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Gibson Custom Shop B.B. King “Live at the Regal”ES-335 Argentine Grey 8.7 #BBRegal67

Serial Number: #BBRegal67
Weight: 8 lbs 7 oz

“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.

Only 100 units built worldwide!

Other specifications include:

  • Body Styles 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
  • 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
  • BBES335REAGNB1
  • 8 lbs 7 oz
  • #BBRegal67

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$9,999.00

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