Detail 01
Fully hollow maple/poplar/maple construction
The body has no centerblock and produces acoustic volume and resonance unplugged.
Product detailSKU #1500000476516
Gibson Custom1959 ES-330 Reissue Hollowbody Electric Guitar - Vintage Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The 1959 ES-330 Reissue brings together a fully hollow three-ply maple/poplar/maple body, an Authentic 1959-profile mahogany neck, and a bound rosewood fingerboard with cellulose dots. With no centerblock, it has acoustic volume and resonance when played unplugged. Custom-voiced Dogear P-90 pickups feed handwired electronics, with separate volume and tone controls and a three-way toggle for practical pickup selection. The 16th-fret neck joint, no-wire ABR-1 bridge, trapeze tailpiece, VOS nitrocellulose finish, and Lifton reissue hardshell case follow its 1959-focused specification.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Unplugged home playing that makes use of the fully hollow body’s acoustic volume.
- Players after an ES-330 with an Authentic 1959 neck profile and cellulose dot inlays.
- Amplified setups using individual P-90 volume and tone controls with a three-way selector.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Players wanting a centerblock body; this model is fully hollow with no centerblock.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Authentic 1959 neck profile
The one-piece mahogany neck has the substantial C shape specified for this reissue.
Detail 03
Dogear P-90 set
The bridge unit has standard windings with Alnico 3; the neck unit is underwound with Alnico 5.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Right-handed, six-string hollowbody electric guitar.
- 02The neck meets the body at the 16th fret.
- 03A Lifton reissue hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Is it fully hollow?
Yes. The maple/poplar/maple body is fully hollow and has no centerblock.
02What neck profile does it have?
It uses an Authentic 1959-profile mahogany neck.
03Which pickups are installed?
It has custom-voiced Dogear P-90 pickups in the neck and bridge positions.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- P-90
- Pickup Configuration
- SS
- Bridge pickup
- P-90
7 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 12"
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
16 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Hollowbody
- Body binding
- Single-ply
- Available colors
- Vintage Burst, Vintage Natural
- Neck meets body at
- 16th fret
- Neck material
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Nylon
- Color
- Natural
- Body Material
- Maple/poplar/maple
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel
- Body Shape
- ES-330
- Body finish
- VOS nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck joint
- Long tenon
- Body material
- Maple/poplar/maple
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.75"
22 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- SS
- Neck profile
- Authentic 1959
- Binding
- Single-ply
- Tailpiece
- Trapeze
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Kluson Deluxe
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Body shape
- ES-330
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Inlays
- Cellulose dots
- Pickup selector
- 3-way toggle switch
- Case
- Hardshell
- Tier
- platinum
- Controls
- 2 volume, 2 tone
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Series
- Historic Reissue Collection
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- 1959 ES-330 Reissue
- Source Id
- site51500000476516
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