Gibson Custom Shop Artist Collection B.B. King “Live at the Regal” ES-335 Argentine Grey

  • Gibson Serial#: BBREGAL73
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  • 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...
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  • Model: B.B. King "Live at the Regal" ES-335
  • Top Wood: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
  • Body Wood: 3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple(Side) / Solid Maple (Center Block)
  • Finish Color: Argentine Grey
  • Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
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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
ModelB.B. King "Live at the Regal" ES-335
BuilderGibson Custom Shop - Murphy Lab
Year2023
Body TypeSemi-Hollow
Top Wood3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Body Wood3-ply Maple/Poplar/Maple(Side) / Solid Maple (Center Block)
Finish TypeMurphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Finish ColorArgentine Grey
AgingMurphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Binding1-Ply Cream, Top, Back, and Fretboard
FingerboardIndian Rosewood
Neck CarveAuthentic '59 Medium C-shape
Scale Length628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Neck Radius304.8 mm / 12 in
Frets22
Nut Width42.85 mm / 1.687 in
Nut MaterialNylon
Neck FinishMurphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
InlaysNitrocellulose Dot
Neck PickupCustombucker (Unpotted)
Bridge PickupCustombucker (Unpotted)
PickguardBlack 5-Ply
HardwareAged Nickel
BridgeABR-1 with 1950s Reissue Bigsby B7 Vibrato
TunersGrover Milk Bottle Rotomatic
Controls2 Volume, 2 Tone, 500K CTS Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper in Oil Capacitors, Mono Varitone Switch, 3-Way Switchcraft
Case Custom Shop Lifton Hardshell Case
Weight8.60 Pounds (8 lbs 10 oz)