But there are those players – and this should be whispered in hushed tones when our editor is within earshot – who suggest that the ES-335 isn’t, in fact, the perfect electric guitar design. There are few guitarists who don’t enjoy the tone of a vintage-style Gibson semi. And what better way to kick things off than with the most compact and accessible member of our fab foursome. Here, in order to find out how things are working out, we’re checking out a cross section of Nashville-made ES models from the Original and Modern Collections and the Custom Shop’s Murphy Lab. Along with some of the Memphis factory’s hugely experienced staff, all of the equipment and tooling made the journey too, including some laminate presses that date back to Gibson’s Kalamazoo era.īringing everything under one roof has enabled Gibson to give the ES range an overhaul and bring it up to speed with the updates and improvements made recently to the solidbody line.
Why? Because you deserve it.Ĭlick Here to learn more about what makes a Wildwood instrument so special.Gibson’s Memphis facility shuttered in early 2019, which meant that thinline semi and hollowbody guitar production was relocated northeast to the company’s main USA manufacturing plant in Nashville. Each and every instrument we sell includes a full, point by point setup, an exhaustive evaluation, and expert shipping procedures, with first class, industry leading standards from start to finish. The Wildwood team is delighted to present such sterling examples of impeccable craftsmanship to our phenomenal customers.Īn instrument from Wildwood isn't just an ordinary guitar. It wasn’t my intention to write a small novel about these 335s, but some guitars are so exceptionally inspirational that it seems criminal to try and distill their essence down to a hundred words, and I couldn’t help myself. It’s not easy to develop a pickup that hard rock players and jazz cats alike will fall in love with, but the fine folks at Gibson have accomplished that nearly impossible feat. They embody the very best characteristics of vintage underwound PAFs: fantastic string-to-string balance, crystalline clarity, and sweet, singing trebles. You can really hear the blood, sweat, and tears that the geniuses at the Gibson Custom Shop put into these humbuckers the instant you strike your first chord.
So, we asked our friends at Gibson to outfit these exceptional Electric Spanish guitars with Wildwood Spec Custombuckers, which are the product of our obsessive effort to recreate the sound of the vintage guitars we all revere. If you put a blindfold on me, I couldn’t tell the difference between this reissue and a real vintage neck.įor a guitar that looks and feels vintage, you need electronics. I worked at a guitar shop in Kalamazoo, Michigan-the home of Gibson-for several years, so I’ve played plenty of ’59 335s. We’ve outfitted these semi-hollow sweeties with a ’59 neck profile that is scarily accurate, and that means something coming from me. The necks are also worth writing home about. This rock-solid bond allows vibrations to travel freely throughout the guitar’s body, which is a big reason why these 335s’ have such phenomenal resonance and fullness. They put these guitars together with hot hide glue, an old-world manufacturing technique that requires considerable time and skill but results in an incredibly strong connection between each piece of wood. The biggest reason is also the most obvious reason: the meticulous workmanship of the wizards at the Gibson Custom Shop. Make no mistake, I love Hall and Oates, but I sincerely think that this new run of Custom Shop ’59 ES-335s are at least as awesome as the song “Rich Girl.”īefore we get too far, let’s talk about why these ES-335s deserve to be held in such lofty regard.
All of these musical partnerships have brought beautiful noises into the world, but there’s a new dynamic duo in town ready to shake things up: Wildwood Guitars and the Gibson Custom Shop.
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