Epiphone 1959 ES-355 Cherry Red

• Semi-Hollow electric guitar from the Inspired by Gibson Custom collection
• 5-ply maple and poplar laminate body
• 7-ply top binding, 3-ply Binding on the back of the body
• One-piece mahogany neck with 5-ply headstock binding
• '50s Rounded Medium C neck profile
• 22-fret ebony fingerboard with binding
• Two Gibson Custombucker humbuckers in neck and bridge position
• Hand-wired wiring with CTS potentiometers and Mallory capacitors
• Tune-o-Matic bridge and aluminium stopbar
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
• Cherry Red high-gloss finish
• Hardshell case included
  
  

Classic ES construction with custom appointments

Ever since the introduction of the famous ES-335, Gibson has relied on particularly resonant maple/poplar laminate for the construction of its semi-hollow guitars. The body and the arched top of the Epiphone 1959 ES-355, which is fitted with F-holes, have a five-ply design and are finished with multi-ply Bindings on the front and back. Of course, a resonant mahogany neck with a classic '50s Rounded Medium C neck profile and the 22-fret ebony fingerboard with block inlays should not be missing in order to skillfully recreate the unique playing feel of the late fifties model.

Gibson Custombucker Pickups & Premium Electrics

As part of the Inspired by Gibson Custom collection, the Epiphone 1959 ES-355 features two genuine custom bucker pickups from the Gibson USA facility. The humbuckers, which are actually reserved for custom store instruments from Nashville, are considered to be extremely successful P.A.F. replicas that capture the sound of the Golden Era like no other pickup set. The underlying wiring is hand-wired and relies on genuine Mallory capacitors for authentic treble roll-offs, high-quality CTS potentiometers and a Switchcraft USA output socket for crystal-clear and reliable signal transmission.