As everyone from Jeff Beck to Jimmy Page to Joe Bonamassa to Slash already knows, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been one of the most playable electric guitars in rock for more than 50 years. Now, with the release of the new Les Paul Axcess Standard from the Gibson Custom Shop, the “ultimate player’s guitar” just got more playable.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008 8:35 AM
The new limited edition Reverse Explorer—Gibson USA’s Guitar of the Month for September 2008—is a guitar ready for the 21st century. Last year’s Reverse Flying V triggered an unprecedented response from both players and collectors.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 5:07 PM
The best of the best just got better.
Gibson Acoustic’s guitar workshop in Bozeman, Montana, is known for crafting some of the finest instruments ever produced in the 120-plus-year history of this storied company, and for fans of great vintage-spec flat-tops the True Vintage series is the cream of the crop. Now Gibson is releasing an extremely limited edition of just 167 pieces each of three selected True Vintage models, the J-45, SJ-200, and Hummingbird, all of which will receive deluxe upgrades worth as much as $1,500.
Friday, August 22, 2008 8:00 AM
The launch of Gibson’s Limited Edition Robot Guitar last year proved to be the single most significant and talked-about advancement in electric guitar technology in decades. Not since the introduction of the humbucker pickup and Tune-o-matic bridge in the mid 1950s—of course, also Gibson innovations—had a new technology made such an important improvement to the world’s most beloved instrument.
Gibson’s Robot Guitar—the world’s first self-tuning guitar—essentially redefined the power and possibility of a guitar to capture the imagination of players all around the world. The Limited Edition Robot Guitars hit stores on a Friday, and were gone by Monday—a head-spinning launch that left 4,000 very lucky new owners incredibly happy, and thousands more demanding another opportunity to own a Gibson with the amazing ability to tune itself.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:01 PM
Gibson USA’s new Shred-V Flying V—the Guitar of the Month for August 2008—takes the style and attitude of the fearsome Flying V a step further. Two EMG 85 pickups deliver high-ouput, screaming tone, perfect for aggressive hard rock and metal, and a new Kahler 2215K tremolo system allows stable tuning and dive bombs.
Thursday, August 07, 2008 11:01 AM
Improving a legend isn’t easy, but it has happened. Introducing the 2008 Les Paul Standard from Gibson USA—an elegant revision of a true classic, with several upgrades and new features that make this new model the best Les Paul Standard ever produced.
Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:25 AM
Gibson USA’s Guitar of the Month for July 2008, the Longhorn Double-cutaway in Trans Blue, is also Gibson’s newest body design, consisting of slightly extended, asymmetrical cutaways on a solid piece of mahogany topped with a AA figured maple top.
White three-ply binding around the body and a traditional headstock add both beauty and protection to this new model. And the improvements don’t end there.
A special-design L.R. Baggs piezo pickup has been added underneath the Tune-o-matic bridge to deliver outstanding acoustic simulation. A pair of EMG 85 active humbuckers deliver tone, power, and performance for any style of music, while a new two-jack input from L.R. Baggs offers separate outputs for both the piezo and the humbuckers. This gives players the option of either blending the two sounds or playing them individually, thus allowing guitarists all types of sonic possibilities.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008 4:26 PM
Following in the footsteps of legends is not an easy task. However, if first impressions are everything, the new Songmaker Series of guitars from Gibson Acoustic may set some new precedents.
Riding a huge wave of success following the line’s official introduction at the recently completed Summer NAMM ’08 in Nashville, TN, Gibson Acoustic’s new Songmaker Series are the talk of the industry, as much for their broad range of incredible tones as they are for the new line’s extensive array of models.
Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:14 PM
“I got my Melody Maker in 1977,” the legendary Joan Jett says about the guitar she has made one of the most iconic instruments in rock and roll. “It was light and it sounded great. It was the guitar I had in the Runaways and then played on all my hits, like ‘I Love Rock N’ Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’ and ‘Do You Wanna Touch Me.’ It’s my baby.”
Friday, June 06, 2008 12:10 PM
“If you can dream it, we can build it.”
That’s the motto Baldwin proudly asserts with regard to its custom-designed pianos. It’s an audacious claim, to be sure, but two gifted artists―Darrell Jones and Richard Balfour―help make sure dreams do indeed become a reality.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:44 PM