List of Gibson Players - K

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• Jorma Kaukonen, a self-described "Gibson nut," played an ES-345 or 355 for most of his career with Jefferson Airplane, and a J-45, a J-190 and an Advanced Jumbo as a solo artist. He has also endorsed the Epiphone equivalents.
• Barney Kessel used an ES-350 and ES-350T. Gibson produced a "Barney Kessel" model in their Artist Model series in 1960.
• Albert King was a left-handed "upside-down/backwards" guitarist: he usually played a Flying V flipped over upside-down so the low E string was on the bottom.
• B. B. King has used many different Gibson models, including an ES-5 and an ES-175 early in his career; later he began using thinline semi-acoustic models such as an ES-330, ES-335 and ES-345. King's Signature ES-355, nicknamed Lucille, has been his main guitar for many years.
• Freddie King used a Goldtop Les Paul with P-90 pickups. Also used an ES-355 in some live performances.
• Mark Knopfler Is known for playing a 1979 Gibson Les Paul Standard Reissue '59 on the Dire Straits song 'Money for nothing'. He also owns a 1985 Gibson Les Paul Standard Reissue '59, Sunburst. This customshop model has got his birthdate (12849) as the serialnumber. He also plays other Gibson models like a 'super 400', an 'es 175' and a 'Chet Atkins'.
• Paul Kossoff (Free) "was a passionate Les Paul player able to say in a few notes what many dozens were attempting." Kossoff used several late-50s Les Paul models as well as an ES-335 for occasional studio use.
• Lenny Kravitz used a Flying V in his music video "Are You Gonna Go My Way". He also plays a sunburst Les Paul.
• Robby Krieger (The Doors) uses an SG, an ES-335 and a Melody Maker. He also used a Black Gibson Les Paul for slide guitar in studio while with The Doors.