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A Faithful Tribute to a Live Music Icon and a Legendary Guitarist
Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail. “Ladies and gentlemen…how about a nice, warm round of applause to welcome the world’s greatest blues singer, the King of the Blues, B.B. King!" Those words introduce what many music lovers feel is one of the best live albums ever recorded. The Gibson Custom Shop is proud to commemorate this landmark album and the legendary artist behind it with the B.B. King “Live at the Regal” ES-335. It recreates the unique 1959 ES-335 that B.B. used at the time, which was custom-ordered with an Argentine Grey sunburst finish, a Bigsby® vibrato, and a Varitone switch. It also features Grover® "Milk Bottle" Rotomatic® tuners, pearl dots to cover the stop bar holes, and nitrocellulose dot inlays on the rosewood fretboard. The hardware and nitrocellulose lacquer finish has been expertly aged by the Murphy Lab. Only 100 of these very special guitars have been handcrafted by the expert luthiers and craftspeople of the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, Tennessee. A Custom Shop Lifton™ hardshell case and certificate of authenticity are also included.
Body Style
ES
Body Shape
ES-335
Body Material
3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Top
3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Back
3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Side
3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock
Solid Maple
Binding
1-Ply Cream, Top, Back, and Fretboard
Body Finish
Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Profile
Authentic '59 Medium C-shape
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
Solid Mahogany
Fret Count
22
Frets
Reissue
Nut Material
Nylon
Nut Width
42.85 mm / 1.687 in
End Of Board Width
52.37 mm / 2.061 in
Inlays
Nitrocellulose Dot
Joint
Hide Glue Fit
Finish
Aged Nickel
Bridge
ABR-1
Tailpiece
1950s Reissue Bigsby B7 Vibrato
Tuning Machines
Grover Milk Bottle Rotomatic
Pickguard
Black 5-Ply
Truss Rod
Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover
True Historic Black
Control Knobs
True Historic Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointer
Switch Tip
True Historic Amber
Switch washer
Black Varitone Switch Plate
Strap Buttons
2 - One Nickel, and White Plastic Endpin
Mounting Rings
Black
Pickup Covers
True Historic Nickel
Neck Pickup
Custombucker (Unpotted)
Bridge Pickup
Custombucker (Unpotted)
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 500K CTS Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors, Mono Varitone Switch
Pickup Selector
3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack
1/4" Switchcraft
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Custom Shop Lifton Hardshell Case
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity