$17,000 or best cash offer.

Here for sale is a Gibson ES 335 Memphis Chris Cornell Signature in Flat Satin Black from plete with the small Gibson authenticity book.

The guitar is number 120 of only 250 ever made in Black. It is the rarest of the two finishes as the flat Green were produced in two runs of 250 making it 500 in the Olive Drab Green finish. The first run of these guitars in green and black were the only ones made in the Memphis Factory the same as Chris Cornell's stage guitars as opposed to the Nashville plant which took over production in 2019.

This guitar is a true time capsule example and in about as close to mint as a used guitar could be. These black e up very seldom and I would be very surprised if you'll ever find one in this near untouched condition, anywhere. I purchased this guitar from a shop in the US when they originally came out. I just couldn't find any in Canada anywhere. I was so impressed by this guitar that when an opportunity came up a short time later I also purchased and 2013 flat green version with the Bigsby. I just sold that one to a buyer in Toronto so I might be able to use him as a reference if needed. I experienced a hand injury within a couple of months of purchasing this guitar. I can no longer play. That's why it's mint. It's hardly been played. Instead it's lived in its case in a non smoking climate controlled environment for nearly 10 years.

I cannot find a mark anywhere on the guitar. I recently had a friend of mine check it out. It plays and sounds great even with the old strings. The clear knobs due to their see through nature have developed little cracks under the surface. You don't really notice them unless you look closely. It seems to be cause by the plastic shrinking around the tones pots, but they are secure. My other guitar that I sold was exactly the same. It's really a killer sounding guitar. Do a search on YouTube to hear what they sound like.

I've recently decided this guitar should be enjoyed by someone instead of just sitting locked away in it's case.

**This is the cut/paste info from Gibson** Stop now if you don't want to read the Gibson marketing wank!!!

Known for his singing, songwriting, and guitar playing with groundbreaking Seattle grungers Soundgarden as well as his solo work and his contribution to later bands like Audioslave and Temple Of The Dog, Chris Cornell has been a major creative force in alternative music since the mid 1980s. In addition to his powerful four-octave vocal range, Cornell is a distinguished guitarist, and has long shown a love of Gibson electrics with some alternative twists.

The Chris Cornell ES-335 from Gibson’s Memphis division captures Cornell-certified looks and appointments in a great new ES-335 built with full Gibson quality and tradition behind it. The legendary and original thinline semi-hollow electric is given a clever tweak with a pair of Jason Lollar Lollartron® pickups, for that fat-but-jangly late ’50s to early ’60s humbucker-fired twang that fuels Chris Cornell’s tone. Your choice of an Olive Drab Green or Flat Black finish in nitrocellulose lacquer, with a Bigsby vibrato option on the former, extends the individuality of this unique artist’s model. From its superbly original tones to its stunningly distinctive looks, the Chris Cornell ES-335 is a powerful new performer from Gibson Memphis.

The Chris Cornell ES-335 is constructed in the image of the original “dot neck” 335s of the late 1950s, with a semi-hollow body made from laminated maple with a bound top and back and a solid maple center block. The result is the perfect marriage of the traditional archtop’s looks and sonic depth, and the solidbody’s sustain and resistance to feedback. The neck is made from solid MGNY, and topped with a bound fingerboard made from hand-selected ROSWOD, inlaid with simple pearloid dot position markers, while the headstock carries a mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and crown inlay.

While continuing in the ES-335’s humbucker tradition, the Chris Cornell ES-335 departs from the norm with a pair of Jason Lollar Lollartrons®, made in the style of the original Filter’Tron® humbuckers of the late ’50s and early ’60s for a distinctively twangy tone, but sized for a Gibson PAF-style humbucker mounting. The result is plenty of tonal depth and warmth from the semi-hollow design, but with a new clarity and crispness from the Lollartron® pickups, with excellent hum rejection. The pickups are routed through the traditional three-way switch and individual volume and tone controls and topped with clear knobs for a distinctive look. All hardware is treated to Gibson’s proprietary VOS process for a gently aged vintage look.

Every Chris Cornell es protected in a black leatherette hardshell case that was signed by Chris Cornell with plush charcoal lining.

Product characteristics

Semi-hollow body made of laminated maple Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays A pair of Lollartron Humbucking pickups in the neck and bridge Nickel-plated ABR bridge with Bigsby® tailpiece or vibrato (Olive Drab Green) Grover ™ Rotomatic type tuners with 14: 1 turning ratio