Model

Gibson ES-335

Semi-acoustic guitar model

Introduced in 1958, the ES-335 was the first commercially successful semi-hollow electric, pairing hollow wings with a solid maple center block. That design blends the warmth and resonance of a hollow body with the sustain and feedback resistance of a solid, making it one of the most versatile electrics ever built.

Technical line drawing of Gibson ES-335
Technical line drawing of Gibson ES-335

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Made by

  • Gibson

    Gibson is an American guitar manufacturer founded in 1902 and based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is known for archtop, hollow-body, and solid-body electric guitars such as the Les Paul, SG, and ES-335, as well as acoustic flat-tops.

Part of series

  • Gibson ES Series

    United States

    Gibson's ES (Electric Spanish) line covers the company's hollow and semi-hollow archtop electric guitars, from early jazz boxes such as the ES-150 to the landmark semi-hollow ES-335 and its deluxe sibling the ES-355. The series has been central to jazz, blues, and rock since the 1930s.

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