“Is there a more iconic guitar player on Earth? For more than six decades, the ‘Human Riff’ has been the heartbeat of The Rolling Stones”: Gibson launches jaw-dropping Keith Richards Collector’s Edition 1960 ES-355, signed by the man himself

Keith Richards tries out the meticulous Custom Shop replica of his original 1960 Gibson ES-355, with many more replicas in the background.

NAMM 2026: Gibson has turned loose all the considerable forensic guitar-making powers of the Custom Shop’s Murphy Lab to recreate one of rock ’n’ roll’s most iconic electric guitars, Keith Richards’ 1960 ES-355.

Using 3D scans, Tom Murphy’s team has recreated every spot of wear and tear on the Rolling Stones guitarist’s Ebony finished, Bigsby equipped original, and Gibson has got the man himself to sign the f-hole labels for a limited run of 100 Collector’s Edition instruments.