The ES-335 has been a legendary tone machine since 1958. Gibson’s 2016 model features a tubeless Historic truss rod, PAF-style Burstbucker 1 and 2 pickups, and redesigned neck shape for increased strength and enhanced playing comfort.
Gibson 2016 ES335 Block Nickel Hardware Features
- F-Hole emblem engraved truss rod cover
- Bone nut
- Block inlay fretboard
- Grover Milk Bottle Rotomatic tuners – a better quality tuner with 18:1 ratio and historic look
- Redesigned neck dimensions for improved strength
- Historic truss rod give improved neck adjustability and tension resilience
- Rolled neck binding for a more comfortable feel
- ABR-1 Bridge with titanium Saddles
- Burstbucker 1 and 2 pickups: Pickups are calibrated for each position for balanced output & brighter sound (closer to original PAF’s)
- Neck pickup capacitor changed from .022mF to .016mF (less treble cut than previous capacitor resulting in a tone with a singing quality)
- Locking stop bar tailpiece for improved sustain and vibration transfer
- Hardshell Case Included