Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom ’59 ES-355 – Cherry Red
$1,299.00
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. It’s 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 centerblock 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.
Description
A Stunning Recreation of the Top-of-the-Line ES Model From 1959, The Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom ’59 ES-355
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. It’s 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 centerblock 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, 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.
SpecificationsBody
- Binding: 7-ply top, 3-ply back, 5-ply headstock, single-ply fretboard
- Finish: Polyurethane VOS
- Material: 5-ply layered Maple/Poplar
- Shape: ES-335
- Style: ES
- Bracing: Spruce
- Centerblock: Maple
Neck
- Material: One-piece Mahogany
- Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
- Joint: Glued-in, set neck with long tenon
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12.0 in
- End-of-Board Width: 56.88 mm / 2.24 in
- Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.69 in
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone (hand-wired with CTS potentiometers and Mallory capacitors)
- Pickup Selector: 3-way Switchcraft
- Output Jack: 1/4″ Switchcraft
Hardware
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar
- Pickguard: 5-ply bound celluloid tortoise (long)
- Pickup Covers: Gold
- Finish Hardware: Gold
- Mounting Rings: Black
- Control Knobs: Black Top Hat with nickel dial pointers
- Switch Tip: Amber
- Strap Buttons: 2 (bottom and back of heel)
- Truss Rod: Dual action
- Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply black bell (wide white)
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic
- Tuner Plating: Gold
Miscellaneous
- Case: Brown hardshell with pink interior, gold hardware, and “Inspired by Gibson Custom” logo
- Headstock: Gibson Open Book
- Headstock Inlay: Epiphone logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl
- Model Number: EC35559CHVGH1
- String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
