Gibson’s ES-295 kickstarted rock ’n’ roll, and this 1953 specimen is a heartbreaker
The ES-295 is one of the most iconic Gibson models of the 1950s. It probably would have earned that accolade on looks alone, but when a Tennessee picker used one to lay down some tracks with a Tupelo truck driver, the result was rock ’n’ roll history. Check out this stellar example from way back in ’53…
By Huw Price