Description

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. This one is #1 of 100. A Custom Shop Lifton™ hardshell case and certificate of authenticity are also included.

Specs

Body

• 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

Neck

• 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

Hardware

• 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

Electronics

• 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

Other

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Custom Shop Lifton Hardshell Case
• Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity