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Epiphone ES339 Pro

Description

Through the course of more than five decades and myriad shifting musical styles, the ES-335 has remained one of the most popular electric guitars of all time. Its ingenious blend of hollowbody warmth and complexity and solidbody bite and sustain made it arguably the most versatile guitar available when Gibson introduced the model in 1958, and that design imperative hasnt changed today.

For some players more accustomed to the slimmer lines and more compact dimensions of a solidbody electric, though, the standard ES-335 can feel just a little large and unwieldy. Enter Gibson Memphis's ES-339, a guitar built to the design ethos of its predecessor the ES-335, but fashioned to proportions closer to those of the legendary Gibson solidbodies such as the Les Paul and SG. The gently arched top with real f-holes, thinline semi-hollow body, solid maple center block to reduce feedback and enhance sustain, rounded symmetrical cutaways with unparalleled upper-fret access - all here, minus a little of the bulk and weight.

Body
Top: Laminated Maple
Body Type: Semi-Hollow, Chambered
Back: Laminated Maple
Binding: Single-ply, Cream

Neck
Species: Mahogany
Profile: SlimTaper, D-Profile

Neck Fit
Joint: Mortise & Tenon
Adhesive: Glued-in

Fingerboard
Species: Rosewood
Frets: 22
Radius: 12"
Nut: 1.68
Inlays: Pearloid Dots
Binding: Single-ply, Cream
Other: Standard Fret Wire

Tuners
Model: Epiphone "Deluxe"
Plating: Nickel
Tuning Ratio: 18:1

Bridge
Type: LockTone Tune-o-matic
Plating: Nickel

Tailpiece
Type: LockTone Stop Bar
Plating: Nickel Plated Gloss

Hardware
Knobs: Knobs Black Top Hats w/Silver Inserts
Strings: .010 - .046, D'Addario

Pickups
Neck Position: Alnico Classic Pro
Bridge Position: Alnico Classic Pro

Controls
Neck Pickup volume with push/pull coil-splitting, Bridge Pickup volume with push/pull coil-splitting, Neck Pickup tone, Bridge pickup tone, 3-position pickup selector switch

Finish
Process: Gloss
Sealer: Poly