Jim James, the vocalist, producer, primary songwriter, and guitarist for My Morning Jacket, has long impressed fans worldwide, with his band and his solo projects. He now has his very own Epiphone signature model. Based on one of his favorite guitars, the Epiphone Jim James ES-335 features : 70s Walnut-finished 5-ply laminated maple body with a solid maple center block for increased sustain and a mahogany neck with a Jim James Custom SlimTaper™ C profile and an Indian laurel fretboard with dot inlays. The Alnico Classic PRO™M pickups are paired with CTS potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. Personal touches include vintage-style Kluson® Waffleback tuners with metal buttons, a circle/arrow emblem on the truss rod cover, and an owl decal on the back of the headstock. A hardshell case with an owl
logo is also included.
Body
Shape ES-335
Material Layered Maple
Back & Sides 5-ply Laminated Maple
Weight Relief N/A
Binding Single Ply Cream; Top, Back, and Fretboard
Neck
Neck Mahogany
Profile Jim James Custom Profile Slim Taper C
Nut width 43mm
Fingerboard Indian Laurel
Scale length 628.65mm
Number of frets 22
Nut Graph Tech
Inlay Dot
Hardware
Bridge Lock Tone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece Lock Tone Stop Bar
Tuners Kluson Waffleback Vintage-Style Tuners with Metal Buttons
Plating Nickel
Electronics
Neck pickup Alnico Classic PRO
Bridge pickup Alnico Classic PRO
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS Potentiometers, Orange Drop Capacitors
Case
Case Hardshell Case with Owl Logo