1995-1999

December 29th, 2000

• Slingerland cymbal clock, guitarists' survival kit debut on musicyo.com

December 28th, 2000

• Gibson plays Santa for the kids

December 21st, 2000

• Les Paul wins 'Technical Grammy'

December 20th, 2000

• Win an autographed Les Paul from Godsmack

December 19th, 2000

• Birth of Christ guitar unveiled at Gibson Showcase

December 18th, 2000

• Fuel: Carl Bell takes his Gibson Les Pauls on the road to the big time

December 13th, 2000

• A Perfect Circle: Gibson Les Pauls to rock 2001 tour dates

December 12th, 2000

• King Biscuit radio and Gibson to give away a dozen rare Les Pauls

December 11th, 2000

• Gibson Custom debuts Birth of Christ tribute guitar

December 8th, 2000

• Win Epi Noel Gallagher Supernova, live Oasis CD set

December 6th, 2000

• Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx: On learning bass guitar, the Gibson T-Bird, the Opti Grab and more

December 4th, 2000

• Joe Perrys guitar tech tests Goldtone amps

November 30th, 2000

• Exclusive: Tony Rombola of Godsmack

November 27th, 2000

• It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

November 20th, 2000

• Brad Paisley gets new Dobro and number one honors

November 16th, 2000

• Art of Guitar II rocks New York gallery

November 15th, 2000

• Steve Howe: The man with the guitar mind

November 14th, 2000

• Win new Kramer Condor acoustic/electric guitar from musicyo.com

November 13th, 2000

• Galactic's Jeff Raines lets the music out 'naturally'

November 7th, 2000

• Catch a sneak peek of Custom Shop Art of Guitar II, 'Homer' Les Paul on Yahoo! Auction
• Les Pauls, Signature SG lead parade of guitar giveaways

November 2nd, 2000

• Yahoo! Auctions do the Voodoo with 5 Gibson Custom Shop guitars

October 31st, 2000

• Enter Indie Band Search and win a Les Paul Sparkle and more

October 30th, 2000

• Gibson Custom Shop has some fun with '57 Les Paul Goldtop

October 26th, 2000

• Contemporary Christian star Carman kicks off 6 month tour with Gibsons in hand

October 25th, 2000

• Gibson to honor rock 'n' roll legend Sam Phillips to benefit Arthritis Foundation

October 18th, 2000

• Country stars, Gibson J-200 shine in children's book, to benefit St. Jude Children's Hospital

October 17th, 2000

• Les Paul Classic Plus powers up Duran Duran's Pop Trash

October 16th, 2000

• Mark Collie and Gibson raise money for diabetes research

October 12th, 2000

• Gibson CEO to host 'fifth Beatle' at Harvard multimedia event

October 11th, 2000

• Gibson Custom Direct opens gallery of rare, sold guitars to public view

October 10th, 2000

• Slash This: Win autographed Gibson Les Paul and more

October 6th, 2000

• Visual artists collaborate for Gibson Custom debut of Art of the Guitar II next month

October 4th, 2000

• New Epiphone 7-String Sets expand guitarists' range

October 3rd, 2000

• Voodoo Music Festival gears up for Big Easy Halloween celebration

October 2nd, 2000

• Jump into Slash's Snakepit and win signed Les Paul and Goldtone amp

September 29th, 2000

• Win an ES-135 and George Thorogood Anthology from Guitar World

September 26th, 2000

• Gibson donates over 100 computers, equipment to Nashville Metro schools

September 22nd, 2000

• McCartney to receive Les Paul excellence award
• Stars gather to celebrate John Lennons 60th birthday anniversary

September 21st, 2000

• Gibson Memphis to host Blues Ball Gala Saturday night

September 20th, 2000

• GMICS to show breakthrough developments at AES convention

September 19th, 2000

• Hendrix psychedelic 'V' flies into Dangerous Curves exhibit

September 18th, 2000

• Win Les Paul a signed by the Wallflowers' Michael Ward

September 15th, 2000

• Happy Birthday B.B. King!

