{"product_id":"gibson-custom-shop-murphy-lab-1961-es-335-sixties-cherry-ultra-light-aged-with-case","title":"Gibson Custom Shop Murphy Lab 1961 ES-335 Sixties Cherry Ultra Light Aged with Case","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"text-pre font-weight-bold\"\u003eSemi-Hollow Soul\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cmp cmp-read-more-less\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"more text-pre\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Historic Reissue ES-335 is back and better than ever thanks to a year of studying, scanning, and listening to original examples. The expert craftspeople at the Gibson Custom Shop have rendered every contour, profile, inlay and color of the priceless vintage ES™ models in magnificent detail. The result is a playing and ownership experience that will keep you coming back for more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1961 Reissue models utilize rounded cutaways, SlimTaper™ neck profiles scanned from originals, dot inlays and vintage-replica parts.  Features PAF-inspired Custombucker Alnico pickups, to get the most classic of tones.  And of course, the color is spot on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGibson put as much into the electronics as they did to its aesthetics. You get CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors, so the internal signal path gives you dead-on 1961 ES-335 tone. 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