Gibson ES-335 50s Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar, Ebony

Time after time, Gibson's standby semi-hollow's still got it. The proof? Try the Gibson ES-335 50s in Ebony. This icon of the Gibson lineage continues on well into the twenty-first century for a timeless semi-hollow experience to cut through the noise. Today's American-made Gibson model follows up on the brand's reputation for semi-hollow exceptionalism for something highly musical and deeply nuanced.

Pretty much where it all started for many Gibson players, the 1950s make themselves known with the ES-335 50s. The era's thrilling, new developments in playability and musicality plant themselves in the center limelight for an authentic '50s creation in the modern day. Everything on this model starts with its semi-hollow maple/poplar/maple body and maple centerblock, as so many other Electric Spanishes have before it. Loud and proud in the same way it's been for decades, this Gibson semi-hollow body produces an authoritative acoustic voice alongside its high-quality build.

Here, the ES-335 50s reaches out with a glued-in, set mahogany neck taking on a fuller, '50s-style Rounded C profile. Filling the hand for a fuller feel in hand, this neck's shape matches with a bound rosewood fingerboard adorned with Medium Jumbo frets. The guitar's board measures with a playable twelve-inch radius and is lined with acrylic dot inlays for a '50s-accurate look.

This guitar's voice comes alive with two Custombucker Alnico 3 humbucking pickups. These warm, nuanced humbuckers fill a room with breadth and authority for a pair of pickups to meld with any style of music. A sturdy hardware setup backs this ES-335 up with an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece. Vintage Deluxe tuning machines with Keystone buttons and a Graph Tech nut land at the headstock for smooth stringing. This Gibson ES-335 50s travels with an included hardshell case.

Classy and classic in its time and any other, the ES-335 50s is an icon.