Description
Shinichi Ubukata is a highly regarded guitarist and songwriter in Japan.
He began his career in 1998 as guitarist for the band Ellegarden, who released five albums in Japan as well as several EPs and maxi singles, and shared stages with groups like Sum 41 and Foo Fighters.
When Ellegarden went on hiatus in 2008, he formed his own group, Nothing's Carved In Stone and has released eight studio albums with this band.For his signature model ES-355, Ubukata requested several unique features, including bound diamond f holes, a dark rosewood fretboard, nickel hardware, MHS humbuckers complemented by a new mono Varitone circuit, Grover "Milk Bottle" tuners and aluminum Bigsby B-7 tremelo.
The result is a distinctive, eye-catching version of Gibson's top of the line ES which also offers a wide palette of diverse tonal colors.
As a final touch, the artist's "skull" logo decal is applied to the peghead back and also silk-screened on the hardshell case.
By the late 1960s, Gibson's flagship semi-solidbody featured a slimmer, narrower neck offering fast action and easy playabilty, and came with durable, tarnish resistant chrome hardware.
Gibson Memphis is pleased to present this 2016 Limited Edition incorporating these features with a pair of MHS humbuckers and the Memphis Tone circuit, designed to bring out the best tone a semi-solid has to offer.
Additional Info
3-Ply (W-B-W) (back binding), 3-Ply (back pieces), Bigsby B-7 (tailpiece type), 22.86 mm / .900 (thickness fret 1), 25.146 mm / .990 (thickness fret 12), White (fingerboard binding), Black (fingerboard side dots), 30.48 cm / 12 (fretboard radius), None (includes), Franklin Titebond 50 (neck fit adhesive), 1 (neck pieces), Bone (nut material), 5.6896 cm / 2.240 (neck end board width), SP-2 (peg head type), Maple, Poplar, Maple (top material), 7-Ply (W-B-W-B-W-B-W) (top binding), 3-Ply (top pieces)
Tan (back binding), 3-Ply (back pieces), Trapeze (tailpiece type), 21.971 mm / .865 (thickness fret 1), 25.146 mm / .990 (thickness fret 12), Tan (fingerboard binding), Tortoiseshell (fingerboard side dots), 30.48 cm / 12 (fretboard radius), None (includes), Late 60's (neck shape), Hot Hide Glue (neck fit adhesive), 1 (neck pieces), Nylon (nut material), 5.07492 cm / 1.998 (neck end board width), SP-1 (peg head type), Maple, Poplar, Maple (top material), Tan (top binding), 3-Ply (top pieces)
