The Gibson ES-330 has garnered a reputation for its distinctive sound, comfortable playability, and classic aesthetics, making it a favourite among musicians seeking a versatile, vintage-inspired ES™-style electric guitar. A close 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 optimised 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. It is considered by many to be the ideal “couch guitar” since it can be enjoyed equally well when unplugged and played acoustically.
Features
- 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple body
- Single Ply Cream, Top, Back, and Fretboard binding
- Mahogany Rounded "C" neck w/ 24.75" scale
- Indian Rosewood fretboard w/ Acrylic Small Block inlays
- 22 frets
- 1.695" Graph Tech nut
- Vintage Deluxe with White Button tuners
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge w/ Trapeze tailpiece
- Dogear P-90 neck and bridge pickup(s) w/ pickup covers
- 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with 500k Potentiometers and Orange Drop Capacitors
- Includes Hardshell case