Description

A Distinctive-Sounding, Versatile, Vintage-Inspired Hollowbody Returns to the Gibson Lineup

The Gibson ES-330 has garnered a reputation for its distinctive sound, comfortable playability, and classic aesthetics, making it a favorite among musicians seeking a versatile, vintage-inspired ES style electric guitar. A cousin of the Epiphone Casino, the ES-330 shares a similar fully hollow thinline body made of 3-ply maple/poplar/maple and is supremely resonant and warm sounding due to the hollow body, trapeze tailpiece, and deep-set neck that creates an optimized bridge location.
The mahogany neck has a comfortable Rounded « C » profile and features a rosewood fretboard with acrylic small block inlays and medium jumbo frets. The ES-330 is powered by a pair of Dogear P-90 pickups that are hand-wired to 500k potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors for bright and clear clean tones and wonderfully nasty, snarling tones when overdriven.
The ES-330 is not only a great-sounding electric guitar for stage and studio use but is also equally enjoyable as a songwriting tool and is considered by many to be the ideal « couch guitar » since it can be enjoyed equally well when unplugged and played acoustically. Gibson is proud to bring the ES-330 back to the Gibson catalog so players can once again have the opportunity to discover the magic of this distinctive-sounding, vintage-inspired classic.

Features

Fully Hollow Thinline 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple Body
Mahogany Neck with a Rounded « C » Profile
Rosewood Fretboard with Acrylic Small Block Inlays and 22 Medium Jumbo Frets
Two Dogear P-90 Pickups
Vintage Deluxe Tuners
Hardshell Case Included

Specifcations

Body
Shape: ES-330
Material: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Binding: Single ply cream, top, back and fretboard
Neck
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: Rounded « C »
Nut Width: 1.695″ (43.053 mm)
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Scale Length: 24.75″ (628.65 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlay: Acrylic small block
Hardware
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Trapeze
Knobs: Black top hat
Tuners: Vintage deluxe with white button
Plating: Nickel
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Dogear P-90
Bridge Pickup: Dogear P-90
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone; hand-wired with 500k potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors
Misc.
Case: Hardshell