Detail 01
Semi-hollow body with solid maple centerblock
The guitar combines a 5-ply layered maple/poplar body with a solid maple centerblock.
Product detailSKU #1500000450321
Epiphone1962 ES-335 Reissue Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar - Sixties Cherry
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A Sixties Cherry ES-335-style reissue with a 5-ply maple/poplar semi-hollow body, solid maple centerblock, USA-made Gibson Custombucker pickups, and a vintage-style hardshell case.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking a 1962 ES-335-inspired semi-hollow design
- Players who want USA-made Gibson Custombucker humbuckers
- Players who value a 1960s SlimTaper C mahogany neck and rosewood fretboard
- Players who need a hardshell case included
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players seeking a guitar with a pickguard
- Players who do not want a semi-hollow body with a solid maple centerblock
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Gibson USA Custombucker humbuckers
The guitar uses one Custombucker humbucker at the neck and one at the bridge.
Detail 03
CTS potentiometers and Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors
These are specified as part of the individual volume and tone control wiring.
Detail 04
ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic and aluminum stop bar
The bridge and historic reissue aluminum stop bar tailpiece are anchored into the solid maple centerblock.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed model.
- 02It has 22 medium-jumbo frets, a 24.75-inch scale length, and a 1.69-inch Graph Tech nut.
- 03The Sixties Cherry version uses black top-hat knobs with silver reflectors.
- 04A vintage-style hardshell case with Goldenrod interior is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does this guitar include a case?
Yes. It includes a vintage-style hardshell case with a Goldenrod interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom graphics.
02What pickups does it have?
It has Gibson USA Custombucker humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions.
03What is the neck profile?
It has a one-piece mahogany neck with a 1960s SlimTaper C profile.
04Is it left-handed?
No. The listed orientation is right handed.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- Gibson USA Custombucker humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge pickup
- Gibson USA Custombucker humbucker
5 detailsPlayability
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- Nickel wound, .010–.046
16 detailsBody & build
- Bridge Type
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Country of Origin
- China
- Nut material
- Graph Tech
- Color
- Red
- Body Material
- 5-ply layered maple/poplar
- Top Material
- 5-ply layered maple/poplar
- Neck finish
- Vintage gloss
- Neck Wood
- One-piece mahogany
- Body wood
- 5-ply layered maple/poplar
- Neck wood
- One-piece mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel
- Body Shape
- ES-335
- Top wood
- 5-ply layered maple/poplar
- Body finish
- Vintage gloss
- Neck joint
- Set
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.69"
- Scale length
- 24.75"
29 detailsOther
- Centerblock
- Solid maple
- Configuration
- HH
- Neck shape
- 1960s SlimTaper C
- Side dots
- Historically accurate markers
- Binding
- Single-ply cream (top, back and fingerboard)
- Tailpiece
- Historic reissue aluminum stop bar
- Product type
- Semi-hollow electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Epiphone Deluxe double-ring Keystone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Pickguard
- None
- Body shape
- ES-335
- Radius
- 12"
- Inlays
- Mother-of-pearl small block
- Knobs
- Black top hat with silver reflector (Sixties Cherry); Gold top hat with silver reflector (Vintage Burst)
- Truss rod
- Adjustable
- Case
- Vintage-style hardshell with goldenrod interior
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Individual volume, individual tone (CTS potentiometers, Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors)
- Fret size
- Medium jumbo
- Category Source
- detail
- Material
- Rosewood
- Strings
- Nickel wound, .010–.046
- Switching
- 3-way toggle
- Series
- Inspired by Gibson Custom
- Country of origin
- China
- Product Type
- Semi-hollow electric guitar
- Bridge type
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Source Id
- site51500000450321
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