Body
Top
- Wood Species: Maple, Poplar, Maple
- Pieces: 3-Ply
- Grade: Vintage Plain
- Binding: Tan
Back
- Wood Species: Maple, Poplar, Maple
- Pieces: 3-Ply
- Density: Vintage Plain
- Binding: Tan
Rims
- Species Wood: Maple, Poplar, Maple
- Pieces: 3-Ply
- Grade: Vintage Plain
Weight
- Weight Relief: Lightweight centerblock
- Average Weight (body only): 2.1069 kg / 4.645 lbs
Materials Used
- Glue: Hot hide glue for braces and centerblock, Franklin Titebond 50 for rim assembly.
- Etc.: Maple centerblock, Quartered Adirondack Spruce braces
- Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The sound waves resonate within the hollow airspace of the Maple veneered Body, around the F-holes, and throughout the solid glue joints.
Body Contour
- Carve: 1958 ES (Semi-Hollow)
Neck
Neck
- Wood Species: Mahogany
- Pieces: 1
Details
- Truss Rod: Historic
- Profile: Traditional "C"
- Thickness at Fret 1: 22.86 mm / .900"
- Thickness at Fret 12: 25.40 mm / 1.000"
- Other Materials: Assembly 65 glue
- Average Weight: 376.4817 g / 0.830 lbs
Peg Head
- Type: SP-1
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl Crown
- Peg Head Binding: None
- Logo: Mother of Pearl "Gibson"
- Silkscreen: None
- Headstock Angle: 17 degrees
- Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The wood, construction, and headstock pitch all contribute greatly to the tone, aiding this guitar's exceptional sustain and depth, and yielding a resonance that can be felt right through the body
Neck Fit
- Joint Angle: 4 degrees
- Joint Angle Tolerance: 0 deg 0 min 15 sec
- Type: Mortise and Tenon
- Adhesive: Hot Hide Glue
- Gauges Used: Pitch Height Gauge
Nut
- Style: White
- Material: Nylon
- Width: 4.3358 cm / 1.707"
Slots:
- E: 1.2268 mm / 0.0483 inches
- A: 0.9601 mm / 0.0378 inches
- D: 0.6934 mm / 0.0273 inches
- G: 0.4534 mm / 0.01785 inches
- B: 0.3467 mm / 0.01365 inches
- e: 0.2667 mm / 0.0105 inches
Fingerboard
- Wood Species: Rosewood
- Pieces: 1
- Shade: Dark
Fingerboard Details
- Radius: 30.48 cm / 12 "
- Frets: 22
- Nut/End of Board: 4.3358 cm / 1.707" @ nut, 5.6718 cm / 2.233" @ end of board
- Scale: 62.865 cm / 24.75"
- Binding: None
- Side Dots (Color): White
Fingerboard Inlays
- Style: Dot
- Material: Pearloid
- Dimensions: 6.35 mm / 0.25"
- Average Weight: 147.4175 g / 5.200 oz
Finishes
- Color Code: 8B
- Surface Texture: Smooth/ Hi Gloss 90 Sheen Lacquer - Finished in V.O.S.
