Gibson Memphis DG 335 Dave Grohl Signature Gold Electric Guitar

Here for sale is Gibson DG 335 Memphis Dave Grohl Signature in Gold metallic based on the Trini Lopez model from the '60's. The guitar comes with the hard case, and a small authenticity book. The guitar has been well looked after and plays and sounds great.

The guitar can be posted out or collected from my shop by appointment only at: Guitarsmith's, 2nd Floor Above Cotters Shoes, 48 Westgate Street, Gloucester GL1 2NF Call/ Text 0044 (0)7900123408 to arrange a viewing/ play the instrument. If collecting in person cash is preferred.

It's been a long time since we, erm, rock 'n' Grohl-ed. Sorry about that, but after seven years the Dave Grohl ES-335 is back for a limited time only, in classic Pelham Blue and new, striking Gold Metallic.

In recent years, Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl has made this take on the ES-335 his own. He told NME, “This guitar I’ve made every single Foo Fighters record with. This is a [expletive] beautiful guitar. I saw this in a guitar shop in Bethesda, Maryland. I think it was 1992, ’93 or something like that. I think I was still in Nirvana when I bought it. I thought it was unusual. It looks like a Gibson ES-335, except it has diamond-shaped f-holes and has this different headstock on it.

“This is the sound of the Foo Fighters, this guitar. On every record, I might use different guitars now and then. For the most part, it’s just this.”

The Grohl 335 has its roots in the guitar of another legendary Gibson signature artist, Trini Lopez. Lopez had his more jazz-leaning Deluxe model first in the '60s, but then came the Trini Lopez Standard for a more rock 'n' roll vibe. “I gave Gibson all the ideas I liked – the diamond fret-markers, the diamond f-holes, the headstock...” Lopez told Gibson.com. It's all still there on the Grohl ES-335, a unique meld of the Trini Lopez Standard, the original ES-335, plus a lot of rock.

The Dave Grohl ES-335 has a laminated maple top and back, with a solid maple core with cedar rim liners. The characteristic diamond f-holes and split-diamond inlays remain, as does the Firebird-style six-a-side peghead. Grohl rocks a little (OK, a lot!) harder than Lopez, so DG's ES-335 is boosted by Dave's preferred Gibson Burstbucker pickups: a #2 in the neck and a hotter #3 in the bridge.

The 2007 run of “DG 335”s sold out quickly. The 2014 run will do the same. The 2014 run from Gibson Memphis sees 200 available in Pelham Blue Metallic and, for the first time, 400 in Gold Metallic finish. Learn more about the .