Detail 01
Solid maple center block
It adds sustain and helps control feedback at higher volumes while retaining semi-hollow resonance.
Product detailSKU #1500000476207
GibsonES-335 60s Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Vintage Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The ES-335 60s in Vintage Burst pairs a semi-hollow maple/poplar/maple body with a solid maple center block, giving its open resonance more sustain and added feedback control at higher volume. T-Type humbuckers are voiced for a clear, balanced response across clean and driven settings. Its SlimTaper mahogany neck, bound rosewood fingerboard, 12-inch radius, and medium-jumbo frets support chord work and bends, while handwired controls give you detailed adjustment from the guitar. Vintage-style appointments complete the early-1960s presentation.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players who move between clean rhythm parts and driven lead work on one semi-hollow guitar.
- Higher-volume playing where the solid maple center block helps control feedback.
- Players seeking a slimmer mahogany neck profile for fluid movement across the fingerboard.
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
T-Type humbuckers
They provide a clear, balanced response for clean and driven settings.
Detail 03
Handwired 500k controls with Orange Drop capacitors
The two-volume, two-tone layout is described as offering a gradual, expressive adjustment range.
Detail 04
SlimTaper neck and 12-inch fingerboard radius
The neck is described as sleeker and faster-feeling, with room for chord work and bends.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string semi-hollowbody guitar.
- 02A hardshell case is specified.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Which pickups does the ES-335 60s use?
It has calibrated T-Type humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions.
02What finish is this version?
This SKU is the Vintage Burst version with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer body finish.
03Does it have a center block?
Yes. A solid maple center block runs through the semi-hollow body.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- T-Type humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge pickup
- T-Type humbucker
7 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 12"
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
15 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Semi-hollowbody
- Body binding
- Single-ply cream top and back
- Available colors
- Dark Walnut, Sixties Cherry, Vintage Burst
- Neck material
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Graph Tech
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Body Material
- Maple/poplar/maple
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel
- Body Shape
- Double cut
- Body finish
- Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck joint
- Set-neck
- Body material
- Maple/poplar/maple
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.69"
- Scale length
- 24.75"
23 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Neck profile
- SlimTaper
- Binding
- Single-ply cream
- Tailpiece
- Aluminum stopbar
- Product type
- Semi-hollowbody electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Grover Rotomatic "Milk Bottle" with kidney buttons
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Body shape
- Double cut
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Inlays
- Small block acrylic
- Pickup selector
- 3-way toggle switch
- Case
- Hardshell case
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- 2 volume, 2 tone, handwired with 500k potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Series
- ES
- Product Type
- Semi-hollowbody electric guitar
- Model
- ES-335 60s
- Center block
- Solid maple
- Source Id
- site51500000476207
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