My Dad's 1977 Gibson ES355 w Bigsby

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My Dad's 1977 Gibson ES355 w Bigsby

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Despite my Dad still gigging with it most weekends it's amazingly in near mint condition. He bought it the year I was born and when it finally passes to me I have been instructed that it is never to be sold :shock:

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It's' a seriously beautiful guitar, there's not a lot of the 355 Stereo's around compared to the more popular 335's. Just thought I would share with you all, chur chur MF.

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Closest I can find of anybody using a similar guitar is Freddie King, who towards the end of his career (early-mid 70's) was using what I believe was a Gibson 345:

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Cool. Bigsby or Maestro? I had a Stereo '74 for a long time. Loved the sound. Hated the neck. Story of my life. Good on your Dad for still gigging.
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It's a Bigsby trem, I've never came across the Maestro's?

Wow, a '74... bet you wish you still had that guitar ?!

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Nope... It was a good day when it left my house.

That Freddy King pic is a Maestro. The arm on your Dads gat looks the same. Will drag a photo of mine out sometime.
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Looks like a maestro to me too, from what I can see. Cherry 355 is very Johnny Marr so cool in my book.

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GrantB wrote:That Freddy King pic is a Maestro. The arm on your Dads gat looks the same. Will drag a photo of mine out sometime.
Hmmm, I don't know. Maybe the arm is a maestro then, I just know that the trem is a Bigsby and the arm is the original from when he bought the guitar. I'll ask him when I speak to him next 8) Cheers MF
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I'm no expert, having never had one, but I think that's a maestro

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Maestro indeed.

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The maestro looks lots nicer than a bigsby doesn't it

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Great family pic. Thanks for posting.

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