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Offered by the Gibson Custom Shop, the ES-355 Limited Run electric guitar makes one of the great Gibson classics of the late '50s available again as a beautifully crafted and finished Custom Shop masterpiece. This one sports the classic Bigsby vibrato. Includes black levant hardshell case.

Gibson Custom ES-355 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Features:

  • Laminated plain maple top, back, and rims
  • Multi-ply white/black binding on top and back
  • Gold hardware
  • Bigsby vibrato
  • 1-piece mahogany neck
  • 22-fret ebony fingerboard
  • Mother of pearl block inlays
  • Single-ply white neck binding
  • 1960s slim taper neck profile
  • Grover kidney tuners
  • '57 Classic pickups
  • 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3-way selector switch

Gibson Custom ES-355 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Includes:

  • Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity

You've been lusting after one of these since you were 15. Go ahead, take the plunge, you won't regret it. If you enjoy guitar perfection, the Custom Shop ES-355 Limited Run guitar will bring you great satisfaction. Order today.

Gibson Custom ES-355 Electric Guitar with Bigsby Specifications:

  • Body dimensions: 16-1/2"W x 20"L x 2"D
  • Scale: 24-3/4"
  • Nut width: 1-11/16"

Gibson Custom ES-355 Electric Guitar with Bigsby

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Average of 5 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 9.60

Quality

Quality: 9.60

Features

Features: 9.20

Value

Value: 9.40

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Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 9

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 8

You Just Can't Miss
Posted by Anonymous Musician on Jan 28, 2009
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: Working Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Jazz, Standards,
If you've never played an ES355, you should. The ebony fingerboard makes for the easiest string bends. Being a blues and jazz player, I keep a fat archtop for jazz and my ES355 for blues. Plug this into a Twin and it's absolutely heaven. I bought the red one with the hardtail set-up. The Bigsby set-up is for rockabilly - and if you're into that you should be playing a Gretsch anyway.

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Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

best investment ever
Posted by Bluedevl from North Carolina on May 26, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Classic Rock, Gospel, Country
I bought a Gibson 355 in 1979 (when they were made in Kalamazoo) and it still out performs my other guitars. Excellent investment. You cant buy one now for what I paid for in then. I own a Martin, Fender and Yamaha and they cant touch the Gibson.

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Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 9

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 9

a classic beauty
Posted by Popsola from San Diego, CA on May 8, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Jazz , Blues, Fusion
I've had my ES 355 for several months and like it alot. I do a lot of string bendind and the ebony fretboard has kess drag than a rosewood fretboard-a real plus. Add to that the big block inlays and string bends are effortless. The '57 classic pickups had great output and at full tilt get just a bit nasty-great for blues solos. Finally, as a limited run, this guitar will be a nice collectibble piece in the future. Gibson's Custom shop comes through again!

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Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

B.B. King and Keith Richards can't both be wrong
Posted by KeefRiffHard on Mar 1, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: over 20 years
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock 'n' Roll
Strap on this tank of a guitar and prepare for battle. If you want that live Stones sound, plug this into a Fender Twin and let it wail. Not for the faint of heart or people with bad backs. Awesome finish, gold hardware, and tone. 'Nuff Said.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

Memphis ES-355 - A Beauty
Posted by Old Guy from Taylorsville, CA on Jan 16, 2007
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Semi-active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock/Country/Blues
Solid, sturdy instrument, flawless finish, quality all the way. Mellow tone, good range through my Marshall, fast neck, a little heavier than I expected for a semi, but not bothersome. Cord plug on face will take getting used to after being comfortable with a Strat. Easy to see the attraction with this Gibson ES-355.

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Gibson Custom ES-355 Electric Guitar with Bigsby

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Gibson Custom ES-355 Electric Guitar with Bigsby

Overall: 9.60Read 5 Reviews

MSRP: $5,872.00

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