Gibson Custom Shop Inspired By Roy Orbison ES-335

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Based on the early '80s ES-335 Roy Orbison used in the studio and on-stage with the Travelling Wilburys and seen on the 1987 television concert Black and White Nights. The Gibson Custom Shop derived its specifications from the examination of two same-period ES-335s that Orbison used and consultations with his wife, Barbara.

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Specifications

Body & Hardware:

- Plain maple top, back, and rims

- Nickel hardware

- RBR-1 bridge, TP-6 tailpiece

- Antiqued Ebony finish

- Engraved signature on truss rod cover

- Full color Roy Orbison "stamp" on back of headstock

Neck & Headstock:

- 1-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon

- 1959 round neck profile

- 24 3/4” scale length, 1 11/16” nut width

- 22 fret rosewood fingerboard

- Pearloid dot inlays

- Single-ply cream binding

- Holly headstock veneer with vintage tulip tuners

Electronics & Strings:

- '57 Classic pickups

- 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch

- Vintage Reissue .010 strings