For over 60 years, Keith Richards has set the standard for what a “rock guitarist” should be in sound, style, and attitude. His influence on the development of 20th-century music is truly immeasurable, inspiring countless musicians around the world as arguably the most prolific riff writer in rock history. And while “Keef” is undeniably a man of many guitars, few can match the iconic imagery of his blacked-out ES-355, re-created here in museum-grade glory with the Gibson Custom Keith Richards 1960 ES-355. Using advanced 3D scanning, period-accurate parts, and aging from the Murphy Lab, the Keith Richards 1960 ES-355 precisely emulates the guitar so famously favored on such watershed albums as Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St., starting with a 3-ply maple/poplar/maple semi-hollow body mated to a weight-relieved maple center block. Next, two Custombucker pickups with aged Alnico V magnets capture the airy, resonant sound of this premium semi-hollow construction with all the warmth, clarity, and dynamic range of the iconic PAF humbuckers of yore. On the other end, the mahogany neck wears a custom Keith Richards profile, topped with a bound ebony fingerboard with medium-wide frets, mirroring the feel of Keith’s own axe. The hardware is equally authentic, comprising an expressive Bigsby B7 vibrato, Grover Rotomatic tuners, and an ABR-1 bridge in a well-worn golden finish. A stunning set of period-correct trim rounds it all out, including multi-ply body/headstock binding, mother-of-pearl block inlays, and Gibson’s iconic split-diamond headstock inlay. Limited to a select number of models worldwide and boasting a hand-signed label from Keith on the F-hole sticker, the Gibson Custom Keith Richards 1960 ES-355 is your chance to own an era-defining piece of rock ’n’ roll history.