Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top Vintage Sunburst

Description of the Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top Vintage Sunburst

The Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top is a classic semi-hollowbody design and the wood used in this guitar may be plain, but the end result is anything but!
The Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top has a plain laminated maple body/top and a set mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard.
The thin tapered 1960s neck shape is fast and comfortable while the nickel hardware, dot inlays, Grover tuners, body/neck binding, tune-o-matic bridge and StopBar tailpiece make this guitar a comfort to play and watch.
Two Gibson Humbucker '57 Classic pickups, with two volume, two tone and 3 Way switch controls, deliver everything from full-bodied growls to singing sustain.

Featuresof the Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top Vintage Sunburst

• The highest level of craftmanship with tonal power, sustain and flexibility for just about any style
• Plain laminated maple body and top
• Set mahogany neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• Nickel hardware
• Dot inlays
• Body and neck binding
• 24.75 inch scale length
• 1.68 inch nut width
• Grover tuners
• Two Gibson Humbucker '57 Classic pickups
• Two volume, two tone and 3 Way Switch controls
• Tune-o-matic brige and StopBar tailpiece
• Gibson hardshell case included with this guitar

Extended Description of the Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top Vintage Sunburst

The Gibson ES335 is one of the most important guitars of all time. Right from its introduction in 1958 as the world’s first semi-hollowbody electric guitar it has been a mainstay of players eager to balance the gorgeous, round, mellow tones perfect for jazz and blues with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody

Today the Gibson Custom Shop creates exacting duplicates of the ES-335 as it first left the Kalamazoo plant in 1958. That year just 267 were built, but the original vintage 335s grew steadily in popularity, peaking in 1967 thanks largely to Eric Clapton’s high-profile use of a cherry ES-335 in the band Cream.

Body and Finishes

The Custom Shop ES-335 is available with many finish options, reflecting the color choices that have evolved over the model’s 50-year history. In Satin finish, trans black and cherry colors are available, with a plain maple top, back, and rims. Ebony is available only in plain maple. With the figured maple top, back, and rims option, cherry, tri-burst, antique natural, light burst, and vintage sunburst colors are available. Wine red, trans brown, Beale Street Blue, and cinnamon burst finishes are also available in limited quantities, along with gold hardware, for figured and for plain maple models.

Regardless of color, the Gibson ES-335 Dot Plain Top retains its classic proportions: 16 1/2-inches wide, 20-inches long, and 1 3/4-inches deep. The neck is one-piece mahogany beneath a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays and a single-ply binding. Additionally, there’s single-ply binding on the top and back.

Hardware

All hardware is nickel, and there’s a classic ABR-1 bridge with a lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece. Neck length is 24 3/4 inches with a 1 11/16-inch nut width. Satin finish models have vintage style tulip shaped tuners, while figured and plain tops come with Grover kidney-shaped tuners. All Custom Shop ES-335s have powerful ’57 Classic humbucking pickups, two volume pots, two tone pots, and a three-way pickup selector switch. They are strung with Gibson Brite Wire .010 strings and come safely nestled in a black levant case.

Famous Players

Spanning numerous decades, the Gibson ES-335 Dot has been in the hands of countless musicians. From Chuck Berry’s numerous performances to Alvin Lee’s incendiary performance at Woodstock to Police’s 2008 tour in NYC, the Gibson ES-335 has been the instrument of choice for any players seeking gorgeous, round, mellow tones, tempered with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody electric like the Les Paul.