Description

There are few guitarists who don’t enjoy the tone of a vintage-style Gibson semi. But there are those players – and this should be whispered in hushed tones when our editor is within earshot – who suggest that the ES-335 isn’t, in fact, the perfect electric guitar design. Some might even describe it as a little unwieldy. Highly subjective such notions may be, but the ES-339 was designed to appeal to those looking for a more compact take on the ES-335 – and the fact that it has been in continual production since its introduction in 2007 demonstrates that that Gibson’s instincts were on the money.

Body

• Body shape: Double cutaway
• Body type: Semi-hollow or chambered body
• Body material: Laminated
• Top wood: Laminated Maple/poplar/maple
• Body wood: Laminated Maple/poplar/maple
• Body finish: Gloss
• Orientation: Right handed

Neck

• Neck shape: C rounded
• Neck wood: Quartersawn Mahogany
• Joint: Set-in
• Scale length: 24.75 in.
• Truss rod: Standard
• Neck finish: Gloss

Fingerboard

• Material: Rosewood
• Radius: 10 in.
• Fret size: Not specified
• Number of frets: 22
• Inlays: Dot
• Nut width/material 1.687 in. (42.8 mm) Bone

Pickups

• Configuration: HH
• Neck: MHS humbucker
• Middle:
• Bridge: MHS humbucker
• Brand: Gibson
• Active or passive pickups: Passive
• Series or parallel: Parallel
• Piezo: No
• Active EQ: No
• Special electronics:

Controls

• Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
• Pickup switch: 3-way
• Coil tap or split: No
• Kill switch: No

Hardware

• Bridge type: Fixed
• Bridge design: ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Tuning machines:
• Color: Nickel/chrome

Other

• Number of strings: 6-string
• Special features:
• Case: Hardshell case
• Accessories:
• Country of origin: United States