The Gibson Custom Shop 1962 ES-330 Reissue returns this distinctive fully hollow thinline design to the Historic Reissue Collection. Its three-ply maple, poplar and maple body has no centre block, giving the guitar an open, resonant character with impressive acoustic presence and a lively response that sets it apart from a semi-hollow ES model. The VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Vintage Burst adds the softly aged appearance of a carefully preserved vintage instrument.
Features
A one-piece mahogany neck with an Authentic 1961 Thin D profile provides the sleek feel associated with early-sixties examples, while the bound rosewood fretboard carries 22 reissue medium jumbo frets and cellulose small-block inlays. The neck joins the body at the 16th fret for period-correct bridge placement. A balanced pair of P-90 pickups uses an underwound Alnico 5 neck pickup and a standard-wound Alnico 3 bridge pickup, each hand-wired to individual volume and tone controls with CTS potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors. A Historic no-wire ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece, Kluson Deluxe tuners and nickel hardware complete the vintage-inspired design.
Why you should choose the Gibson Custom Shop 1962 ES-330 Reissue Hollow Body Electric Guitar
The 1962 ES-330 Reissue is ideal for players who want the immediacy, acoustic resonance and expressive feedback response of a fully hollow electric guitar. Its articulate P-90 tones suit Americana, blues, country, jazz, sixties pop and rock, while historically focused Custom Shop construction and an included Lifton Reissue hardshell case make it equally appealing to serious performers and collectors.
Specifications
- Fully hollow thinline body with no centre block
- Three-ply maple, poplar and maple body construction
- Single-ply top and back binding
- VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- One-piece mahogany neck
- Authentic 1961 Thin D neck profile
- Bound one-piece rosewood fretboard
- 12-inch fretboard radius
- 22 reissue medium jumbo frets
- Cellulose small-block inlays
- 24.75-inch scale length
- Nylon nut
- Underwound Alnico 5 P-90 neck pickup
- Standard-wound Alnico 3 P-90 bridge pickup
- Two volume and two tone controls
- CTS potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors
- Switchcraft three-way pickup selector and output jack
- Historic no-wire ABR-1 bridge
- Trapeze tailpiece
- Kluson Deluxe tuners with white buttons
- Black Dogear pickup covers
- Multi-ply ES-330 pickguard
- Black Top Hat knobs with silver inserts and dial pointers
- Nickel hardware
- Lifton Reissue hardshell case included
