Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue

ES Electric Guitars by Gibson Custom

Back in the late 1950s, Gibson expanded their horizons with first futuristic guitars, first humbucking pickups by Seth Lover and first semi-hollow bodied guitars. 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue is a tribute to one of the first semi-acoustics with Gibson badge ever to appear and it`s now bearing a Gibson Custom logo. Body of this semi-acoustic double-cut is made of maple and it`s paired with a mahogany neck. The body features creme binding, pair of "f" holes, gloss finish and plastic pickguard. Bridge section on this one is made up of tune-o-matic bridge with a stoptail in the back. Classic `57 humbuckers are featured in both the neck and bridge positions. One-piece neck is rounded and topped with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.


1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue Full Specs

Tap on Spec for Quick Find
Body Shape Les Paul Double Cut
Body Wood Maple
Bridge ABR-1 bridge and Maestro tailpiece
Body Type Semi-Hollowbody
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fret Size Jumbo
Hardware Nickel
Fingerboard Inlays Pearloid Dot
Binding Creme
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Shape Rounded
Neck Wood Mahogany
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 2
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Construction 1-piece neck
Tuners Vintage Style
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Binding Multi-ply
Body Construction Double cutaway
String Nut Corian
Good To Know

Guitarists who reviewed 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue play these music styles:

blues, rock

Click on any music style name to find electric guitars likely suitable for that genre.

Guitars by Brand

Fender (380) Fender Custom Shop (110) Gibson (455) Gibson Custom (314) Epiphone (256) Ibanez (881) ESP (705) Dean (389) Jackson (431) Music Man (50) Gretsch Guitars (243) Daisy Rock (36) Paul Reed Smith (273) Washburn (142) Yamaha (50) EVH (7) Schecter (589) G&L (92) Squier by Fender (97) Danelectro (8) Peavey (49) Steinberger (11) Brian May Guitars (3) B.C. Rich (156) Rickenbacker (39) Laguna (11) Godin (105) Dan Armstrong (1) Parker (45) Traveler (26) Kramer (27) Hamer (55) Michael Kelly (61) Hagstrom (81) Jay Turser (44) Disney by Washburn (1) Fernandes (78) Taylor (41) Italia (48) DiPinto (15) Axl (34) Hohner (5) Spector (7) Wilson Brothers (7) Moog (1) Valley Arts (6) Breedlove (3) Hallmark (11) Minarik (4) Hofner (18) Rogue (5) Vox (9) Kay Vintage Reissue Guitars (1) Charvel (75) Richmond by Godin (6) Sterling by Music Man (22) Aria (62) Normandy (11) Luna (9) Cort (106) Guild (20) Alvarez (5) Saga (9) Johnson Guitars (9) Mitchell (7) Conklin (22) DeArmond (13) Voyage-Air (2) Lace (5) Silvertone Guitar (13) Titanic Guitars (4) Fret King (101) Ruokangas (13) Framus (129) Collings (15) Leather Guitars (7) Vigier Guitars (38) Jarrell Guitars (23) Peerless Guitars (36) Reverend (93) Carvin (54) Benedetto (14) Maton Guitars (12) DBZ Guitars (102) Line 6 (12) Boulder Creek (3) Stagg (1) Flight (3) Cruzer (5) Behringer (1) Vintage (38) Chapman Guitars (39) Legator Guitars (139) Caparison (44) Heritage Guitars (26) Ashton (1) Strandberg (37) Kiesel (98) Aristides (5) D`Angelico Guitars (29) Wylde Audio (15) Solar Guitars (23)
Show More Brands

Compare

1.
to
2.
Body Shape
Les Paul Double Cut
L5S
Body Wood
Maple
Maple
Bridge
ABR-1 bridge and Maestro tailpiece
ABR-1 bridge and Maestro tailpiece
Body Type
Semi-Hollowbody
Hollowbody
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
No
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Single Coil
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Ebony
Fret Size
Jumbo
No
Hardware
Nickel
Gold
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearloid Dot
Abalone Split Block
Binding
Creme
Multi-ply
Neck Joint
Set neck
Glued In
Neck Shape
Rounded
Slim Taper
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Maple
Number of Frets
22
20
Number of Pickups
2
1
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
No
Neck Construction
1-piece neck
3-piece neck
Tuners
Vintage Style
No
Scale Length
24-3/4"
No
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
No
Binding
Multi-ply
Multi-ply
Body Construction
Double cutaway
No
String Nut
Corian
No
0 User Review

Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue 4.68 out of 5 based on 23 ratings

Disclaimer

This page contains information, pictures, videos, user generated reviews, automatically generated review and videos about Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue but we do not warrant the quality, accuracy or completeness of any information on our web site. If you have more information about Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue please write a review. Some reviews are automatically generated generated by using verbal representation of publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue. User generated reviews of Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue represent opinions of credited authors alone, and do not represent Chorder's opinion.

Rating is an average rating that is calculated by using publicly available numeric rating information musicians entered while writing review of Gibson Custom 1959 ES-335 Historic Dot Reissue. All trademarks, images and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective companies.