GIBSON MEMPHIS ES-335TD VOS VINTAGE SUNBURST 2012

We are happy to offer for sale this limited 2012 Gibson ES-335 VOS from the Memphis Custom division. Details as follows:

 

• Year of manufacture: 2012
• Country of origin: USA (Memphis, TN)
• Serial number: A05496
• Body Style: Semi-hollow body with solid maple center block
• Body Material: 3-ply laminated maple/poplar/maple top, back, and sides
• Weight: 7.94 lbs
• Body Finish: Vintage Sunburst, VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Neck Material: 1-piece mahogany neck with a maple spline for strength
• Neck Profile: 1960 SlimTaper "C" profile, scanned from original guitars
• Neck Joint: Glued-in, set neck with a long tenon
• Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
• Fret Count: 22 frets
• Frets: Vintage style, precision leveled on the Plek system
• Nut Width: Approximately 1 11/16" (~43mm)
• Inlays: Pearloid Dot position markers
• Headstock: Traditional Gibson shape with period-correct logo and crown inlay
• Neck pickup: Burstbucker #1
• Bridge pickup: Burstbucker #2
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone ; 3-way toggle switch
• Hardware Finish: Nickel-plated
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge
• Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece
• Tuning Machines: Kluson-style, double ring tulip tuners
• Pickguard: 5-ply b/w/b/w/b plastic, period-correct shape
• Condition: 8/10
• Case: OHSC Silkscreened Gibson Custom Shop

 

Comments:

The Gibson ES-335 was the world's first commercially available semi-hollowbody electric guitar, designed by Ted McCarty to combat feedback with a solid maple center block running through the body. The 1960 models, which this model replicates, are known for transitioning to a faster, thinner neck profile mid-year. This 2012 VOS reissue was part of a run produced by the Gibson Memphis Custom Shop (which operated from 2000 to 2019) to meticulously recreate vintage instruments. This specific model is highly regarded for its period-correct features. The Vintage Original Spec (VOS) finish is a hand-finished nitrocellulose lacquer that is lightly aged to replicate the patina of a well-preserved fifty-year-old instrument, giving it a semi-satin texture. A historically accurate long neck tenon joint enhances sustain and neck strength, and the guitar is equipped with unpotted Custombucker Alnico III pickups, designed to faithfully replicate the tone of original "PAF" (Patent Applied For) humbuckers.

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