The 1959 ES-335 Reissue comes from a year of scanning original examples: rounded cutaways, a medium C neck and dot inlays. Gibson's Murphy Lab, named for Tom Murphy, who pioneered guitar aging at Gibson, finishes this guitar in aged nitro lacquer and ages its hardware to match.
Ultra Light Aged is the lightest of the Murphy Lab's four aging levels. Custombuckers with Alnico 3 magnets, 500K CTS pots and paper-in-oil capacitors, an ABR-1, aluminum stop bar and Kluson single-ring tuners. Ebony and Vintage Natural.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Shape: ES-335
Body Styles: ES
Centerblock: Solid Maple
Weight Relief: None
Binding: Single-ply Royalite
NECK
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays: Pearloid Dot
Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: Medium C
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
HARDWARE
Bridge: ABR-1
Control Knobs: Black Butyrate Top Hats with Dial Pointers; Amber Butyrate Top Hats on Vintage Natural
Hardware Finish: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
Mounting Rings: Black M69 Medium & Tall
Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Wide Bevel
Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
Saddle Material: Nickel-plated Brass
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Headstock Inlay: Gibson logo and Crown inlay, both in Mother of Pearl
CASE
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch