Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD, Antique Vintage Sunburst

50th Anniversary Reissue

The original ES-335TD ("TD" for "thin-line, double-pickup") was a raging hit simply because it addressed so many different guitarists' needs in one new design. The arched top and f-holes appealed to jazz and dance-band players who were still attached to the look of traditional Gibson "jazz boxes", but who appreciated advancements such as a thin-line, double-cutaway body. The maple centerblock that ran from neck tenon to end pin reduced feedback and provided the sharper, snappier tone that rock and roll and country players demanded, and also enabled the use of Gibson's solid new Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop-bar tailpiece pairing, which further aided tone and sustain. In one form or another, the ES-335TD (and its siblings, the ES-345 and ES-355) would land in the hands of Eric Clapton, Alvin Lee, Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Larry Carlton, and countless other groundbreaking guitarists.

Features/Specifications

• Body Type: Semi-Hollow, Chambered
• Body: Laminated Maple top, Laminated Maple back and sides
• Bindiing: Single-ply, Cream
• Neck: Mahogany with Long Neck Tennon, 1960 Thin Neck profile
• Joint: Mortise & Tenon
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, 22 Frets, 12" Radius
• Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots
• Tuners: Vintage Tulip, Double Band, Nickel
• Bridge: Tune-O-matic (ABR-no wire), Nickel-Plated
• Pickgaurd: Reissue, 5-ply binding
• Pickups: Neck: '57 Classic, Bridge: '57 Classic (Alnico II)
• Finish: Antique Vintage Sunburst VOS, Nitrocellulose
• Accessories: Custom Shop Silkscreen Hard Case