Gibson · 1997
1997 Gibson ES-355
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ESTIMATED VALUE
€7,728
$8,400
Range: €5,979 – €9,866
Listings
3
Trend
↑ Rising
Confidence
Low
Reverb listings for this model
No live Reverb listings for this model right now.
Specifications
- Type
- semi-acoustic
- Subtype
- hollowbody
- Country of origin
- USA
- Collectibility score
- 7.5 / 10
Associated artists
Keith Richards
Gibson ES-355 (Black, 1960) — First used by Richards in 1969, on the road and in the studio for Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. Has been a staple of every Rolling Stones tour since 1997. In 2026 Gibson Custom released a Collector's Edition replica of this exact guitar, built from 3D scans.
View artist →Frank Zappa
Gibson ES-355 — Used by Zappa as his lead guitar on his 1970 tour.
View artist →Johnny Marr
Gibson ES-355 TDSV Stereo (1959-60, Cherry Red) — Purchased for Marr by Sire Records boss Seymour Stein in New York in 1984 as part of the deal that brought The Smiths to the label; Marr wrote "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" and "Girl Afraid" within hours of getting the guitar back to his hotel room; played live at Glastonbury 1984 and on Top of the Pops
View artist →Ryan Adams
Gibson ES-355 (walnut, "Peanut") — Widely considered the guitar most associated with Adams' sound
View artist →Noel Gallagher
Gibson ES-355 (1960) — Purchased in 1997, deemed "too nice" to play at first and kept as a collector's piece before Gallagher began playing it live in the early 2000s.
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