The ES-335 Dot 2018 Blues Burst #12307730 is an instrument designed to address musicians who attach great importance to the sound and functionality of their electric guitar. As a classic workhorse, this semi-hollow model relies on the full electronic and hardware equipment without the need for elaborate optical decorations such as bindings or custom inlays. 2x Burstbucker humbuckers set no limits to creativity, whilst solid Gibson hardware (in the form of an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic and Grover 102 'Milk Bottle' Rotomatic tuners) complete the equipment of the ES-335 Dot 2018.
The ES-335 Dot 2018 is based on the classic style of the now 60-year-old design, which is expressed in authentic 'Mickey Mouse Ears' and the classic centre-block construction with spruce bracing. The classic glued maple neck of the ES-335 Dot has the proven Rounded-'C' neck profile and offers the right foundation for sensitive bends and loose licks, from classic posture to the 'baseball glove' of the blues.
Gibson's Burstbucker pickups are among the most authentic PAF creations on the market and produce the coveted Alnico II vintage sounds of the first Les Paul and ES models. Both pickups are not only tuned to their respective positions, but also to each other and provide a balanced sound image in the middle position. Both humbuckers are controlled by separate volume and tone controls and a 3-way toggle switch.