2002 Gibson ES-336

$2,299.00

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  • Year: 2002
  • Manufacturer: Gibson
  • Model: ES-336
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Cherry
  • Condition: Near Mint
  • Description: 9.4 out of 10 condition. A few match head dings on body/hdsk an some fine scratches ( no worming on back). Also some notching on 1st few frets under neath B and G® strings caused by string vibration. The guitar weighs 6.8 lbs. The Gibson CS-336 is a semi-acoustic electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation's Custom, Art & Historic Division ("CS" is an abbreviation for "Custom Shop"). Introduced in 2001, the CS-336 was the Custom Shop's first "tonally carved" guitar, meaning that the back, center block, and sides are carved from one single piece of wood (mahogany). This solid block of wood is mated to a carved maple top to produce an instrument with exceptional resonance and a woody tone though the archtop-style sound chambers. After over 100 years, the CS-336 also represented the realization of company founder Orville Gibson's goal to produce an instrument with one-piece back-and-sides construction. The CS-336 is a scaled-down version of another highly regarded guitar, the Gibson ES-335. Guitarists have long appreciated the ES-335 sound, but some found the instrument too large or heavy for comfortable extended playing. The CS-336 preserves the same body lines as the ES-335 but is scaled down to roughly the same size as a Gibson Les Paul for greater playing comfort. Many guitarists opine that the result produced by the CS-336 makes for a perfect combination: the form factor of a Les Paul and a sound that combines the best of the solid-body Les Paul and the semi-acoustic ES-335. The 336 also incorporated other subtle improvement suggestions from 335 players (such as moving the output jack to the side of the guitar).