Gibson Custom Shop M2M 1959 ES-335 Bigsby All Double Gold – Murphy Lab Heavy Aged

Gibson Custom Shop M2M 1959 ES-335 Bigsby All Double Gold – Murphy Lab Heavy Aged

The Historic Reissue ES-335 is back and better than ever thanks to a year of studying, scanning, and listening to original examples. The expert craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop have rendered every contour, profile, inlay and color of the priceless vintage ES models in magnificent detail. The result is a playing and ownership experience that will keep you coming back for more. This 1959 Reissue model features rounded cutaways, a Medium C-shape neck profile scanned from originals, dot inlays, Kluson tuners, and vintage-replica parts. It also features Heavy Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Heavy Aged finish treatment, paired with heavily aged hardware, simulates decades of heavy play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

• Weight: 3.962 Kilograms / 8.735 Ibs
• Body Shape: ES-335
• Body Material: Plain Maple Laminate
• Bracing: Red Spruce Top Bracing
• Centerblock: Solid Maple
• Body Binding: Single-Ply Cream
• Finish: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Heavy Checking
• Color: All Double Gold
• Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
• Profile: Medium “C”-shape Neck
• Neck Spec 1st Fret: 0.892″ (measured in our store)
• Neck Spec 12th Fret: 0.983″ (measured in our store)
• Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
• Fingerboard Radius: 12″
• Fingerboard Binding: 0.40 Cream
• Cutaway: Rounded Double Cutaway
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Frets: Reissue
• Nut Material: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1.69″ / 42.85mm
• Inlays: Nitrocellulose Dot
• Head veneer: Gibson Logo and Crown Inlay
• Joint: Hide Glue Fit
• Hardware Finish: Heavy Aged Nickel
• Machine Head: Kluson Reissue
• Bridge: ABR-1
• Vibrola: Bigsby
• Tailpiece Note: Vintage Long Steel Tailpiece Studs
• Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Long 335 Degree Bevel
• TrussRod: Reissue Truss Rod
• Truss Rod Cover: True Historic From Advance
• Control Knobs: True Historic Black Top Hat Knobs
• Switch Tip: True Historic Amber
• Strap Buttons: White Plastic
• Mounting Rings: Black 1 medium 1 high
• Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted) NPC MBMR
• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted) NPC HBMR
• Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Vintage Taper Potentiometers, Paper-In-Oil Capacitors
• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
• Output Jack: Switchcraft
• Strings: 010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case : Brown/Pink Custom Shop Hardshell Case, Accessories, Certificate of Authenticity.