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Weight: 8 LBS 7 OZ
The Cherry Red Epiphone '59 ES-355 has a storied heritage in the early electric guitar industry. While this rendition boasts a single mono output, earlier ES-355 models often featured dual outputs for stereo play, premiering in 1958 as Gibson's top semi-hollow guitar.
Over time, Gibson shifted to mono versions of the ES-355, like this Epiphone, crafted with a 5-ply layered maple and poplar body. Crowned with a 7-ply top binding, 3-ply back binding, 5-ply headstock binding, and single-ply fingerboard binding, the body offers more elegance than one might think, given its price point.
Carved from a single piece of mahogany, the neck sports a '50s Rounded C profile, offering a vintage-inspired, comfortable feel. The ebony fingerboard boasts a 24.75-inch scale length, 22 frets, and Mother-of-Pearl Block inlays, and gold-plated Grover Rotomatic tuning machines grace the headstock.
As part of the "Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop" collection, this guitar features Gibson's Custombucker pickups, wired to CTS pots and Mallory caps, controlled by a Switchcraft pickup selector. Its VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) Cherry Red gloss finish adds a classic aesthetic to the already classic ES-355 silhouette.
Completing the ensemble is a custom brown hard case with a pink interior, adorned with the "Inspired by Gibson" logo.Specifications
- Body: Semi-Hollow
- Top: 5-ply maple/poplar
- Body: 5-Ply maple/poplar
- Binding: 7-ply ivory, black (top), 3-ply ivory/black (back)
- Finish: VOS (Vintage Original Sheen)
- Neck: Mahogany
- Profile: 50s rounded medium C
- Headstock: Gibson Custom Headstock Shape
- Headstock Inlay: Mother of Pearl Epiphone, Split Diamond
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl Block
- Binding: Single-ply ivory
- Frets: 22
- Scale length: 24 3/4"
- Nut: Graphtech White
- Nut Width: 43mm
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Aluminum Stop Bar
- Knobs: Black tophat with nickel dial pointers
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic 18:1
- Bridge & Nick Pickups: Gibson Custombucker
- Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way Switchcraft toggle with 50s wiring, CTS pots and Mallory 150 capacitors
- Case: Includes Hardshell case