The Gibson ES-339 Semi Acoustic Guitar, Ebony - Built to the design ethos of its predecessor the ES-335, but fashioned to proportions closer to those of the legendary Gibson solidbodies such as the Les Paul and SG. The gently arched top with real f-holes, thinline semi-hollow body, solid maple center block to reduce feedback and enhance sustain, rounded symmetrical cutaways with unparalleled upper-fret access—all here, minus a little of the bulk and weight.
Whether you play blues, rock, jazz, or country, the Custom Shop ES-339 is one guitar that is entirely at home with any or all of it. A pair of Gibson’s highly acclaimed 57 Classic humbucking pickups accurately replicate the sound of the legendary PAF humbuckers of the late ’50s, with performance updates for today’s demanding player. In the neck position, loaded into a guitar with the ES-339’s sonic versatility, the 57 Classic provides a range of outstanding voices, from mellow jazz work with outstanding depth and definition, to a singing blues-lead voice with plenty of crispness and cut.
In the bridge, it gives you everything from biting twang to wailing, cutting rock tones with a little overdrive applied. All this, and the ES-339 uses Gibson’s Nashville Tone Circuit to immaculately maintain highs as you roll back the volume controls. The classic pairing of a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece provide solid anchoring and point-perfect adjustment at the body end, while a PLEK-cut Corian nut keeps it all sweet at the end of the neck—a hardware complement that works together to optimize resonance and sustain.
As for playability, the ES-339 offers the player a choice of superb neck feels. The rounded ’59 profile replicates the slightly chunky yet fast carve of late ’50s Les Pauls and ES-335s, while the new 30/60 profile comes closer to the thin necks of the early ’60s, but with an added .030-inches of depth for increased comfort and grip. Top it all off with a choice of thin Antique Red, Antique Vintage Sunburst, or Light Caramel Burst nitrocellulose finishes and throw in a plus-lined Gibson Custom hardshell case, and it’s an unbeatable instrument, whatever kind of music you make.
The Gibson ES-339 Main Features Includes:
- Body type: ES semi-hollow with reduced dimensions
- Body wood: maple/poplar/maple laminate
- Colors: natural
- Finish: lacquer
- Binding: Single ply cream
- Tuners: tulip head Kluson
- Headstock inlay: Mother-of-pearl "Holly" and Gibson logo
- Neck joint: set
- Neck angle: 17°
- Neck wood: mahogany
- Neck profile: 30/60 slim wide
- Nut: Corian
- Fretboard: bound rosewood with Mother-of-pearl dot inlays
- Pickups: Gibson '57 Classic humbucker with Alinco II magnets
- Controls: 2 volumes / tones with Memphis wiring
- Pickup selector: 3-way
- Pickguard: black 5-ply binding
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece
- Hardware colour: nickel
- Other: side mounted output jack
- Finish: Ebony Nitrocellulose
- Includes: Gibson Hardcase, Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity, Owners Manual, Adjustment Literature
Gibson ES-339 Semi Acoustic Guitar, Ebony (code 74428)
6-String Semi Acoustic Guitar, Ebony
£1,699.00 (inc vat)