Inpired by Gibson Custom Shop 1962 ES-335 Reissue

The Gibson ES-335 is one of the greatest guitar designs of all time. It is renowned for its exceptional versatility and has been used by countless players in a wide range of genres. Combining the best elements of solidbody and thinline hollowbody designs, it’s a highly resonant guitar that resists feedback much better than a full hollowbody due to its interior solid maple centerblock.

Now, Epiphone, in cooperation with Gibson Custom, is proud to introduce the 1962 ES-335 Reissue, a guitar that was very much inspired by Gibson Custom’s ES-335 offerings but purposefully based on a model year that Gibson Custom does not currently reissue – 1962, a year when popular features like rounded cutaways, small block inlays, and a fast-playing, slim neck profile were all present on the Gibson ES-335. The Epiphone 1962 ES-335 Reissue has a semi-hollow 5-ply layered maple/poplar body with rounded cutaways and a solid maple centerblock for outstanding sustain and feedback resistance. The genuine one-piece mahogany neck has a thin 1960s SlimTaper C profile and is capped with a rosewood fretboard that is outfitted with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl small block inlays. The fretboard features rounded edges to give it a comfortable, played-in feel that invites you to explore it for hours at a time. Even the side dot position markers are the same size as on vintage 1962 ES-335 models and are placed in historically accurate locations.

The Gibson-style “open book” headstock features the Epiphone logo and Gibson Crown inlaid in aged mother-of-pearl and is fitted with smooth-turning Epiphone Deluxe tuning machines with Double Ring Keystone-style buttons and a Graph Tech nut. An ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and Gibson historic reissue aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece anchor the strings at the other end directly into the solid maple centerblock and further contribute to the 1962 ES-335’s excellent sustain. For electronics, a pair of USA-made Gibson Custombucker humbucker pickups are hand-wired to CTS potentiometers and Black Beauty paper-in-oil capacitors and deliver authentic ES-335 tonal versatility, making the 1962 ES-335 Reissue a great choice for rock, blues, jazz, country, and more. The Sixties Cherry and Vintage Burst finishes have a vintage gloss that gives them a cool vintage vibe. A vintage-style Black hardshell case with a plush Goldenrod interior and Inspired by Gibson Custom exterior graphics is also included to help keep this beautiful 1962 ES-335 Reissue safe during storage and travel.

• Serial Number

  25101510161

• Brand Name

  Epiphone

• Model

  Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop 1962 ES-335 Reissue

• Finish Color

  Sixties Cherry

• Finish Type

  Vintage Gloss

• Weight

  8.59 lbs.

• Top Wood

  5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

• Bracing

  Spruce and Solid Maple Centerblock

• Binding

  Single-ply Cream; Top, Back, and Fretboard

• Back & Sides Wood

  5-ply Layered Maple/Poplar

• Neck Dimensions

  .900 1st - 1.020 12th

• Neck Wood

  One-Piece of Mahogany

• Neck Joint

  Glued In, Set Neck; Long Tenon

• Neck Shape

  '60s SlimTaper C

• Fingerboard Wood

  Indian Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius

  12"

• Fingerboard Inlays

  Mother-of-Pearl Small Block

• Frets

  22 Medium Jumbo

• Scale Length

  24.75"

• Headstock

  Gibson Open Book

• Nut Material

  Graph Tech

• Width at Nut

  1.69"

• Pickups

  Gibson Custombuckers

• Controls

  2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-way Toggleswtich; CTS Potentiometers, Black Beauty Paper in Oil Capacitors

• Tailpiece

  Gibson Historic Reissue Aluminum Stopbar

• Hardware

  Nickel

• Tuners

  Epiphone Deluxe, Double Ring

• bridge

  ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic

• Pickguard

  5-ply Black, Gibson ES-335 Shape

• Case

  Hardshell with Black Exterior, Goldenrod Interior, and Inspired by Gibson Custom Graphics