NEW Gibson ES-335 Roy Orbison Signature - Rare Treasure 3rd of Only 70 Ever Made! Highly Collectible & Valuable Start Price USD 4,999.00 Current Price USD 4,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 5,999.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, September 03, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Location Los Angeles, California See more about 'NEW Gibson ES-335 Roy Orbison Signature - Rare Treasure' Description   FOR SALE  Gibson ES-335 Roy Orbison Signature  Custom Shop Limited Edition Electric Guitar RARE - 2006 Series (sold out in 2 hours!) Serialized As RO xxx Production Of This Guitar Is Limited To 70 Pieces This Guitar Is The 3rd One Ever Made Honoring Roy’s 70th Birthday. Highly Collectible - It's A Real Treasure!! Serial # RO 003 Add It To Your Collection  Color: Antiqued Ebony  BRAND NEW FACTORY SEALED Here's one you might've expected only to find In Dreams. Roy Orbison holds a unique position among American musical icons.  Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, he is one of a handful of musicians acknowledged as a bona fide triple-threat: an extraordinary singer, a world-class songwriter, and a great guitarist.  Roy's career spanned four decades, from his early days at Sun Studio along with contemporaries Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash, through the '60's touring with The Beatles in the U.K, and into the ’80’s behind a resurgence which included collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Bruce Springsteen and k.d. Lang.  While the riff from "Oh, Pretty Woman" alone guarantees Roy a place in guitar history, his musical impact is truly formidable, with #1 hits charted around the world.  Roy’s final triumphant collaboration was with good friends George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, and Tom Petty in the Travelling Wilburys. The Roy Orbison ES-335, the newest edition to our Inspired By Series, is based on the early '80's ES model that he used in the studio and on-stage with the Travelling Wilburys. This unique and collectible instrument was immortalized in the televised concert, "Black & White Nights" (1987). Gibson engineers inspected two black ES-335's that Roy used during this period and in consultation with Roy's wife Barbara, incorporated the specifications to develop this one-of-a-kind guitar. Production Of This Guitar Is Limited To 70 Pieces Honoring Roy’s 70th birthday. This Guitar Is The 3rd One Made From The Total 70 Production  Roy Orbison covered a wide range of musical styles, from rockabilly to straight-ahead rock to soaring ballads. It's not surprising that he chose the Gibson ES-335 for it's versatility and reliability. This Roy Orbison 335 features the classic semi-hollowbody design and dual '57 Classic humbuckers that combine to produce everything from full-bodied growls to singing sustain. The Roy Orbison 335 also features a mahogany, thin tapered 1960s neck and rosewood fingerboard (24-3/4" scale), single-ply creme binding, nickel-plated hardware with vintage tulip tuners, ABR-1 bridge with TP-6 tailpiece, separate volume and tone controls, and a 3-way switch. Pearloid dot inlays on the fingerboard, a holly inlay on the headstock, and an engraved Roy Orbison signature on the truss rod cover complete the timeless look. Body & Hardware: Plain maple top, back, and rims 16" (W) X 19 " (L) X 1 3/4" (D) Single- ply cream binding on top and back Nickel hardware ABR-1 bridge, TP-6 tailpiece  *Antiqued Ebony finish Neck & Headstock:  1-piece mahogany neck w/long neck tenon & 22 fret rosewood fingerboard  Pearloid dot inlays with single-ply cream binding  1959 rounded neck profile 24 3/4" scale length, 1 11/16" nut width  Holly headstock veneer with vintage tulip tuners Electronics & Strings: '57 Classic humbucking pickups  2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch  Vintage Reissue .010 strings  *Engraved signature on truss rod cover Gibson ES-335 Roy Orbison Limited Edition Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Features: Body Type: ES-335 Body Wood: Maple Scale Length: 24-3/4" Neck Joint: Set-in Neck Wood: Mahogany Fretboard: Rosewood Neck Shape: 60's Frets: 22 Nut Width: 1-11/16" Fretboard Radius: 12 Bridge: Fixed Pickup Bridge: 57 Classic Humbuckers Pickup Neck: '57 Classic Humbuckers Controls: Volume / Volume / Tone / Tone Tuners: Other Hardware color: Nickel Pickup selector: 3-way Finish: Lacquer - Antiqued Ebony Gibson ES-335 Roy Orbison Limited Edition Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar Includes: Custom Shop Hardshell Case Add It To Your Collection  Color: Antiqued Ebony   We reserve the right to cancel all bids and end this auction early due to local sales   Important: International Buyers - Please Read BEFORE Bidding! 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