Gear / Guitar
Gibson ES-355
On 6 sourced rigs at ToneLineage.
Who uses it
- Alex LifesonHiwatt years: Farewell to Kings to Permanent Waves 1976–1980
'By that time I had my ES-355' (La Villa Strangiato). Guitar World (Nov 1996 archive): Alex Lifeson breaks down 11 Rush tracks ↗
- B.B. KingSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…quire on most of his recordings with rpm records. later, he was best known for playing variants of the gibson es-355. in the september edition 1995 of vintage guitar magazine, early photos show him playing a gibson es-5 throug…” Wikipedia: B. B. King ↗
- Keith RichardsSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…gibson les paul custom "black beauty" in 1969 to use in open-g tuning on the 1969 and 1970 tour. gibson es-355s richards used this semi-hollow model on stage during the rolling stones' 1969 tour; it was a favourite for both…” Wikipedia: Keith Richards ↗
- Noel GallagherSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…e of which, a 1960s model, was given to noel by johnny depp as a birthday present. * epiphone casino * gibson es-355 vintage model – since 2001, this has become gallagher's main stage guitar. * epiphone sheraton – gallagher used t…” Wikipedia: Noel Gallagher ↗
- Freddie KingSignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article's equipment section: “…. he later played several slimline semi-hollow body gibson electric guitars, including an es-335, es-345, and es-355. he used a plastic thumb pick and a metal index-finger pick.…” Wikipedia: Freddie King ↗
- Chuck BerrySignature gear (career overview) career
Named in the article: “…traveling solo and requiring a local band to back him at each stop. during the concert, berry played a gibson es-355, the luxury version of the es-335 that he favored on his 1970s tours. richards played a black fender telecaster c…” Wikipedia: Chuck Berry ↗
Affordable clones & alternatives
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- Epiphone SG Special Electric Guitar~$199 new approx.
- Epiphone ES-339 Semi-Hollowbody Electric Guitar~$549 new approx.
- Budget clone
- Epiphone ES-335
- Boutique clone
- Heritage H-535
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