardware Finish:\u003c\/b\u003e VOS Nickel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridge:\u003c\/b\u003e ABR-1 with plated brass saddles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTailpiece:\u003c\/b\u003e Aluminum Stopbar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTuners: \u003c\/b\u003eKluson Single Ring Tulip Button\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePickguard:\u003c\/b\u003e 5-Ply Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnobs: \u003c\/b\u003eGold Top Hats\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwitch Tip: \u003c\/b\u003eVintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwitchwasher:\u003c\/b\u003e N\/A\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruss Rod Cover:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage Black\/White\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeck Pickup: \u003c\/b\u003eMHS Humbucker Rhythm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBridge Pickup: \u003c\/b\u003eMHS Humbucker Lead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eControls:\u003c\/b\u003e MTC Historic : 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, hand-wired with matched 550K potentiometers and Bumblebee capacitors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStrings: \u003c\/b\u003e.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCase:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardshell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOther:\u003c\/b\u003e Certificate of Authenticity, Gibson Strap, Gibson Polish Cloth, Gibson Multi-tool, Gibson Pick Holder","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":34300758327431,"sku":"ES59VNNH1V-A09918","price":4289.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0343\/4368\/2183\/products\/gibson-electric-guitars-semi-hollow-gibson-memphis-historic-series-59-es-335-vintage-natural-vos-es59vnnh1v-a09918-28522454155399.jpg?v=1650973273","url":"https:\/\/www.chicagomusicexchange.com\/en-gb\/products\/gibson-memphis-historic-series-59-es-335-vintage-natural-462814","provider":"Chicago Music Exchange","version":"1.0","type":"link"}