Turns out it’s not that hard. Be someone of note who plays guitar, preferably a washed up screen actor stuck in a TV series that is about 2 seasons past it’s prime, and own a lot of one manufacturers guitars. Here’s proof.

The Gibson Custom Kiefer Sutherland KS-336 features carved mahogany body with carved maple top, 1-piece mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, 24.75? scale length, ABR-1 bridge with lightweight aluminum tailpiece, two ‘57 Classic Plus humbucker pickups, 3-way pickup switch, 2 volume and 2 tone controls.

And here is the reason why he got a signature guitar:

Inspired by Kiefer Sutherland, you know him from 24, a long-time guitar player, who joined the Gibson Custom Shop to create this guitar based on a Custom CS-336 that belongs to his more-than-60 Gibson guitar collection.

I’m sorry Gibson, but you really are becoming a very stupid company. First you try to sue PRS over their single cut design, and now this. By giving Gibson Kiefer Sutherland a signature series guitar you are elevating him to the same level as your other signature players. Thats right. Mr. Sutherland is now in an elite group of guitarists that include Warren Hayes, Jimmy Page, Slash, Ace Frehley, Billie Joe Armstrong, Les Paul, Joe Perry, and many more. If I were one of these guitarists I would see this as an insult to my credibility as a musician.

Am I the only one who finds this model completely offensive?