September 13th, 2000

• Bill Monroe, father of bluegrass: A birthday anniversary remembrance

September 12th, 2000

• Enter 3 contests for chances to win Gibson, Epiphone guitars

September 11th, 2000

• Hot Country star Brad Paisley sings praises of his new Gibson Country Gentleman

September 8th, 2000

• Emmylou set to release new album of 'firsts', start Fall tour

September 5th, 2000

• Win new Kramer NightRider online at MusicYo.com

September 1st, 2000

• Mellencamp performs 'surprise' acoustic sets on 'vacation' tour
• Heads Up: Ben Harper gets Gibson electric doubleneck, to perform on Letterman Wednesday

August 31st, 2000

• Gibson Showcase to host Jerry Lewis MDA telethon

August 30th, 2000

• Junior joins Earnhardt Custom Shop racing series; '67 Flying V Reissue debuts

August 28th, 2000

• The Who, Jimmy Page, Black Crowes book 2 nights together in NYC
• Gov't Mule's Allen Woody passes away

August 25th, 2000

• Gibson Bluegrass Showcase surprises Titans coach with team Dobro

August 24th, 2000

• gibson.com exclusive: Bowie guitarist, producer, engineer Mark Plati

August 23rd, 2000

• Gibson Gothic guitars rule Ozzfest

August 18th, 2000

• Buddy Guy gets back a Gibson Goldtop after 43 years

August 16th, 2000

• RIP: Robert Johnson and Elvis Presley

August 14th, 2000

• Monster Flying V goes for Guinness world record

August 10th, 2000

• Gibson Goldtone is Eric Johnson's 'favorite new amp'

August 8th, 2000

• Gibson guitar arsenal powers up Vivian Campbell on Def Leppard's Euphoria tour

August 7th, 2000

• Seen & Heard: Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith rocks with new Les Paul Custom

August 4th, 2000

• Happy birthday Gibson jazz guitar great Herb Ellis

August 3rd, 2000

• Trace Elliot rolls out new bass amps, flagship V8 head

August 1st, 2000

• Larry Carlton and Gibson ES-335: 'Right machine with the right man'

Friday July 28th, 2000

• NAMM: Music, business and a good party with Emmylou

Thursday July 27th, 2000

• GMICS to 'unlock the talent' of the musician

Wednesday July 26th, 2000

• Gibson Pete Townshend Signature SG rocks
• Find Elvis and win a Blueshawk and more

Monday July 24th, 2000

• Gibson unveils the Elvis Dove, 'Customers' Choice' acoustics
• Take the 3-minute Gibson factory tour

Friday July 21st, 2000

• Sam Bush Signature F-5 Mandolin joins Gibson's 'Legendary Artists'

Thursday July 20th, 2000

• Epiphone breaks out two 5-string basses, 2 new Super Jumbo acoustics

Wednesday July 19th, 2000

• Three new Signature models, Sparkles debut

Tuesday July 18th, 2000

• Bowie guitarist Earl Slick: An exclusive interview

Monday July 17th, 2000

• Gibson ES-135, Epi Zephyr Regent win Guitar Player awards

Friday July 14th, 2000

• New Gibson amps are "Super Goldtone"

Thursday July 13th, 2000

• Gibson Custom Direct's first annual Fantasy Camp and Banquet
• Gibson reissues the original Mini - Humbucker

Wednesday July 12th, 2000

• Gibson, Epiphone win Acoustic Guitar Players' Choice Awards

Tuesday July 11th, 2000

• First two Art Deco tribute guitars unveiled

Friday July 7th, 2000

• Chet Atkins fans, guitarists to gather for annual convention

Monday July 3rd, 2000

• Gibson Yahoo! Explorer salutes the Internet Age

Thursday June 29th, 2000

• Gibson and Playboy create Playmate, limited edition guitars

Monday June 26th, 2000

• Custom Shop names 37 Award Dealers, designates exclusive Award Dealer guitars

Friday June 23rd, 2000

• New Chet Atkins strings for acoustic/electric guitars debut

Thursday June 22nd, 2000

• Jewel donates autographed Gibson SG for RAINN auction

Tuesday June 20th, 2000

• Tokyo goes Wylde for Zakk

Thursday June 15th, 2000

• Photo gallery shows off "hot" Chicago Blues Festival

Wednesday June 14th, 2000

• Les Paul gets Gibson birthday present -- an Elegant guitar with his name on it

Monday June 12th, 2000

• Gibson Custom Direct's first annual Fantasy Camp coming up

Friday June 9th, 2000

• Happy Birthday Les Paul. Long live Les Paul.

