Gibson ES-335 is the world’s first commercialized thinline arched-top semi-acoustic electric guitar. This seems a bit complicated, so here is a brief explanation of the terms. Thinline literally means thin, and it is also a series of guitars from Gibson. Before the launch of the Thinline series, Gibson's electric guitars all had very deep cabinets, such as the L-5, which was 3 3/8 inches, and the ES -335 is only 1 3/4 inches. The first model of the Thinline series is Byrdland. The original intention of the design is because many guitarists do not want a too big cabinet, and a thinner cabinet is less likely to produce feedback. It is also much more convenient to play, so thinline is a thin cabinet. In addition to Gibson, many other brands also have thinline designs. Arched-top is an arched panel, we all know it. Semi-acoustic means semi-acoustic. The emergence of Les Paul in 1952 filled the gap that Gibson only produced hollow electric guitars and no solid electric guitars. However, both have their own advantages and disadvantages, so in order to combine the strengths of both, With the semi-hollow (that is, semi-acoustic) design concept, the center of the ES-335's body is a solid wood body, and the bodies on both sides adopt a hollow design, and there are two holes on the hollow sound box panel. With an f-hole like a violin, this body design has a warmer tone than a solid guitar, and is less prone to feedback than a hollow guitar, so this kind of guitar is very adaptable to blues, jazz, rock, etc. You can see it everywhere.