Got $300k to spare? Dave Grohl’s Gibson DG-335 prototype – complete with its “disgusting dried sweat soaked strap” – is now up for grabs on Reverb
What can $300,000 get you? Dozens of Gene Simmons’ “roadie for the day” experiences, an actual private island in the UK – or, if you’re a Foo Fighters fan, the very first Gibson DG-335 signature prototype ever made for Dave Grohl, complete with a “disgusting dried sweat soaked strap” for that extra slice of rock ’n’ roll DNA.
READ MORE: The Story Of Dave Grohl’s Signature Gibson DG-335
Currently listed on Reverb by Skylight Guitars in Bakersfield, California, the instrument is being sold on behalf of its current owner – one of Grohl’s former guitar techs. According to the listing, this Pelham Blue-finished prototype was played on Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace and toured extensively from 2005 until the first production models arrived in 2007, after which it was retired.
Built at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, the DG-335 was inspired by Grohl’s favourite guitar, the Trini Lopez ‘67 signature model. The seller says they had a hand in the axe’s “design, neck shape, pickups, and choosing a more road-worthy tailpiece than the original Trini’s trapeze – even at Dave’s protestations”.
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The project reportedly began in 2001 “after Dave expressed an interest in his own signature guitar” but it took until 2005 for the prototype to reach his hands – “a very slow process that nearly dissolved several times,” the seller recalls.
Which is why parting with the guitar, they admit, isn’t easy.
“The selling of this guitar is an emotional endeavour,” they write. “It was given to me by the best boss and one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever known. This is the most valuable thing I own in terms of emotional attachment.”
The guitar is said to be “in near perfect shape,” thanks to years of care from the very tech now selling it. It’s housed in a “custom fitted anvil style case that’s pretty much bulletproof” and, for the full Grohl experience, comes shipped with a guitar strap that’s racked up some serious Foo Fighter mileage.
“We will also include the disgusting dried sweat soaked strap that was used from 2005 to 2007,” the listing states.
Learn more at Reverb.
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