We've logged a lot of hours charting the Gibson universe, and certain coordinates always pull us back with the same gravitational force — and the ES-335 is one of the most powerful of them all. When Gibson launched the 335 in 1958, they didn't just introduce a new guitar. They invented an entirely new class of instrument: the semi-hollow thinline, a design so fundamentally right that sixty-plus years of imitation have only reinforced the original's superiority. The 50's model takes us straight to those earliest dot-neck examples — the ones that now command astronomical prices in the vintage market — and recreates their specific magic with the full weight of Gibson's modern manufacturing precision behind it. Three-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple body construction with a solid maple centerblock running through the core delivers the best of both worlds: the warm, airy resonance of a hollow body and the feedback resistance and sustain of a solid, unified into one instrument that sounds equally commanding whether you're playing jazz at conversation volume or blues at full warp speed. Finished in Vintage Natural gloss nitrocellulose — the cleanest, most honest expression of the 335 format, the maple top glowing warm and golden under the nitro with nothing to hide — this guitar announces its pedigree before a single note is played.

The Rounded "C" mahogany neck is the soul of the 50's distinction — beefier, more substantial, and more satisfying in the hand than the slimmer 60's profile, the kind of neck that serious players describe as feeling like the guitar is playing you back. Acrylic dot inlays on the cream-bound rosewood fingerboard mirror the iconic "dot neck" cosmetics of the earliest ES-335 models, the ones that players have been chasing through estate sales and vintage shops for generations. Custombucker pickups with Alnico 3 magnets are Gibson's most authentic recreation of the original Patent Applied For humbucker voice — smooth, warm, and harmonically complex in a way that modern high-output pickups completely miss — wired through hand-soldered 500K pots and Orange Drop capacitors to a pair of individual volume and tone controls that give total command over the voice of each pickup. The '59-style five-ply long pickguard, Amber Catalin switch tip, Gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic, and aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece complete a vintage specification so accurate it feels less like a new guitar and more like a time machine set to 1958. At 7 lbs. 14 oz., this ES-335 50's in Vintage Natural is one of the finest instruments we've had the pleasure of carrying through the cosmos.

Model: USA ES-335 50's
Body Construction: Semi-Hollow
Body: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Solid Maple
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose 
Body Binding: Single-Ply Cream
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay/Headstock Inlay: Acrylic Dots
Nut: Graph Tech, 1.7"" 
Neck Profile: Rounded "C"
Neck Joint: Long Tenon
Frets: Medium-Jumbo 22 
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Cream, Single Ply 
Scale Length: 24.75"
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alinco 3 
Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alinco 3 
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with 500K potentiometers and Orange Drop Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
Outpuck Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickup Covers:  Nickel 
Strap Buttons: Nickel
Switchwasher: None
Pickguard: Black 5-Ply (Long) 
Truss Rod Cover:  Stepped 2-Ply 
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin 
Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Button
Mounting Rings:  Black
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hats with Silver Reflector
Case: Hardshell
String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit 
Weight: 7lbs 14oz.