Excellent alternative to a Gibson...for any player who is looking for a ES style semihollow 🎸

An Old Friend Comes Home

Some guitars are more special than others, even when that guitar is owned by a world-famous guitarist and guitar collector like Joe Bonamassa. In 1996, he purchased a red 1962 Gibson ES-335 and used it on his first solo album, A New Day Yesterday. In 2001, he regrettably sold the guitar to help fund his move from New York to LA. As the 20th anniversary of Joe's first record approached, a strange twist of fate and an unexpected phone call resulted in Joe being reunited with his old friend, the red ES-335 that propelled him through his first solo effort and launched him into a new life on the West Coast. Feeling fortunate to get his old guitar back, Joe promised that this important instrument would stay with him for the rest of his days. The Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1962 ES-335 is a tribute to a legendary guitarist and one of his cherished instruments. It features a one-piece mahogany neck with an Indian laurel fretboard and a comfortable Rounded C profile, Gibson BurstBucker™ 2 and 3 pickups wired to CTS® potentiometers and Mallory™ capacitors, a Switchcraft™ pickup selector toggle switch and output jack, and a Maestro™ Vibrola™. A custom hardshell case with Epiphone and Joe Bonamassa graphics and a certificate of authenticity are also included.

Let´s go through the Specs:

Body Style: ES

Body Shape: ES-335

Body Material: 5-ply Layered Maple

Top: 5-ply Layered Maple

Back: 5-ply Layered Maple

Side: 5-ply Layered Maple

Bracing: Spruce Contour Brace

Centerblock: Maple

Binding: Single Ply Cream; Top, Back, and Fretboard

Body Finish: Gloss

Profile: Rounded "C"

Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Fingerboard Material: Laurel

Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in

Neck Material: One Piece Mahogany

Fret Count: 22

Frets: Medium Jumbo

Nut Material: Graph Tech

Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in

Inlays: Small Block

Joint: Glued In, Set Neck

Finish

Nickel

Bridge

Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic

Tailpiece

Maestro Vibrola

Tuning Machines

Epiphone Deluxe with Double Ring Buttons

Pickguard: 5-ply Black

Truss Rod: Dual Action

Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Bell

Control Knobs: Black Top Hat with Chrome Insert

Switch Tip: White

Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Back of Heel

Mounting Rings: Black

Pickup Covers: Nickel

Neck Pickup: Gibson Burstbucker 2

Bridge Pickup: Gibson Burstbucker 3

Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors

Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft Toggle

Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

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