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Info:  Mint Condition, Barley Played, 2009 Gibson Custom Shop ES 359 for sale. Serial Number CS 86928. Custom Plek and fret work were done by Peek A Moose guitars in NYC. The neck and fret board are in astounding shape, playability is through the roof. If you love a Les Paul or a 335 this is the answer as it does both those tones and beyond effortlessly and at a lighter weight and more contoured body size. This is BETTER than new due to the superior to Gibson fret work (though these are the original Gibson frets). ALL ORIGINAL including the pictured hard shell case. Not one scratch, satisfaction guaranteed. Free shipping for anyone in the USA who uses the but it now option. Here are some more details on this axe from Gibson:
Thereâ??s no truer sign of the Gibson Custom Shopâ??s dedication to improvement and innovation than the ES-359, which was unveiled in 2008. At its heart, the ES-359 is a luxuriously appointed version of the ES-339 â?? a flexible tone machine with edge and bite at any volume. What sets the ES-359 apart is its gold hardware, Grover tuning pegs, and an ebony fingerboard with large mother-of-pearl block inlays to accentuate the classic elements of this innovative guitarâ??s appearance.

Both the ES-359 and ES-339 trace their roots to the introduction of the ES-335 and ES-355, the worldâ??s first semi-hollowbody guitars, in 1958. They are part of Gibsonâ??s continuing quest to optimally wed the dark, rich tone of hollowbody guitars with the edgy command of solidbodies â?? with the added benefit of a solidbodyâ??s dimensions. The ES-359 employs a maple/poplar/maple laminate and boasts another small design improvement over classic ES-335 and ES-355 models â?? the input jack is mounted on the rim rather than on the body of the guitar.

Body
Like all ES models, the ES-359 has a body with two rounded wing chambers and f-holes, but with solidbody-like dimensions: 13-inches wide, 16-inches long, and 1 11/16th-inch deep. Finishes available are lacquered ebony or vintage sunburst. The neck is one-piece mahogany for classic Gibson resonance and sustain. There are 22 frets on the modelâ??s ebony fingerboard, which has large mother-of-pearl block inlays and a single-ply cream binding.

Unlike the ES-339, which has fat and thin neck options, the ES-359 comes with a â??30/60â? neck that has the slim, wide feel of an early â??60s Gibson, with an extra .030 inches of depth. The scale length is 24-inches and a 1 11/16-inch width at the nut. The headstock has high-quality Grover tuners and there is single-ply binding on top and back.

Hardware
The other major Gibson innovation in the ES-359 figured top model is the patented Memphis Tone Circuit. Using a logarithmic system to analyze the way a guitarâ??s volume controls affect tone, the Custom Shopâ??s engineers developed special 500-k frequency audio taper pots to preserve high end as the volume decreases, giving the ES-359 a consistently sweeter, brighter, punchier tone than other guitars of its ilk as it gets quieter.

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