Joe Bonamassa Signature ES-335 Registry (Page 1 of 19)

#001  Bluebolivar        Brooklyn, New York 
#002  rockmikerock       New York
#004  cindyron           New Hampshire
#007  Nathan72           Ohio
#009                     La Porte, IN (For sale on reverb.com)
#011  IrishChieftain     Sacramento, CA
#012  Falcon9            Orange County, Ca
#015  Andrew Supulski,   Texas (found on Facebook)
#017  archtkt            Long Beach CA
#024  troyad             Iowa
#026  Chuck Fleming      Bloomington, Indiana
#028  kestrou            Illinois
#031  bona335            Delaware
#035  Bluesky            NY
#037                     Virginia
#038  anotherreissue     Fairfield CA
#039  Nighttrain         California
#044  Jeffz              Jacksonville, FL
#051                     Pittsburgh, PA
#060  larrywilliams      Colbert, GA  
#066  bayourunner
#067                     Pittsburgh, PA
#070  jddarden           Charleston, SC
#071 Beau Sutton         Illinois
#077  fibre1             Melbourne, FL
#078  Ironmansound       St. Louis, MO
#083  vguerriero         Hudson Valley, NY
#084  Norman's rare guitars         
#086  michaelchawn       Denver, CO
#087  Rik Emmett Fan     Las Vegas
#088  AJS19              South Dakota
#091  robgarrison        Arlington, TX
#101  flhgreg            Portland, OR
#110  Jack Habitt        Plano, TX        
#112  mikemac (My LP forum) Philidelphia
#113  dennishrapeck    
#114  wolf21m            New England
#119  MB73
#124  Slick64
#129  mk286              Israel
#131  Losi2404           Hochfelden, Switzerland
#143  Tony K             Longfield, UK
#156  digitalkettle      Lincolnshire, UK
#168  JB~72              France
#170  L@ry               France (Lozère)
#178  in2madness  (Les Paul Forum) U.K.
#183  andi               Scotland UK
#195  jonmy7             South England
#206  TonyC              Bath, England
#209  DMB1973            Nottingham, U.K.
#213  Peter Tingne       Skurup/Sweden
#214  andy1973           Derby, U.K.
#223  chrisj.h           UK
#235  h.kolmayer          Lyon, France
#245  JBG                Munich, Germany (was: cbellanga London, UK)
#246  cowboymod          Oxford, UK
#247  dom1967            Stratford-upon-Avon England
#248  BlueDaniel         Germany
#256  Hellrot            Vienna
#256  Hoss (My LP forum) Austria
#282  LustyCourtier      Liverpool, England
#289, Donald             Dollar, Scotland
#299  jakevenables       Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom
#310  friislind          Denmark
#314  Joe Bonamassa
#321  t_dino             Paris, France
#328  Stefan76           Parma, Italy
#333  greg.simon.logan   London, U.K.
#338  db3266 (My Les Paul Forum)   Essex, U.K.
#348  tschroeppel67      Sioux Falls, SD
#354  hkien1             Munich, Germany
#355  Zanawa             Paris, France
#358  helrazr84          Manchester, PA
#363  spitfire         (My Les Paul forum) Albuquerque, NM 
#366  andy212            New York, New York

The Gibson Joe Bonamassa ES-335 recreates the revered bluesman’s vintage Dot

The Gibson Joe Bonamassa ES-335 is the latest signature model to be produced to bear the name of, arguably, the most talked about blues guitarist in recent years. The Bonamassa musical Juggernaut shows no signs of slowing, but then, when you consider he was opening shows for B.B. King at the age o0f 12, this hardly comes as a surprise… A man famed for his love of classic vintage guitars, and the staggering number he owns, one of the standout instruments in his collection is his prized 1961 ES-335. A stunning early example of this landmark Gibson model, this is the kind of guitar that makes guitar fans drool. Luckily, Gibson has made an accurate recreation of this amazing instrument, and Dawsons are due to receive some of them, just as soon as they are released!
Accurately recreated neck profile

The Gibson Joe Bonamassa ES-335 ‘s inspiration comes from a point very early in the Dot’s history (the guitar first appeared in 1958). Constructed from laminated maple, the 335 is semi hollow, with a solid maple block running through the centre. The Joe Bonamassa ES-335 follows this template, but is constructed with spliced plain maple/ poplar/ maple 3-ply laminate for the top, back and sides.

Like many of Gibson ‘s signature models, the original source guitar is recreated in detail. The neck profile of the Joe Bonamassa 335 copies that of his own guitar accurately. After measurement it was discovered that this was 0.050” thinner than a standard ’59 round profile. The neck is constructed from a single piece of mahogany, with rosewood fingerboard, and those famous dot inlays.

The pickups equipped to the Gibson Joe Bonamassa ES-335 are two ’57 Classic Humbuckers- the pickup models that replicate the original P.A.F. models that appeared on early Gibson ‘s. These are wired via Bonamassa’s chosen CTS pots, with a 3-way pickup selector switch, complete with the sought-after ‘bumblebee’ capacitors. An ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge provides further vintage detail, with a lightweight aluminium stopbar behind, and vintage tulip TonePro tuners.

To ensure further authenticity, the Joe Bonamassa ES-335 features a VOS finish, in a Vintage Sunburst specific to this guitar, that replicates the vintage fading of Bonamassa’s own.

Here’s a summary of the Gibson Joe Bonamassa ES-335 ‘s key details:

    Recreation of Joe Bonamassa’s ES-335 – an accurate copy of the ’61 ES-225 he owns
    Semi hollow body – maple/ poplar/ maple 3-ply laminate top, back and sides with a solid maple central block
    Accurate neck profile – mahogany, 1 piece neck with accurate neck profile, slimmer than standard ’59 round profile, and holly wood headstock veneer
    Rosewood fingerboard – 22-frets complete with dot inlays
    ’57 Classic Humbuckers – replicate P.A.F. vintage tone, wired via ‘bumblebee’ capacitors, CTS pots and a 3-way selector switch
    Unique finish – Vintage sunburst specific to the Gibson Joe Bonamassa ES-335
    Complete with custom shop case