1959 ES-335 Reissue, Light Aged, Vintage Sunburst

Murphy Lab Light Aged '59 ES-335 This Gibson Custom Select 1959 ES-335™ Reissue in Vintage Sunburst with Murphy Lab Light Aging is a direct recreation of a Golden Era Gibson electric guitar. Gibson Custom Select offers guitars with unique features that are not currently available from our standard lineup of guitars. This collection of guitars features custom-fitted electronics, rare finishes, and unique hardware specifications. These guitars are made in small batches by highly skilled artisans at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee. This 1959 ES-335 features a Vintage Sunburst finish with Murphy Lab Light Aging, which is not available from the standard assortment of guitars in the Murphy Lab Collection. The ES-335 has its roots in the late 1950s with a unique construction method that combined Gibson’s history of building archtop electric guitars with the solidbody Les Paul model that was introduced in 1952. The ES-335 was born in 1958, with a pressed, laminated top, back, and sides, which combines hollowbody construction techniques with a solid center block. This center block helps reduce the feedback that many hollowbody archtop electric guitars can produce when playing through amplifiers at loud volumes. The original run of ES-335 guitars made in 1958 featured an unbound neck and a slightly bigger neck profile. In 1959, binding was added to the neck, and the ES-335 was fitted with a slightly thinner neck profile that players have loved for decades. This is the same neck profile found on Les Paul™ Standard guitars from the same year of production. This Gibson Custom Select 1959 ES-335 is only available in this configuration through the Gibson Custom Select and Made to Measure programs. While a 1959 ES-335 from the Murphy Lab Collection with Light Aging is available from the standard lineup of guitars, it is only available in Antique Natural. Vintage Sunburst was the standard finish of ES-335 guitars in 1959, so this guitar looks like it came straight out of the catalog from one of Gibson’s most iconic years. The Vintage Sunburst pattern on an ES-335 from Gibson Custom differs from the typical Vintage Sunburst pattern that is common throughout Gibson’s entire catalog. This special pattern from Gibson Custom has a light bulb shape rather than the teardrop shape that can be found on models such as the J-45™ and Les Paul Junior. Loaded with a set of Custombucker pickups, an ABR-1 bridge, a Stop Bar tailpiece, and CTS® potentiometers, this ES-335 is a direct recreation of one of Gibson’s most cherished models. Players like Larry Carlton, Slash, and B.B. King all played ES-335 models, which showcases the versatility of this instrument. This 1959 ES-335 in Vintage Sunburst is a unique offering, and with its Murphy Lab Light Aging, it looks like a cherished vintage heirloom. While it may look pedestrian at first glance, this guitar is indeed one unique bird. With the iconic 1959 neck profile, Custombucker pickups, and semi-hollowbody construction, this guitar can be used to play any genre, whether it’s at home, on stage, or in the studio. Included with this guitar is a reissue hardshell case and a Gibson Custom Certificate of Authenticity.