Gibson Custom Shop ES-355 1960 Historic Reissue 1999 Natural. Excellent Condition 9.5/10.

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Weight: 9.1lbs

A stunning example of Gibson’s flagship semi-hollowbody guitar, this 1999 Gibson Custom Shop ES-355 1960 Historic Reissue is a beautifully appointed instrument finished in Natural, allowing the character and figuring of the maple body to take centre stage.

This particular is example is quite early in custom shop history and is likely part of only a select few Custom Shop ES-355’s made in 1999. A model from this period is rarely seen in the UK and is in excellent condition throughout for its age with nothing of note to report other than some natural ageing of the nitrocellulose finish along with some minor tarnishing and oxidation to the gold hardware.

The ES-355 represents the very top of Gibson’s legendary ES range, combining the familiar warmth and resonance of a semi-hollowbody with an altogether more luxurious specification. The Natural finish is particularly striking, complemented by the elegant multi-ply binding, gold hardware, ebony fingerboard and classic mother-of-pearl block inlays.

Built by Gibson’s Custom Shop in Nashville, this Historic Reissue captures the essence of the original 1960 ES-355, with a beautifully crafted and comfortable C shaped mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerboard and distinctive split-diamond headstock inlay.

Tonally, the combination of Gibson ’57 Classic humbuckers delivers everything you’d expect from a great Gibson semi-hollow: warm, articulate cleans, beautifully rounded jazz tones and a rich, harmonically complex overdrive when pushed.

An exceptionally classy and increasingly collectible Custom Shop Gibson, the ES-355 offers a wonderful combination of vintage character, sophisticated appointments and superb musical versatility.

Specification

Model: Gibson Custom Shop ES-355 1960 Historic Reissue

Year: 1999

Finish: Natural

Body: Laminated figured maple semi-hollowbody

Centre Block: Maple

Neck: Mahogany

Neck Joint: Set neck

Fingerboard: Bound ebony

Fingerboard Inlays: Mother-of-pearl blocks

Headstock: Bound headstock with mother-of-pearl split-diamond inlay

Pickguard: Celluloid with multi-ply binding

Frets: 22

Scale Length: 24.75″

Pickups: Gibson ’57 Classic humbuckers

Controls: Two volume, two tone

Switching: Three-way pickup selector

Wiring: Mono

Bridge: Tune-o-matic

Tailpiece: Stopbar

Hardware: Gold

Binding: Multi-ply body binding

Fingerboard Binding: Bound

Case: Original Gibson hardshell case (if supplied)

A superb opportunity to own a scarcely seen and beautifully elegant Gibson Custom Shop ES-355 from the late 1990s. You’ll struggle to find another, the highest specification semi-hollowbody in the Gibson line.

Guitar will be well packed and sent fully insured.

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