Description
Epiphone have impressed us with this New Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1959 ES-355 Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar in Ebony with Gold Hardware (55162) in Guitar, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitar, additional Electric Guitar options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.
In partnership with Gibson Custom, Epiphone is proud to release the 1959 ES-355, a stunning recreation of the preeminent ES model from the legendary class of 1959. It’s the top-of-the-line ES model in all its glory, honouring the original.
Key Features
- 50s Rounded Medium C Neck – This neck profile is a very comfortable profile making chord changes and incredible riffs easier.
- Gibson Custombuckers – The Custombucker uses Alnico 3 magnets for a warm, sweet tone that accurately delivers the sonic characteristics of those highly cherished early humbuckers.
- Grover Tuners – Grover tuners are highly sought after due to their reputation of keeping guitars in tune for longer.
- Included Hardcase – This guitar comes with a fitted hardcase perfect for protecting the instrument in style.
A Stunning Recreation
The 1959 ES-355 features a 5-ply layered Maple/Poplar body with a solid Maple centerblock for sustain and feedback resistance, a one-piece Mahogany neck with a 50s Rounded Medium C profile, and an Ebony fretboard that is adorned with block mother of pearl inlays.
The Gibson-style “open book” headstock features the Split Diamond and Epiphone logo inlays in mother-of-pearl, along with gold Grover Rotomatic tuners and the Inspired by Gibson double diamond logo etched on the back.
The 1959 ES-355 is powered by a pair of Gibson Custombuckers that are hand-wired to CTS potentiometers, Mallory M capacitors, and a Switchcraft pickup selector switch and output jack. A brown and pink hardshell case with the Inspired by Gibson Custom logo is also included.
Body
- Shape: ES-355
- Material: 5-Ply Layered Maple/Poplar
- Finish: Polyurethane VOS
- Binding: 7-Ply Top, 3-Ply Back, 5-Ply Headstock, Single-Ply Fretboard
Neck
- Neck: One Piece Mahogany
- Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut: Graph Tech
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl Block
Hardware
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminium Stop Bar
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
- Plating: Gold
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-Wired with CTS Potentiometers & Mallory Capacitors
Miscellaneous
- Case: Brown Hardshell with Pink Interior, Gold Hardware & Inspired by Gibson Custom Logo
