The Custom Shop ES339 is a guitar that we can very much welcome in to the Gibson product range - The trend for a smaller bodied semi-acoustic guitars is growing - PRS with various Hollowbody models, Collings with the I-35 and Gibson with the Custom Shop CS336 and CS356, have all had considerable success with guitars that feature solid woods, highly figured carved maple tops and carved semi-acoustic bodies - All of which are very desirable, but they do come loaded with more expensive price tags - Taking this on board, Gibson have taken the ethos of the classic ES335, reduced the dimensions of the body, with the end result being a more compact semi acoustic guitar and christened it the ES339 - As such it will suit players who are more use to solid body models like a Les Paul, but require the tonal qualities of a 335 - Furthermore any dietitians out there will love the overall weight of this ES339 as it barely touches 7lbs on our scales

This ES339 has a date of birth as 2011 and I dare say you'd expect it to be in excellent condition - There is a minor blemish on the rear of the body, otherwise it is hard to detect any sign of playing wear, so it would be fair to describe it as a new/demonstration model - Priced at £1395 and that includes the black Gibson Custom case and Custom Shop certificate/wallet - Re-strung and set-up with a set of 10's

Spec is very similar to a ES335 with a solid centre maple block and a bound laminate maple body, 1 piece mahogany neck with a cream bound rosewood fingerboard simply embellished with a set of pearloid dot inlays - The neck profile is what is known as a '30/60' in that it has the slender feel of an early 60's 335 neck - The guitar still retains the traditional Gibson scale length, fingerboard radius and top nut width - Fitted with a complete set of nickel plated hardware including the vintage spec ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge and stoptail - Kluson style machineheads with the tulip tuning buttons that have graced many a Gibbo down the years

Tone is provided by a pair of Gibson 57 Classic paf replicas, with alnico 11 magnets plus the 'Nashville tone circuit' - This is a set of CTS 500k audio taper pots that are more logarithmic, hence a smooth and even 'roll off' whilst preserving the highs as you reduce the volume level - Hence the volume pot does what it should and not harm that precious tone that you have paid so much for - Tone is very much what you would expect from a good 335 - Hence less moody mids than a Les Paul, excellent articulation, but that fat, smooth warm vintage tone is always present, with shimmering clear highs - On clean amp settings it delivers all the quality and texture that the likes of Larry Carlton have enjoyed for years and as such is adored by jazz/blues players - Wind-up the amp with some overdrive and there is enough snarl and aggression to push the amp, or increase the gain level on the amp and let the 339 waillllllllll - A 335 and indeed a 339 is a guitar that can work in almost any musical enviroment

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