GIBSON ES-335 JIM JAMES £3,099
Not all signatures are niche, as My Morning Jacket’s Jim James proves. Here, you’ll find Gibson T-Type ’buckers, maple/poplar/maple body construction and an antique-looking walnut finish. The tune-o-matic is an ABR-1 with aluminium stoptail, and the tuners are Kluson Wafflebacks. The only ‘signature’ aspects are on the (removable) truss-rod cover and headstock rear.
VIGIER G.V. HOLLOW FROM APPROX £3,459
Patrice Vigier and his team have been making exceptional guitars for a considerable number of years – and this G.V.