Description

1960 Gibson ES-355

Pleased to offer this rare factory mono 1960 Gibson ES-355 in a perfect original Cherry red finish. This guitar is in excellent condition and is gorgeous.

It has a semi-hollow, thinline body, maple block and a more ‘59 C mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard refretted.

It packs two original Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucking pickups,Tune-o-matic bridge with a factory Bigsby vibrato tailpiece and gold hardware.

Electronics include two volume and two tone controls and 3-way pickup selector switch with no Varitone switch. 

Body
* Construction: Semi-hollow, thinline body
* Center block: Solid maple
* Dimensions: 16 inches wide, 19 inches long, 1.75 inches deep
* Binding: Triple-bound back, single-bound fretboard, and multi-bound top
* Pickguard: Multi-bound tortoise shell replaced, original included.

Neck
* Material: Mahogany
* Fingerboard: Ebony with mother-of-pearl block inlays
* Scale length: 24.75 inches
* Profile: Medium C-shape
* Nut width: 1.65inches (42mm)
* Radius: 12 inches
* Frets: 22 

Hardware
* Bridge: Tune-o-matic with a vibrato tailpiece
* Tuners: Grover rotomatic tuners
* Hardware finish: Gold-plated 

Electronics
* Pickups: Two Patent Applied For (PAF) humbuckers
* Controls:
* Standard: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
* Output: Mono output 

This 1960 ES-355 is a dream to play and a true example of vintage Gibson quality and history. Comes with original case.