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Gibson Custom Shop
Serial Number: #A91599
This Wildwood Spec '59 ES-335 is in fantastic shape! The frets show virtually zero signs of wear, and the finish shows very light signs of normal use, the most noticeable of which is a little bit of buckle rash on the back. The cherry color has bled into the binding on the neck, too--a fairly common occurrence. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too!
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Gibson Custom Shop
VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
7.73 lbs.
.880 1st - .950 12th
Viking Red
This Wildwood Spec '59 ES-335 is in fantastic shape! The frets show virtually zero signs of wear, and the finish shows very light signs of normal use, the most noticeable of which is a little bit of buckle rash on the back. The cherry color has bled into the binding on the neck, too--a fairly common occurrence. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too!
McCartney and Lennon. Hall and Oates. The Edge and his delay pedal. All of these musical partnerships have brought beautiful noises into the world, but there’s a new dynamic duo in town ready to shake things up: Wildwood Guitars and the Gibson Custom Shop. Make no mistake, I love Hall and Oates, but I sincerely think that this new run of Custom Shop ’59 ES-335s are at least as awesome as the song “Rich Girl.”
Before we get too far, let’s talk about why these ES-335s deserve to be held in such lofty regard. The biggest reason is also the most obvious reason: the meticulous workmanship of the wizards at the Gibson Custom Shop. They put these guitars together with hot hide glue, an old-world manufacturing technique that requires considerable time and skill but results in an incredibly strong connection between each piece of wood. This rock-solid bond allows vibrations to travel freely throughout the guitar’s body, which is a big reason why these 335s’ have such phenomenal resonance and fullness.
The necks are also worth writing home about. We’ve outfitted these semi-hollow sweeties with a ’59 neck profile that is scarily accurate, and that means something coming from me. I worked at a guitar shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan—the home of Gibson—for several years, so I’ve played plenty of ’59 335s. If you put a blindfold on me, I couldn’t tell the difference between this reissue and a real vintage neck.
For a guitar that looks and feels vintage, you need electronics. So, we asked our friends at Gibson to outfit these exceptional Electric Spanish guitars with Wildwood Spec Custombuckers, which are the product of our obsessive effort to recreate the sound of the vintage guitars we all revere. You can really hear the blood, sweat, and tears that the geniuses at the Gibson Custom Shop put into these humbuckers the instant you strike your first chord. They embody the very best characteristics of vintage underwound PAFs: fantastic string-to-string balance, crystalline clarity, and sweet, singing trebles. It’s not easy to develop a pickup that hard rock players and jazz cats alike will fall in love with, but the fine folks at Gibson have accomplished that nearly impossible feat.
It wasn’t my intention to write a small novel about these 335s, but some guitars are so exceptionally inspirational that it seems criminal to try and distill their essence down to a hundred words, and I couldn’t help myself. The Wildwood team is delighted to present such sterling examples of impeccable craftsmanship to our phenomenal customers.
Gibson Custom Shop
2021 Wildwood Spec 1959 ES-335
Viking Red
VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
7.73 lbs.
Laminate Maple
Laminate Maple
Single-Ply on Top, Back, and Fingerboard
.880 1st - .950 12th
Mahogany
1959 C
Indian Rosewood
12"
Pearloid Dots
22 Authentic Medium-Jumbo
24.75"
1 11/16"
2 Wildwood Spec Custombuckers
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way Switch
Aluminum Stopbar
Nickel
Single-Band Kluson Deluxe
ABR-1
Multi-ply Black
Gibson Custom Shop COA
Original Historic Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Hardshell With Wildwood Spec Badge
An instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It's your guitar. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. Why? Because you deserve it.
This Wildwood Spec '59 ES-335 is in fantastic shape! The frets show virtually zero signs of wear, and the finish shows very light signs of normal use, the most noticeable of which is a little bit of buckle rash on the back. The cherry color has bled into the binding on the neck, too--a fairly common occurrence. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too!
McCartney and Lennon. Hall and Oates. The Edge and his delay pedal. All of these musical partnerships have brought beautiful noises into the world, but there’s a new dynamic duo in town ready to shake things up: Wildwood Guitars and the Gibson Custom Shop. Make no mistake, I love Hall and Oates, but I sincerely think that this new run of Custom Shop ’59 ES-335s are at least as awesome as the song “Rich Girl.”
Before we get too far, let’s talk about why these ES-335s deserve to be held in such lofty regard. The biggest reason is also the most obvious reason: the meticulous workmanship of the wizards at the Gibson Custom Shop. They put these guitars together with hot hide glue, an old-world manufacturing technique that requires considerable time and skill but results in an incredibly strong connection between each piece of wood. This rock-solid bond allows vibrations to travel freely throughout the guitar’s body, which is a big reason why these 335s’ have such phenomenal resonance and fullness.
The necks are also worth writing home about. We’ve outfitted these semi-hollow sweeties with a ’59 neck profile that is scarily accurate, and that means something coming from me. I worked at a guitar shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan—the home of Gibson—for several years, so I’ve played plenty of ’59 335s. If you put a blindfold on me, I couldn’t tell the difference between this reissue and a real vintage neck.
For a guitar that looks and feels vintage, you need electronics. So, we asked our friends at Gibson to outfit these exceptional Electric Spanish guitars with Wildwood Spec Custombuckers, which are the product of our obsessive effort to recreate the sound of the vintage guitars we all revere. You can really hear the blood, sweat, and tears that the geniuses at the Gibson Custom Shop put into these humbuckers the instant you strike your first chord. They embody the very best characteristics of vintage underwound PAFs: fantastic string-to-string balance, crystalline clarity, and sweet, singing trebles. It’s not easy to develop a pickup that hard rock players and jazz cats alike will fall in love with, but the fine folks at Gibson have accomplished that nearly impossible feat.
It wasn’t my intention to write a small novel about these 335s, but some guitars are so exceptionally inspirational that it seems criminal to try and distill their essence down to a hundred words, and I couldn’t help myself. The Wildwood team is delighted to present such sterling examples of impeccable craftsmanship to our phenomenal customers.
A91599
Gibson Custom Shop
2021 Wildwood Spec 1959 ES-335
Viking Red
VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
7.73 lbs.
Laminate Maple
Laminate Maple
Single-Ply on Top, Back, and Fingerboard
.880 1st - .950 12th
Mahogany
1959 C
Indian Rosewood
12"
Pearloid Dots
22 Authentic Medium-Jumbo
24.75"
1 11/16"
2 Wildwood Spec Custombuckers
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way Switch
Aluminum Stopbar
Nickel
Single-Band Kluson Deluxe
ABR-1
Multi-ply Black
Gibson Custom Shop COA
Original Historic Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Hardshell With Wildwood Spec Badge