- Filler: Analine Dye
- Sealer: 1-1.5 mils
- Top: 330 Wipe Stain, Sunset Orange, VS toner, Tobacco Brown
- Top Coat: Hi Gloss Lacquer/ 90 Sheen 7-8 mils
- Scraped: Fingerboard Sides, Body and Nut
Electronics
Rhythm/Lead
- Style: MHS Humbucker/MHS Humbucker
- Winds/Coil: Screw side/Slug side: 4900/5100/5200/5400
- Material of Wire (gauge): Enamel (42)/Enamel (42)
- Coil Dimensions (per coil): 6.6294 cm x 1.7272 mm / 2.61" x 0.68 "/6.6294 cm x 1.7272 mm / 2.61" x 0.68"
- Coil Material: ABS/ABS
- Coil Winding Process: Scatter Wound/Scatter Wound
- Pole Piece Material: Nickel plated steel/Nickel plated steel
- Pole Piece Position from Nut: 47.4218 cm / 18.670"/59.5173 cm / 23.432"
- Slug Material: Nickel plated steel/Nickel plated steel
- Slug Dimensions (diameter x length): 4.7498 mm x 1.24206 cm / 0.187" x .489"/4.7498 mm x 1.24206 cm / 0.187" x .489"
- Magnet Material: Alnico III/Alnico II
- Magnet Position from Nut: 48.26 cm / 19"/58.42 cm / 23"
- Magnet Dimensions: 6.35 cm x 1.27 mm / 2.5" x 0.5"/6.35 cm x 1.27 mm / 2.5" x 0.5"
- Polarities: Screw side is the south pole of magnet/Screw side is the south pole of magnet
- Cover: V.O.S. Nickel plated/V.O.S. Nickel plated
- Qfactor: 3.21/3.2
- ResistanceDC: 7526 ohms/7963 ohms
- Resonant Frequency: 2859.84 Hz/2695.19 Hz
Control Pocket Assembly
Lead Volume/Rhythm Volume
- Type: CTS 550K Audio/CTS 550K Audio
- Peak Voltage: 1080V/1080V
- Range: 0-550K/0-550K
- Power Rating: 1/4 watt above 100K ohms/1/4 watt above 100K ohms
- Resistance Tolerance: 550K +/- 5%/550K +/- 5%
- Minimum Resistance: 50 ohms/50 ohms
Lead Tone/Rhythm Tone
- Type: CTS 550K Audio/CTS 550K Audio
- Peak Voltage: 1080V/1080V
- Range: 0-550K/0-550K
- Power Rating: 1/4 watt above 100K ohms/1/4 watt above 100K ohms
- Resistance Tolerance: 550K +/- 5%/550K +/- 5%
- Minimum Resistance: 50 ohms/50 ohms
Hardware
Tuning Keys
- Style: Kluson Single Ring Tulip Button
- Material: Body is stamped steel with plastic tulip button
- Weight: 22.6796 g / 0.8 oz
Tuning Keys Details
- Tuning Ratio: 15:01
- Gear Type: Synchronized spur gear system
- What is allowable turn: +/- 4 degrees
- Plating specs: V.O.S. Nickel
- Part numbers: 430-14006 / 430-14007
String Dimensions
- E: 1.1684mm / 0.046"
- A: 0.9144 mm / 0.036"
- D: 0.6604 mm / 0.026"
- G: 0.4318mm / 0.017"
- B: 0.3302mm / 0.013"
- e: 0.2540mm / 0.010"
Bridge
- Style: No Wire ABR
- Material: Die cast alloy
- Plating Specs: V.O.S. Nickel
- Part number: 430-10155
- Weight: 61.235 g / 2.16 oz
Dimensions of String Slots
- E: 1.2268 mm / 0.0483 inches
- A: 0.9601 mm / 0.0378 inches
- D: 0.6934 mm / 0.0273 inches
- G: 0.4534 mm / 0.01785 inches
- B: 0.3467 mm / 0.01365 inches
- e: 0.2667 mm / 0.0105 inches
Tailpiece
- Style: Lightweight Stop Bar
- Compensated: No
- Material: Aluminum
- Plating Specs: V.O.S. Nickel
- Part number: 430-11738
- Weight: 113.3981 g / 4.0 oz
Output Jack
- Style: 1/4" jack
Jack Plate
- Style: N/A
- Material: N/A
- Part Number: N/A
- Weight: N/A
Strap Buttons
- Material: V.O.S. White plastic
- Plating Specs: None
- Part numbers: 430-19152
- Weight: 2.268 g / 0.080 oz
Plastics
Pick Guard
- Style: Multi ply black long ES-335 with 45° bevel (V.O.S.)
- Part Number: 430-1269
Truss Rod Cover
- Style: Vintage (V.O.S.)
- Part Number: 430-19784
Knobs
- Style: Gold Top Hats (V.O.S.)
- Part Number: 430-19201A
Dial Pointers
- Yes/No: Yes
Control Plate(s) (Backplate Cover)
- Style: N/A
- Part Number: N/A
Control Plate(s) (SwitchPlate Cover)
- Style: N/A
- Part Number: N/A
Switch Washer
- Style: N/A
- Part Number: N/A
Trim Rings
- Style: Black (V.O.S.)
- Part Number: 440-13850
Accessories
Case
- Style: Period Correct Hard Shell
- Color: Tan & Pink
- Strap Locks: No
- Tools: None
- Manual: None
- COA/Other: Gibson Memphis COA