Gibson Electric ES-339 Trans Ebony Modern

The Essentials to Know About the Gibson ES-339 Guitar

• The vintage ES grain in a more compact format: the spirit of the ES-335, with a smaller and lighter body for better comfort.


• Two humbuckers 57 Classic and 57 Classic+: warmth, dynamics, and versatility, from smooth jazz to edgy rock.


• Hand-wired tone circuit: expressive response, precise volume and tone control.


• Reliable hardware: Grover Rotomatic tuners, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, and aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece for solid tuning stability.

An ES designed to capture Gibson's DNA without the bulk

The Gibson ES-339 is part of the great tradition of ES models that have shaped guitarists' sounds for over 60 years. It carries the aesthetic codes and the expected sonic signature of a Gibson semi-hollow body, while offering a more compact 339 format. The hand-rolled rounded "C" mahogany neck and rosewood fingerboard with "dot" inlays immediately recall its lineage with the brand's classics.

Who is it for, and what styles?

Thanks to its ergonomics and very versatile character, the ES-339 suits both the intermediate guitarist looking for a genuine quality leap and the experienced musician wanting an easy-to-handle ES. It excels in blues, rock, pop, jazz, and alternative rock, with plenty of room to shift from a round, clean tone to thick, singing overdrives.

The sound

The 3-ply maple/poplar/maple body, combined with a maple center block and spruce bracing, delivers the typical ES character: defined attack, rich mids, and great projection, while limiting feedback at high volumes. The 57 Classic (neck) and 57 Classic+ (bridge) humbuckers provide a very musical palette: a smooth and full neck pickup for jazz/blues chords, and a sharper bridge pickup for responsive riffs and solos. The hand-wired circuitry highlights dynamics and makes volume/tone adjustments particularly usable, allowing you to sculpt the sound without losing the Gibson character.

Technical specifications

Body shape	339	Nut	Graph Tech
Top	3-ply maple/poplar/maple	Nut width	1.695" / 43.05 mm
Back	3-ply maple/poplar/maple	Width at fingerboard end	2.26" / 57.40 mm
Bracing	spruce	Inlays	acrylic dots
Center block	maple	Bridge	ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Binding	single-ply cream	Tailpiece	aluminum Stop Bar
Finish	glossy nitrocellulose lacquer	Tuners	Grover Rotomatics with Kidney buttons
Material	mahogany	Pickguard	black 5-ply
Profile	rounded "C"	Control knobs	black Top Hats with silver reflector
Scale length	24.75" / 628.65 mm	Selector switch tip	cream
Fingerboard material	rosewood	Neck pickup	57 Classic
Radius	12" / 304.8 mm	Bridge pickup	57 Classic+
Number of frets	22	Controls	2 volumes, 2 tones, toggle switch
Frets	Medium Jumbo