Gibson Custom Shop Limited Edition Gary Clark Jr. ES-355 Electric Guitar

The Gibson Custom Gary Clark Jr. ES-355 is a signature semi-hollow electric built in close collaboration with the four-time GRAMMY Award-winning bluesman. Austin-born guitarist, singer, and songwriter Gary Clark Jr. has carved out a unique space in modern music, blending blues, rock, soul, and hip hop into a sound that's unmistakably his own, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential players of his era. His previous Gibson and Epiphone signature models -- an SG and a Casino -- each reflected elements of his style. Inspired by the first time he saw B.B. King perform with one, this ES-355 has become Clark's go-to guitar.

The Gary Clark Jr. Custom ES-355 features a three-ply maple/poplar/maple body with a figured maple outer layer, a mahogany neck carved to a 50s Rounded Medium C profile, and a bound ebony fretboard with 22 Historic medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays. Multi-ply binding graces the body and headstock, which also sports the Custom split diamond inlay and Grover Rotomatic tuners with Kidney buttons. Under the hood, a pair of unpotted Custombuckers with Alnico 3 magnets deliver rich tone, wired to CTS audio taper pots and paper-in-oil capacitors, along with a Switchcraft three-way toggle and 1/4" output jack. True Historic Gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers complete the controls, while a mono Varitone circuit with a black chicken head knob adds extra tonal flexibility. The hardware is VOS nickel, including the ABR-1 Historic no-wire bridge,… read more and the guitar wears a stunning VOS Cobra Burst finish. Each instrument ships in a Gibson Custom hardshell case with Gary Clark Jr. graphics, featuring a brown exterior and black plush interior.

This special run is limited to just 100 guitars, handcrafted by Gibson Custom Shop and Murphy Lab artisans in Nashville, Tennessee.

Features:

- Inspired by the first time Clark saw B.B. King
- 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple body
- Figured Maple outer veneer
- Mahogany neck with 50s Rounded Medium C profile
- Bound Ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl inlays
- Unpotted Custombuckers with Alnico 3 magnets
- CTS audio taper pots and paper-in-oil capacitors
- Mono Varitone circuit adds extra tonal flexibility
- Stunning VOS Cobra Burst finish
- Gibson Custom hardshell case included

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