Description
Exc+ Condition / SN 20071533976
1-11/16″ Nut / 24-3/4″ Scale
14-1/4″ Width at Lower Bout
Semi Hollow / Blonde
Owned by John Sebastion
This 2020 Epiphone ES-339 is an excellent choice to add to your collection. It has a slightly smaller body than the famous “ES-335”, but the same functionality.
Just like the semi-hollowbody Gibson array of the ES-335, ES-345, ES-347 and the ES-355 models, this Epiphone ES-339 also gives you two humbucking pickups in a hollowbody body that has a long solid block of wood inside the body for its entire length. The Humbucking pickups and the tuneamatic bridge and stop tailpiece are all anchored into this block. This causes an attenuation of the true “Hollow Body” sound to a “Semi Hollow Body” sound. This semi Hollow Body sound is less likely to suffer unexpected feedback. In general, the tone becomes more versatile. Semi Hollow Bodies can play Jazz, Blues, Rock, Folk, Country, etc.
This guitar is made really well in China. Light colored Mahogany neck with Rosewood Fingerboard on an Ash double cutaway body.
The peghead has the “Gibson” style moustache at the top of the peghead and a blackened peghead face. Epiphone logo at top of PH, with Crown inlay in the center. Truss-rod access below that, just above the nut. The fingerboard and body is bound with single cream bindings. The Rosewood fingerboard has medium dot inlays and dark side dots along bass side of F.B. The neck has a nice feeling “C” profile. The tuners are nickel Grover closed-back tuners with metal buttons.
The body is slightly smaller than an ES-335, with a 14.25″ lower bout. The pickups and switches are pretty much the classic Les Paul or ES-335 configuration of: Two Humbucking pickups, Tune-a-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, 3-way p/u selector, two vol and 2 tone controls. Factory 5-ply blk/wh pickguard installed.
Strap button installed on the heel.
John Sebastion, Sr. owned and played this guitar before giving it to his son, John Sebastion, Jr.
There is almost no sign of wear and no dings or dents.
Currently has NO Case.
* This instrument was owned and played by John Sebastion in the last several years, then was given to his son, John, jr. There is no implication that the music legend, John Sebastian, Sr used it for any recordings or performances.
