Some guitars don't just make history — they transmit it across time. The Gibson Custom Shop 1959 ES-355 Reissue in British Racing Green arrives as one of the most distinctive and commanding pieces in the Greatest Hits II Collection — a flagship semi-hollow reborn, refined, and finished in a color that feels like it was pulled straight from a parallel universe. British Racing Green isn't just rare on a Gibson — it's otherworldly, shifting and shimmering under stage lights with a deep, elegant authority, like a precision racing craft cutting through the vacuum of space. This is the ES-355 — Gibson's most ornate and fully appointed semi-hollow, standing above the 335 and 345 with its ebony fingerboard, elaborate multi-ply binding, gold hardware throughout, and Custom Split Diamond headstock inlay in Mother of Pearl declaring its flagship status before a single note is played. The 3-ply maple/poplar/maple semi-hollow body with a solid maple centerblock delivers the perfect gravitational balance between resonance and control — warm, open lows orbiting focused mids, with highs that remain articulate and smooth across everything from jazz-infused propulsion to high-gain sonic travel. A mahogany neck with a comfortable Medium "C" profile and long tenon hide-glue joint ensures maximum tonal transfer, letting every note bloom and sustain with the full voice of 1959's finest construction.

The ebony fingerboard with white single-ply binding provides a glassy, articulate response adorned with 1950s-pattern mother-of-pearl block inlays — smooth, fast, and instantly inspiring from the first fret to the last. A matched pair of Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups — finished in authentic gold-plated nickel silver covers befitting the 355's flagship status — channels the soul of late-'50s PAFs with breathtaking accuracy: rich harmonic complexity, open dynamics, and a touch-sensitive response that reacts instantly to intention rather than just effort. Wired through CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and period-correct Paper-in-Oil capacitors via 3-way Switchcraft toggle, these pickups don't just amplify sound — they translate feeling. From clean, shimmering chordal passages to thick, singing leads that sustain beyond the reach of any ordinary instrument, the tonal universe of this ES-355 is vast and endlessly rewarding. A gold-plated ABR-1 with brass saddles, bound tortoise shell pickguard, black Butyrate Top Hat knobs with dial pointers, amber Catalin switch tip, and Grover Kidney tuners complete a period-correct specification of extraordinary refinement. It ships in the iconic Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch case with Certificate of Authenticity — sealed as both a player's instrument and a museum-grade collectible. A flagship model for the ages, in a finish that exists nowhere else in the universe.

Model: 1959 ES-355 Reissue (Greatest Hits II)
Body Construction: Semi-Hollow
Body: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple
Centerblock: Solid Maple
Body Finish: Gloss 
Body Binding: Multi-Ply
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay/Headstock Inlay: 1950's Pattern Mother of Pearl / Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl
Nut: Nylon, 1.69"" 
Neck Profile: Medium "C"
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit 
Frets: Authentic Medium-Jumbo 22 
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: White, Single Ply 
Scale Length: 24.75"
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
Outpuck Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Bridge: ABR-1 (Gold-Plated Brass Saddles)
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Hardware Color: Gold 
Pickup Covers:  Authentic Profile Gold Plated Nickel Silver
Strap Buttons: Brass Plastic 
Switchwasher: Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard: Bound Tortoise Shell 
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply 
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin 
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney  
Mounting Rings:  M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate Medium and Tall 
Control Knobs: Black Butyrate Top Hats with Dial Pointers
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case
String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories: COA
Case: Lifton Reissue 5-Latch