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Specimen 097

Inspired by Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue

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Epiphone's recreation of the 1962 ES-335, built with Gibson Custombuckers and a slim-taper mahogany neck for roughly a third of a USA Gibson. It is widely regarded as the value pick among semi-hollows.

Specifications

  • semi-hollow double-cut body
  • Gibson Custombucker humbuckers
  • mahogany neck, SlimTaper profile
  • rosewood fingerboard
  • '60s Cherry finish

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YouTube video HomeTracks Guitar · 2026-06 — one-month ownership review
MakerEpiphone
OriginUnited States / Korea / China / Indonesia
Typeelectric · semi-hollow
Introduced2024
PriceUSD 1149 (2026-09)
Maker founded1873
Statuscurrent
Catalogue no.097
YouTube Short Dearly Guitarded · 2025-10 — quick comparison of Epiphone ES-335 variants

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Related models

Same era

Same body shape / configuration

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