"1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom. The model debuted in 1961 in viceroy brown and changed over the years to the color you see here known as “clown burst.” It’s a huge guitar with a longer Super 400 style headstock. Gibson discontinued the model around 1972. I purchased this guitar from the #1 guitar shop in Hamburg, Germany (the same place as I bought the “Holy Flying V”). Interesting side fact – the guitar’s design has been resurrected in recent years with the Gibson Johnny A model which is in essence a shrunken Barney Kessel. It is also important to keep in mind that Barney was a fantastic guitarist that passed away in 2004," says Joe Bonamassa, on his website.

In this IG post, Josh Klinghoffer can be seen using Gibson Barney Kessel, double florentine cutaway with vibrato equipped. In addition, Josh Klinghoffer mentioned;

"..for the show at the Ohana Fest, I used… I think it’s a ’59 Gibson Barney Kessel that I just found a few months prior."

in an article from Guitarworld.com published by Greg Prato, 04 November 2021.

In this flikr picture Pat can be seen holding a 1965 Barney Kessel Custom.

In this video, Nels Cline tells the story of why he started playing a Gibson Barney Kessel. It turns out Jeff Tweedy is a lover of this guitar and he had some around the Wilco loft, prompting Nels to try it and like it enough to buy one.

GQ posted this excerpt from Nile Rodgers' autobiography, "Le Freak" in 2011. In it he describes the guitar that he traded to obtain one of the most important guitars in history.

"One day, following a gig in Miami, Nard got me to trade in my prized jazz guitar, a hollow-bodied Gibson Barney Kessel, for a sleek solid-bodied Fender Stratocaster, the six-string equivalent of trading in a Range Rover for a Porsche."

"I spent an hour and a half just playing it...I said 'what is the deal with this guitar'...it had this amazing sort of conversation quality...It's one of those guitars that talks back to you when you're playing it," says Blake Mills, about his Barney Kessel Custom, at around 30 minutes into this video.

"GOTW is a Barney Kessel Gibson model from 1968. Super cherry Sunburst! Flames in the maple back and sides too! #gibson #jazzguitar #barneykessel"

In this photo, Tharpe can be seen playing a Gibson Barney Kessel guitar.

In this photo, Steve Miller is seen with a modified Gibson Barney Kessel Custom guitar.

He uses a Barney Kessel Custom according to this Rig Rundown video. It is said at 1:14. He says "It's the best sounding guitar I have".

Lee can be seen in this photo playing a Gibson Barney Kessel.

In a YouTube video titled "Vintage Gibson Barney Kessel Models | Regular vs Custom," R.J. Ronquillo confirms that he purchased a Gibson Barney Kessel Custom guitar in 2017.