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Gibson Custom Shop Artist Collection B.B. King “Live at the Regal” ES-335 Argentine Grey
Model: B.B. King “Live at the Regal” ES-335
DESCRIPTION
Gibson Custom Shop Artist Collection B.B. King “Live at the Regal” ES-335 Argentine Grey
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.
FEATURES
| Model | B.B. King “Live at the Regal” ES-335 |
| Builder | Gibson Custom Shop – Murphy Lab |
| Year | 2023 |
| Body Type | Semi-Hollow |
| Top Wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple |
| Body Wood | 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple(Side) / Solid Maple (Center Block) |
| Finish Type | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Finish Color | Argentine Grey |
| Aging | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Binding | 1-Ply Cream, Top, Back, and Fretboard |
| Fingerboard | Indian Rosewood |
| Neck Carve | Authentic ’59 Medium C-shape |
| Scale Length | 628.65 mm / 24.75 in |
| Neck Radius | 304.8 mm / 12 in |
| Frets | 22 |
| Nut Width | 42.85 mm / 1.687 in |
| Nut Material | Nylon |
| Neck Finish | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Inlays | Nitrocellulose Dot |
| Neck Pickup | Custombucker (Unpotted) |
| Bridge Pickup | Custombucker (Unpotted) |
| Pickguard | Black 5-Ply |
| Hardware | Aged Nickel |
| Bridge | ABR-1 with 1950s Reissue Bigsby B7 Vibrato |
| Tuners | Grover Milk Bottle Rotomatic |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 500K CTS Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors, Mono Varitone Switch, 3-Way Switchcraft |
| Case | Custom Shop Lifton Hardshell Case |
| Weight | 8.60 Pounds (8 lbs 10 oz) |
