The Gibson ES-339 is a semi-hollowbody guitar which is manufactured by

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. The guitar is based on the

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, but has been reduced to the dimensions closer to the

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History

The Gibson ES-339 is the descendant of the

ES-335 The Gibson ES-335 is the world's first commercial semi-hollowbody electric guitar, sometimes known as semi-acoustic. Released by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its ES (Electric Spanish) series in 1958, it is neither fully hollow nor ful ...

. It is made from a solid maple center block and maple laminate top, back and sides. It is smaller than the ES-335, closer to the size of a Les Paul model. In terms of electronics, the ES-339 differs from the ES-335 with the use of what Gibson calls the Memphis Tone Circuit.

Options

The standard 339 is available with what is referred to as the "30 over 60" or 30/60 neck and the beefier '59 neck profile. Both necks are made of mahogany. The 30/60 neck is based on the vintage slim neck design seen on most 335 models, with an additional .030 of an inch depth from front to back. The ES-339 comes with variations of pickups, pair of Gibson 57' classic humbuckers, a model of a PAF pick up with Alnico II magnets or MHS Memphis Historic Spec or Burstbucker 1 & 2. The ES-339 Figured features all the same design specifications with exception to the wood construction, which is

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(also known as

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). This model is even more expensive than the standard ES-339. There is also a ES-339 studio version. Gibson ES-339 Figured, Blueberry Burst

Epiphone

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also makes 3 versions of the ES-339, called the ES-339 Pro, ES-339 P90 Pro and the Ultra-339. They are considerably less expensive than the Gibson version.

References

External links

* ES-339 Semi-acoustic guitars {{electric-guitar-stub