• Model: Gibson Memphis 1959 ES335 Reissue
• Edition / Series: Historic Reissue, VOS
• Finish: Historic Burst
• Finish Type / Ageing: VOS nitrocellulose lacquer
• Body: 3 ply maple, poplar, maple laminate, semi hollow
• Body Construction / Weight Relief: Lightweight maple centre block, quartered Adirondack spruce braces
• Binding: Cream body and f hole binding, bound fingerboard
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Joint: Mortise and tenon, hot hide glue
• Neck Profile: Traditional C
• Truss Rod: Historic no tube
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Bound rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Frets / Fret Type: 22, period correct .100" x .045"
• Inlays: Pearloid dots
• Nut: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1.707"
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Neck Pickup: Memphis Historic Spec (MHS) humbucker, Alnico 3, scatter wound
• Bridge Pickup: Memphis Historic Spec (MHS) humbucker, Alnico 2, scatter wound
• Electronics / Caps: Matched 550K potentiometers
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone
• Switching: 3 way toggle
• Bridge: ABR1
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Tuners: Kluson single ring with keystone buttons
• Hardware: Nickel
• Control Knobs / Pickguard: Gold top hats with gold inserts, cream switch tip, black pickguard
• Weight: 8 lb 4.0 oz
• Serial: A07388
• Case: Brown hardcase with pink lining
• Certificate / Documentation: Gibson Memphis Certificate of Authenticity, pre pack checklist dated 17 June 2015
• Country: USA (Memphis)
• Year: 2015

The 1959 ES335 is the one a lot of players still think of as the perfect thinline: rounded cutaways, a bound rosewood board with dots rather than blocks, and that Traditional C neck that fills the hand without becoming a club. This is a 2015 Gibson Memphis Historic Reissue in Historic Burst, with the factory VOS nitro giving the sunburst a gently aged sheen rather than a new guitar gloss.

Memphis was still doing these properly in 2015. A 3 ply maple, poplar, maple body around a lightweight maple centre block, quartered Adirondack spruce braces, and a mahogany neck set with hot hide glue and the historic no tube truss rod. That centre block is what lets you push an ES335 loud without the feedback of a fully hollow guitar, while the thinline construction keeps the open, airy edge a solidbody simply does not have. At 8 lb 4.0 oz it is a very friendly weight for the platform.

The pickups are Memphis Historic Spec humbuckers, Gibson's PAF style recreation from that period, scatter wound, with an Alnico 3 in the neck and an Alnico 2 in the bridge. Cleans are open and touch sensitive, the neck pickup is warm without going woolly, and the slightly hotter Alnico 2 bridge has a bit more mid and bite when you lean on an amp. Matched 550K pots and the usual 2 volume, 2 tone, 3 way layout let you clean things up from the guitar in the classic way.

This one comes with its brown hardcase and pink lining, the Gibson Memphis certificate for serial A07388, and the original pre pack checklist dated 17 June 2015. A well kept Historic Burst 59 from the Memphis years, which is exactly the combination a lot of ES335 players are looking for.

Excellent condition. Presents very cleanly overall with only light signs of careful use consistent with age. The softened sheen of the nitrocellulose is the factory VOS treatment. No significant wear, damage or issues to mention.

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