An epic new ES designed for modern technical players

Born from countless hours at the workbench, the DES Series grew out of Master Luthier Jim DeCola and the skilled craftspeople in Gibson craftories working side by side with Gibson Artist Ambassador and Board member Cesar Gueikian. Countless feature combinations were explored and refined, ultimately converging on looks, feel, and sound destined to become instant classics. The result is the DES Series, a visually striking series of limited-run instruments defined by bold inlays, fresh finishes, and feature sets inspired by a mantra Cesar champions at Gibson: ”Do Epic Sh#t!” Created to spark inspiration and forge a lasting connection between player and instrument, the new DES models allow musicians to feel a measure of the same pride and craftsmanship that goes into every guitar built at Gibson. In keeping with the DES spirit, a portion of every Gibson.com and Gibson Garage purchase supports Gibson Gives, the Gibson 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

The ES™ DES began with a real instrument that Cesar envisioned and built at the Gibson craftory in Nashville, Tennessee. It starts with the iconic double-cutaway, double-bound, semi-hollow ES body, crafted from three-ply AAA figured maple/poplar/maple. It also features a solid maple centerblock for increased sustain and improved feedback resistance. The mahogany neck features a comfortable Rounded C profile. It has an ebony fretboard with a 10”-16” compound radius that delivers low action, easy chording, and smooth bends without fretting out. The fretboard is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with mother-of-pearl Super Split Block inlays similar to those found on the ES Supreme and vintage Super 400 archtop.

The ES DES headstock features five-ply binding around the perimeter and a Custom split-diamond mother-of-pearl inlay. A Graph Tech® nut paired with locking Grover® tuners with keystone buttons ensures rock-solid tuning stability. The other ends of the strings pass over an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and anchor to an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece. All of the hardware is black nickel, which perfectly fits the ES DES aesthetic.

A set of the all-new Gibson ELEV8 humbucker™ pickups powers the ES DES. For the first time, Gibson is using powerful Alnico 8 magnets in the construction of these new pickups, along with custom-gauge wire for a powerful, focused tone with tight low end that is ideal for high-gain and modern musical styles. They deliver powerful tones with an intensity that doesn’t sacrifice articulation, clarity, and dynamic control. The ELEV8 pickups in the ES DES are left uncovered and have zebra bobbins.

The ES DES uses a traditional ES control layout with individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, along with a three-way pickup selector toggle switch. The volume controls are fitted with push/pull switches for coil tapping, providing even more tonal versatility.

Finished in a stunning Ghost Burst gloss nitrocellulose lacquer that highlights the figured maple and complements the black nickel hardware and zebra pickup coils, the ES DES comes packed in a Gibson hardshell case for safe storage and transport. Take your playing to epic heights and do something epic for a worthy charity, and order your ES DES today. Handcrafted in very limited numbers, no more than 150 DES guitars will be produced in total, so act fast and get your favorite today while they’re still available.

An epic new ES designed for modern technical players

Born from countless hours at the workbench, the DES Series grew out of Master Luthier Jim DeCola and the skilled craftspeople in Gibson craftories working side by side with Gibson Artist Ambassador and Board member Cesar Gueikian. Countless feature combinations were explored and refined, ultimately converging on looks, feel, and sound destined to become instant classics. The result is the DES Series, a visually striking series of limited-run instruments defined by bold inlays, fresh finishes, and feature sets inspired by a mantra Cesar champions at Gibson: ”Do Epic Sh#t!” Created to spark inspiration and forge a lasting connection between player and instrument, the new DES models allow musicians to feel a measure of the same pride and craftsmanship that goes into every guitar built at Gibson. In keeping with the DES spirit, a portion of every Gibson.com and Gibson Garage purchase supports Gibson Gives, the Gibson 501(c)(3) charitable foundation.

The ES™ DES began with a real instrument that Cesar envisioned and built at the Gibson craftory in Nashville, Tennessee. It starts with the iconic double-cutaway, double-bound, semi-hollow ES body, crafted from three-ply AAA figured maple/poplar/maple. It also features a solid maple centerblock for increased sustain and improved feedback resistance. The mahogany neck features a comfortable Rounded C profile. It has an ebony fretboard with a 10”-16” compound radius that delivers low action, easy chording, and smooth bends without fretting out. The fretboard is equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and adorned with mother-of-pearl Super Split Block inlays similar to those found on the ES Supreme and vintage Super 400 archtop.

