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Meet the ES-335 50s and ES-335 60s—Handcrafted in Nashville, TN, with era-correct pickups, cosmetics, and neck profiles so you can choose your perfect 335.
Handcrafted in Nashville, Tennessee, these new models are built for players who know exactly what they want, delivering a distinct decade-correct feel, look, and tone while preserving the unmistakable ES-335 voice that works in virtually any genre. The new Gibson ES-335 50s and ES-335 60s, is available worldwide on Gibson.com, at Gibson Garage locations, and via authorized Gibson dealers.
Both guitars feature classic ES-335 thinline, semi-hollow construction with three-ply maple/poplar/maple and a solid maple center block for enhanced sustain and outstanding feedback resistance, but each is voiced and styled to match its era. The ES-335 50s pairs a Rounded C neck profile with Custombucker pickups (with Alnico 3 magnets) and vintage-correct details like dot inlays and a longer pickguard, while the ES-335 60s delivers a faster SlimTaper™ neck, calibrated T-Type humbuckers (with Alnico 5 magnets), and period-appropriate appointments including small block inlays and a shorter, 60s-style pickguard. Finished in gloss nitrocellulose lacquer—Vintage Natural, Vintage Tobacco Burst, and Ebony for the 50s model, and Vintage Burst, Sixties Cherry, and Dark Walnut for the 60s—each ships in a Gibson hardshell case, ready to prove why the ES-335 continues to define possibilities across generations and genres.
Explore the new Gibson ES-335 50s and 60s HERE, and take a deep dive into their history on the Gibson Gazette HERE.
The ES-335 with classic 50s-era character
The Gibson ES-335 50s delivers classic late-50s character with the era-correct feel, look, and tone that players gravitate toward. Built to capture the spirit of the earliest ES-335s introduced in 1958, it offers a distinctly vintage experience while preserving the model’s legendary versatility. Its semi hollow, thinline body uses traditional three-ply maple/poplar/maple construction, paired with a solid maple centerblock for enhanced sustain and strong feedback resistance. Single-ply cream binding on the top and back completes the clean, vintage-inspired silhouette.
A mahogany neck carved to a substantial Rounded C profile provides a full, comfortable handful, matched with a bound rosewood fretboard featuring 22 medium jumbo frets and classic acrylic dot inlays in true “dot neck” style. Vintage Deluxe tuners with keystone buttons and a Graph Tech® nut support reliable tuning stability, while the headstock is finished with a mother‑of‑pearl Gibson logo and crown inlay.
Hardware includes an ABR‑1 Tune‑O‑Matic™ bridge and an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece for strong sustain and precise action and intonation adjustment. A pair of Custombucker pickups with Alnico 3 magnets delivers the sought‑after warmth and nuance associated with early Patent Applied For humbucker™ tones, routed through hand‑wired 500k volume and tone controls for each pickup and a three‑way toggle switch.
A ’59-style five-ply long pickguard plus gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers completes the 50s aesthetic. Finished in gloss nitrocellulose lacquer—Vintage Tobacco Burst, Vintage Natural, or Ebony—the ES-335 50s ships with a Gibson hardshell case and channels the enduring appeal of the earliest ES-335 designs.
The ES-335 with a distinctly 60s character
The Gibson ES‑335 60s delivers a distinctly early‑’60s take on the iconic semi‑hollow, built for players who prefer a faster neck feel and the slightly brighter, punchier voice associated with that era. Designed with the same player‑choice philosophy that made Gibson’s 50s/60s-inspired lines so enduring, it pairs vintage-correct styling with the versatility the ES‑335 is known for.
Its semi-hollow, thinline body follows classic ES-335 construction with three-ply maple/poplar/maple and a solid maple center block to enhance sustain while significantly minimizing feedback. Single-ply cream binding on the top and back adds a refined, period-appropriate finish.
True to early-60s originals, the mahogany neck features Gibson’s SlimTaper profile for a sleeker, faster feel. The bound rosewood fretboard features 22 medium jumbo frets and small-block acrylic inlays for the unmistakable 60s look. Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with milk bottle buttons, paired with a Graph Tech® nut, provide exceptional tuning stability, while the headstock is appointed with a mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and crown inlay.
An ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece anchor the hardware, delivering excellent sustain with precise control over action and individual intonation. Electrically, a pair of calibrated T-Type humbucker pickups with Alnico 5 magnets captures the character of vintage Gibson T-Top humbucker™ tones, wired through hand-wired 500k volume and tone controls for each pickup and a three-way toggle switch for the wide tonal range that has defined the ES-335 for generations.
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