GIBSON 1961 ES-335 Sixties Cherry Heavy Aged #121543
Semi-Hollow electric guitar with Early Sixties Appointments from the Gibson Custom Shop
Semi-Hollow electric guitar from the Gibson Murphy Lab Collection, made in the USA
Authentic replica of a Gibson ES-335 from 1961
serial number 121543
Sixties Cherry nitrocellulose finish and nickel Hardware with Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Treatment
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Top, back and sides made of three-ply maple-poplar laminate
Center block made of solid maple
Glued one-piece mahogany neck with long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon)
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid DotInlays
"SlimTaper '60s C" neck profile
One Gibson Custombucker with Alnico III magnets in neck position
One Gibson Custombucker with Alnico III magnets in bridge position
Hand-wired electrics with paper in oil capacitors (paper-in-oil caps)
Separate volume and tone controls for each pickup (CTS 500 kOhm audio taper pots), Switchcraft toggle switch
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Gibson stopbar aluminum tailpiece
Kluson single line/double ring tuners
Included Gibson Custom Shop Hardshell Case and certificate
Detailed replica of an Early Sixties ES-335 with Murphy Lab Treatment
As an authentic recreation of the famous Early Sixties ES-335, the Gibson Custom Shop provides the Gibson 1961 ES-335 Sixties Cherry Heavy Aged with historically correct appointments and a tasteful ageing of the Gibson Murphy Lab. The replica of the semi-hollow legend is composed of a high-quality premium wood selection, hand-wired electrical components and an authentic hardware equipment. including certificate and Gibson Hardshell Case!
The Gibson 1961 ES-335 Sixties Cherry Heavy Aged is an authentic recreation of an Early Sixties ES-335 with extensive treatment by the Gibson Murphy Lab.
The mahogany neck, glued with Long Tenon, features the comfortable "SlimTaper '60s C" profile.
Traditional Semi-Hollow Construction
The ES-335, as a representative of the semi-hollow construction, features a classically crafted body, which is made of three-ply laminate of maple and poplar wood. The laminate construction, which has been tried and tested since the ES-175, is complemented by a solid center block made of maple, which favors the resonance transmission of the strings into the body and ensures that the ES-335 can be played at high gain settings without any problems. As a special feature of the '61 model, the long neck heel glued mahogany neck of the 1961 ES-335 features the classic slim "SlimTaper '60s C" neck profile of the era.
Gibson Custombucker and the electrics built with high-quality components provide the amp with authentic vintage sounds with PAF character.
Authentic electrical equipment
The hand-wired circuitry of the Gibson 1961 ES-335 Sixties Cherry Heavy Aged is composed of two hand-wound custom pickups, high-quality components from CTS and Switchcraft, and real oil-paper capacitors to get as close as possible to the sound and electrical layout of the original. The two hand-wound dual pickups are traded as replicas of the coveted PAF-Humbucker and offer a moderate output that can handle anything from expressive cleans to steamy crunch tones.
Artificially aged Kluson Single Line/Double Ring tuners keep the 1961 ES-335 Heavy Aged securely in tune.
Classic Hardware and nitro lacquer with Murphy ageing.
For the right look and feel of a distinctive replica of the '61 ES-335 model in contemporary Sixties cherry, the entire know-how of Murphy Lab, founded by Tom Murphy, comes into play. The ageing experts have thoroughly examined numerous preserved models of the golden Gibson era, and paint texture, hardware ageing and typical playing traces of old originals to be able to implement as detailed as never before. The result is a successful aging process on a heavy Aged level, depicting the condition of an instrument that has been played frequently over decades, with extensive nitro lacquer cracks and strong hardware aging.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Murphy Lab Collection
Design:
ES-335
Top:
3-ply Maple/Pappel/Maple
Back & Sides:
3-ply maple/poplar/maple
Solid Centre Block:
Yes
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Long Neck Tenon, set
Neck Profile:
SlimTaper '60s C
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Authentic Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Scale in mm:
628
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Number of Strings:
6
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Single Line/Double Ring
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Aged Nickel
Finish:
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Colour:
Sixties Cherry
Country of Origin:
USA
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Gigbag included:
No
Case included:
Yes
Certificate:
Yes
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