The ES DES headstock features five-ply binding around the perimeter and a Custom split-diamond mother-of-pearl inlay. A Graph Tech® nut paired with locking Grover® tuners with keystone buttons ensures rock-solid tuning stability. The other ends of the strings pass over an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and anchor to an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece. All of the hardware is black nickel, which perfectly fits the ES DES aesthetic.

A set of the all-new Gibson ELEV8 humbucker™ pickups powers the ES DES. For the first time, Gibson is using powerful Alnico 8 magnets in the construction of these new pickups, along with custom-gauge wire for a powerful, focused tone with tight low end that is ideal for high-gain and modern musical styles. They deliver powerful tones with an intensity that doesn’t sacrifice articulation, clarity, and dynamic control. The ELEV8 pickups in the ES DES are left uncovered and have zebra bobbins.

The ES DES uses a traditional ES control layout with individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, along with a three-way pickup selector toggle switch. The volume controls are fitted with push/pull switches for coil tapping, providing even more tonal versatility.

Finished in a stunning Ghost Burst gloss nitrocellulose lacquer that highlights the figured maple and complements the black nickel hardware and zebra pickup coils, the ES DES comes packed in a Gibson hardshell case for safe storage and transport. Take your playing to epic heights and do something epic for a worthy charity, and order your ES DES today. Handcrafted in very limited numbers, no more than 150 DES guitars will be produced in total, so act fast and get your favorite today while they’re still available.

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Highlights

Cuerpo de arce/álamo/arce veteado AAA
Bloque central de arce liso para un mayor sustain y una mejor resistencia a los acoples
Mástil de caoba con perfil Rounded C
Diapasón de ébano ribeteado con radio compuesto
Diapasón Super Split Block e inlays de diamante dividido en la pala
Herrajes de níquel negro
Nuevas pastillas humbucker ELEV8 con imanes Alnico 8
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Guitar Specifications

Cuerpo

Fondo 3 capas de arce veteado AAA/álamo/arce

Binding Multicapa en tapa, fondo y pala en blanco, de una sola capa en el mástil en blanco

Acabado del cuerpo Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Cuerpo 3 capas de arce veteado AAA/álamo/arce

Forma del cuerpo ES-335

Estilos de cuerpo Semi-hollow body

Bloque central Arce

Lado 3 capas de arce veteado AAA/álamo/arce

Tapa 3 capas de arce veteado AAA/álamo/arce

Mastil

Material del diapasón Ébano

Fingerboard Radius Compuesto; entre 254 mm y 406,4 mm

Recuento de trastes 22

Trastes Medio jumbo

Incrustaciones Super Split Block de madreperla

Union Mástil integrado y encolado

Material del mastil Caoba

Material de la cejilla GraphTech

Ancho de la cejilla 43.05mm / 1.7in

Perfil SlimTaper

Longitud de la escala 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electrónica

Pastilla de puente ELEV8 Plus

Controles 2 de volumen con interruptor push/pull para división de bobina; 2 de tono

Pastilla de mástil ELEV8

Conector de salida 6,35 mm

Pastilla de diapasón Conmutador de 3 posiciones

Hardware

Puentes Nashville Tune-O-Matic

bridge-type Nashville Tune-O-Matic

Controles Perillas Speed negras

finish Mixed

Marco de pastilla Negro

Golpeadores Multicapa en negro/blanco

Cubierta de pastilla No

Partes plásticas Negro

Botones de correa 2

Selector de pastillas Negro

Cordales Stopbar

Cubierta del alma 2 capas en negro/blanco

Revestimiento del afinador Níquel negro

Clavijeros Grover Rotomatic con bloqueo y clavijas Keystone

Miscelánea

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Model: ESDES26GBBN1

Headstock ES-355

Incrustación en la pala Diamante dividido personalizado de madreperla

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Gibson ES DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive

Name: Gibson ES DES, Ghost Burst, Exclusive
Brand: Gibson
SKU: ESDES26GBBN1
Price: 4299.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock