Epiphone IGC Orginal ES-335 - Cherry

In 1958 Gibson introduced the ES-335 and quietly changed the course of electric guitar design. The semi-hollow format — a fully hollow thinline body with a solid maple centerblock running through the middle — solved the feedback problem that plagued fully hollow guitars at stage volumes while preserving the warm, resonant, acoustically alive character that made hollow-body guitars so tonally compelling. The result was, as many players have argued ever since, the most versatile electric guitar ever designed: at home in jazz, blues, rock, country, and virtually any genre that requires an instrument that responds with nuance and sings with sustain. Cherry is the original ES-335 color — the one in the catalogs, the one on the stages, the one that has appeared in more concert photographs and album covers than any other — and on the Epiphone IGC ES-335 it looks exactly as it should. Dot inlays on a bound rosewood fingerboard, Kalamazoo-style headstock with Gibson crown and Epiphone logo both inlaid in mother of pearl, black multi-ply pickguard, and that unmistakable double-cutaway semi-hollow body — this is the ES-335 silhouette rendered faithfully and accessibly.

The 5-ply laminated maple body with solid maple centerblock delivers the feedback resistance and sustain the design is famous for, and the pair of Alnico Classic PRO humbuckers with nickel covers provide the clean-to-dirty tonal range that made the ES-335 a studio and stage standard for over six decades. Individual volume and tone controls for each pickup — running through premium CTS potentiometers for smooth, reliable response — give complete independent control of each position, while the 3-way toggle covers neck, both, and bridge with the straightforward simplicity the format demands. LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and LockTone Stop Bar tailpiece lock intonation and sustain in place, the Rounded C mahogany neck runs comfortably across a 12" rosewood fingerboard at 24.75" scale, and Graph Tech nut and Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines with keystone buttons handle tuning stability with confidence. Whatever sonic territory you’re exploring, the ES-335 gets you there.

Model: IGC ES-335
Body Construction: Semi-Hollow Body
Body Top: 5-Ply Laminated Maple
Body Back/Sides: 5-Ply Laminated Maple
Body Finish: Gloss 
Body Binding: Single-ply Cream Top, Back and Fretboard
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Dots
Nut: Graph Tech 1.69in
Neck Profile: Rounded C
Headstock: Kalamazoo
Frets: 22 Standard
Truss Rod: Fully Adjustable
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Cream
Scale Length: 24.75"
Neck Finish: Gloss 
Tuners: Epiphone Deluxe with Press-In Bushings
Hardware Color: Nickel
Bridge Style: LockTone Tune-O-Matic w/LockTone Stop Bar
Pickguard: Black Multi-Ply
Pickups: Alnico Classic PRO  
Switching: 3-Way Toggle 
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Weight: 
Series: IGC
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag