Description
The premiere thinline hollowbody of all time, this Historic-spec ES-330 is captured in an iconic year when countless jazz, rock and blues players were using Gibsons for the tones that made them famous.
That year was 1964 and Gibson Memphis is recreating this particular piece of history in every detail: slim taper cutaways, Kluson white oval button tuners, rolled neck binding, vintage style "no logo" potentiometers, quartered Adirondack spruce bracing-every stitch of this classic instrument has history written into it.
Each potentiometer is measured, labeled & placed into matched sets then assembled by hand & matched to the Nickel Covered P90 pickups used to get the best possible tone.
This Limited Run is offered in Vintage Burst and only 150 will be made.
Tamio Okuda was born on May 12, 1965 in Hiroshima, Japan, and is one of the nation's most famous singer, songwriter and producer.Having captured the hearts of Japanese fans with his now legendary rock band, UNICORN, he kicked off his solo career in 1993, and within the following year was topping charts with his 1994 single, Ai no Tame ni.Tamio's first solo album, '29, also sold millions.
Ever since, he's written and produced for many Japanese household-name artists such as PUFFY, Kaela Kimura and collaborated with another rock star, Yosui Inoue.
He has also deep ties with oversea musicians and in the United States, having recorded and toured with Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino as part of the alternative rock band, The Verbs.
In 2009, Tamio and his UNICORN band members reformed to great success, and are still active today.
Additional Info
Tan (back binding), 3-Ply (back pieces), Trapeze (tailpiece type), 20.574 mm / .810 (thickness fret 1), 24.638 mm / .970 (thickness fret 12), Tan (fingerboard binding), Tortoiseshell (fingerboard side dots), 30.48 cm / 12 (fretboard radius), No (includes), Traditional "C (neck shape), Hot Hide Glue (neck fit adhesive), 1 (neck pieces), Nylon (nut material), 5.6718 cm / 2.233 (neck end board width), SP-2 (peg head type), Maple, Poplar, Maple (top material), Tan (top binding), 3-Ply (top pieces)
Tan (back binding), 3-Ply (back pieces), Bigsby B-7 (tailpiece type), 22.86 mm / .900 (thickness fret 1), 25.40 mm / 1.000 (thickness fret 12), Tan (fingerboard binding), Tortoiseshell (fingerboard side dots), 30.48 cm / 12 (fretboard radius), None (includes), Traditional "C (neck shape), Hot Hide Glue (neck fit adhesive), 1 (neck pieces), Nylon (nut material), 5.2375 cm / 2.062 (neck end board width), SP-2 (peg head type), Maple, Poplar, Maple (top material), Tan (top binding), 3-Ply (top pieces)
