The 'ES' stands for 'Electric Spanish', 'T' for 'Thinline' and 'D' for 'Double-Cutaway'. Overall, the Gibson ES-335 stands for quality. Still in production, vintage ES-335s are highly collectible fetching upwards of $40,000.
The construction of the ES-335 was innovative in that, in the 1950s solid body electric guitars were becoming increasingly popular due to their sustained tone and resistance to feedback, yet hollowbodys possessed a tonal warmth.
So Gibson realised this perfect mix of the two. The ES-335 was built from a 16" (40cm) wide, 1 3/4" (4cm) thick hollow maple body with a solid maple stock in its centre.
The semi-solid, double-cutaway build meant its mahogany neck with its rosewood fingerboard could be joined to the body at the 19th fret allowing access to the uppermost registers.
A multitude of timbral sounds could be achieved courtesy of 2 humbuckers, controlled by a 3-way switch.
Still being made today, the Gibson ES-335 offers it all - the warmth of a hollow body with the sustain and resistance to feedback of a solid body.
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