Legendary blues musician James "Slim Harpo" Moore is remembered for his hit songs like "I'm A King Bee," "Baby Scratch My Back," and "Shake Your Hips." His songs have been covered by artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Yardbirds. His guitar of choice was the Gibson ES-330. Now Gibson USA is proud to recreate his guitar in the form of the Slim Harpo "Lovell" ES-330. The Slim Harpo "Lovell" ES-330 features 3-ply maple / poplar / maple top, back and sides with spruce bracing, a mahogany neck with rounded C profile, rosewood fretboard with small block inlays, ABR-1 bridge with Trapeze tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with white buttons, Dogear P-90 pickups with hand-wired controls and Orange Drop capacitors, and has a custom "Lovell" logo on the back of the headstock to honor Slim Harpo's life partner, manager and the co-writer of many of his biggest hits, Lovell Moore.
Body Shape: ES-330
Material: 3-ply Maple / Poplar / Maple
Back & Sides: 3-ply Maple / Poplar / Maple
Top: 3-ply Maple / Poplar / Maple
Binding: Cream
Neck: Mahogany
Profile: Rounded C
Nut width: 1.695" / 43.053mm
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Number of frets: 22
Nut: Graph Tech
Inlay: Small block
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Vintage Trapeze
Knobs: Gold Top Hats
Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with white buttons
Plating: Nickel
Neck pickup: P-90 Dogear
Bridge pickup: P-90 Dogear
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone (Hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors)
Case: Hardshell case