A Stunning Recreation of the Top-of-the-Line ES Model From 1959

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.

Body

• Body Style: ES

• Vorm Body: ES-355

• Materiaal Body: 5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

• Bracing: Spruce

• Middenblok: Maple

• Binding: 7-ply Top, 3-ply Back, 5-ply Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard

• Lak Body: VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) Polyurethane

Nek

• Profiel: 50s Rounded Medium C

• Mensuur: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in

• Toetsmateriaal: Ebony

• Toetsradius: 304.8 mm / 12 in

• Aantal frets: 22

• Frets: Medium Jumbo

• Materiaal topkam: Graph Tech

• Breedte topkam: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in

• Breedte einde van Toets: 56.88 mm / 2.239 in

• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block

• Verbinding: Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

Hardware

• Lak: Gold

• Brug: Tune-O-Matic

• Staartstuk: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar

• Stemmechanieken: Grover Rotomatic

• Slagplaat: 5-ply Bound Celluloid Tortoise; Long

• Truss Rod: Dual Action

• Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Black Bell; Wide White

• Bedieningsknoppen: Black Top Hat with Nickel Dial Pointer

• Switch Tip: Amber

• Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel

• Montageringen: Black

• Pick-up Covers: Gold

Eklektronica

• Nek pickup: Gibson Custombucker

• Brug pick-up: Gibson Custombucker

• Bediening: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with CTS Potentiometers and Mallory Capacitors

• Pickup-selector: 3-way Switchcraft

• Output jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

Diversen

• Snaardikte: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

• Koffer: Brown Hardshell with Pink Interior, Gold Hardware, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo