Epiphone 1959 ES-355 Reissue Inspired By Gibson Custom In Classic White
This guitar is stunning in looks, tone, and playability, and sports the full Gibson vibe and appearance, right down to the trademark Gibson open-book headstock, adorned with inlaid Epiphone logo.
In partnership with Gibson Custom, Epiphone is proud to release the 1959 ES-355, a stunning recreation of the preeminent ES model from the legendary class of 1959. Its the top-of-the-line ES model in all its glory, from the dimensions to the contours to the precise inlay patterns and sonic experience.
The 1959 ES-355 features a 5-ply layered maple/poplar body with a solid maple center block for sustain and feedback resistance, a one-piece mahogany neck with a 50s Rounded Medium C profile, and an ebony fretboard that is adorned with block mother-of-pearl inlays. The Gibson-style open book headstock features the Split Diamond and Epiphone logo inlays in mother-of-pearl, along with gold Grover Rotomatic tuners and the Inspired by Gibson double diamond logo etched on the back.
The 1959 ES-355 is powered by a pair of Gibson Custombuckers that are hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, Mallory capacitors,n and a Switchcraft pickup selector switch and output jack. A brown and pink hardshell case with the Inspired by Gibson Custom logo is also included.
Specifications
- Body Shape: ES-355
- Material: 5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar
- Finish: VOS- Vintage Original Sheen
- Binding: 7-ply Top, 3-ply Back, 5-ply Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
- Neck: One Piece Mahogany
- Neck Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
- Nut width: 43mm
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Scale length: 628.65mm
- Number of frets: 22
- Nut: Graph tech
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl Block
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
- Plating: Gold
- Neck pickup: GibsonCustombucker
- Bridge pickup: GibsonCustombucker
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors
- Case: Brown Hardshell with Pink Interior, Gold Hardware, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
