Epiphone 1962 ES-335 Reissue Electric Guitar w/Hardshell Case, Ebony

The Gibson ES-335™ is one of the greatest guitar designs of all time. It is renowned for its exceptional versatility and has been used by countless players in a wide range of genres. Combining the best elements of solidbody and thinline hollowbody designs, it’s a highly resonant guitar that resists feedback much better than a full hollowbody due to its interior solid maple centerblock.

Now, Epiphone, in cooperation with Gibson Custom, is proud to introduce the 1962 ES-335 Reissue, a guitar that was very much inspired by Gibson Custom’s ES-335 offerings but purposefully based on a model year that Gibson Custom does not currently reissue – 1962, a year when popular features like rounded cutaways, small block inlays, and a fast-playing, slim neck profile were all present on the Gibson ES-335.

The Epiphone 1962 ES-335 Reissue has a semi-hollow 5-ply layered maple/poplar body with rounded cutaways and a solid maple centerblock for outstanding sustain and feedback resistance. The genuine one-piece mahogany neck has a thin 1960s SlimTaper™ C profile and is capped with a rosewood fretboard that is outfitted with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl small block inlays. The fretboard features rounded edges to give it a comfortable, played-in feel that invites you to explore it for hours at a time. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage 1962 ES-335 models and are placed in historically accurate locations.

The Gibson-style “open book” headstock features the Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlaid in aged mother-of-pearl and is fitted with smooth-turning Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines with Double Ring Keystone-style buttons and a Graph Tech® nut. An ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and Gibson historic reissue aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece anchor the strings at the other end directly into the solid maple centerblock and further contribute to the 1962 ES-335’s excellent sustain.

For electronics, a pair of USA-made Gibson Custombucker humbucker™ pickups are hand-wired to CTS® potentiometers and Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors and deliver authentic ES-335 tonal versatility, making the 1962 ES-335 Reissue a great choice for rock, blues, jazz, country, and more. A vintage-style Black hardshell case with a plush Goldenrod interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom exterior graphics is also included to help keep this beautiful 1962 ES-335 Reissue safe during storage and travel.

Specifications

• Body Specs

  • Back: 5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

  • Binding: Single-ply Cream; top, back, and fretboard

  • Body Finish: Vintage Gloss

  • Body Material: 5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

  • Body Shape: ES-335

  • Body Styles: ES

  • Bracing: Spruce

  • Centerblock: Maple

  • Side: 5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

  • Top: 5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

• Neck Specs

  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

  • Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12.0 in

  • Fret Count: 22

  • Frets: Medium Jumbo

  • Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Small Block

  • Joint: Glued-In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

  • Neck Material: One-Piece Mahogany

  • Nut Material: Graph Tech

  • Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.69 in

  • Profile: 60s SlimTaper C

  • Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in

• Electronics Specs

  • Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker

  • Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Black Beauty Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

  • Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker

  • Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

  • Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle

• Hardware Specs

  • Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic

  • Control Knobs:

    • Black Top Hat with Silver Reflector (Sixties Cherry)

    • Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflector (Vintage Burst)

    • Both with Nickel Dial Pointers

  • Finish: Nickel

  • Mounting Rings: Black

  • Pickguard: 5-ply Black, Gibson ES-335 Shape

  • Pickup Covers: Nickel

  • Strap Buttons: 2 – Bottom and Back of Heel

  • Switch Tip: Ivory

  • Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stop Bar

  • Truss Rod: Dual Action

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

  • Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, Double Ring

• Misc Specs

  • Case: Hardshell with Black Exterior, Goldenrod Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics

  • Model: EC335R2EBNH1

  • Headstock: Gibson Open Book

  • Headstock Inlay: Epiphone Logo and Gibson Crown in Aged Mother of Pearl

  • Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046