Thursday June 8th, 2000

• Acoustic and Custom Shop guitar sounds are live on gibson.com

Wednesday June 7th, 2000

• Gibson welcomes thousands of blues fans to Chicago festival

Tuesday June 6th, 2000

• Check out sounds on gibson.com to hear guitars wail or sweetly sing

Friday June 2nd, 2000

• Gibson Guitar 5K Memphis race to build future for kids

Wednesday May 31st, 2000

• Win Custom Shop Signature Les Paul now

Friday May 26th, 2000

• Kings reign at Handy Blues Awards

Thursday May 25th, 2000

• Rising Jazz star digs Gibson Strings

Wednesday May 24th, 2000

• Download Custom Shop '57 Goldtop Reissue;
  See its golden glow, hear it wail, email it to a friend

Monday May 22nd, 2000

• Handy Award nominees set for weekend gala

Friday May 19th, 2000

• Search and ye shall find serial numbers and more

Thursday May 18th, 2000

• Gibson dealers party with Strings and Accessories

Wednesday May 17th, 2000

• Frampton kicks off new live album release with Signature Les Paul giveaway

Friday May 12th, 2000

• Win Dwight Yoakam Gibson Y2K Limited Edition acoustic

Thursday May 11th, 2000

• Gibson opens the first factory inside shopping mall; The Gibson Bluegrass Showcase debuts today
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Wednesday May 10th, 2000

• George Van Eps pioneered 7-strings in 1938 with his Epiphone Deluxe

Monday May 8th, 2000

• Methods of Mayhem rap 'n rock with Gibson Gothics

Friday May 5th, 2000

• Two rare "Austin Powers" Gibson 335's to be auctioned online June 4

Thursday May 4th, 2000

• The Gibson Milano Showcase wins ACM's top nightclub award

Wednesday May 3rd, 2000

• New site debuts for mandolins, banjos, and Dobros

Tuesday May 2nd, 2000

• Def Leppard signs Gibson acoustic 'Wall of Fame'

Thursday April 27th, 2000

• Gibson Showcase to offer Memphis community a musical institution

Wednesday April 26th, 2000

• The old switcheroo: Gibson 3-way toggles

Monday April 24th, 2000

• Gibson.com debuts enhanced navigation

Wednesday April 19th, 2000

• Gibson Support rep gets the 'real thing'--'61 Les Paul/SG

Tuesday April 18th, 2000

• Johnny Staats is newest Gibson bluegrass wonder

Friday April 14th, 2000

• GMICS team pushes ahead with updated engineering specification

Wednesday April 12th, 2000

• Gibson to merge with European trade distributor Rosetti

Tuesday April 11th, 2000

• Custom Shop: 'Solid guitar' debuts, Peter Frampton shines, Jim Beam team rocks

Monday April 10th, 2000

• Winner Sparkles with new Les Paul at Nashville Speedway

Friday April 7th, 2000

• Witness History III - Guitar greats caught on film

Thursday April 6th, 2000

• Frampton joins Custom Shop Road Tour 2000 this weekend in Florida
• Twang rumbles through Music City at the "Chettie" awards gala concert

Wednesday April 5th, 2000

• CyberRiffs: From Webnoize to a virtual MusicBlitz

Tuesday April 4th, 2000

• Mississippi Hall of Fame inducts trio of famed Gibson artists

Monday April 3rd, 2000

• Gibson's Caffe Milano sells tickets, takes reservations online

Friday March 31st, 2000

• New Custom Collection site debuts with free catalog download

Thursday March 30th, 2000

• McCartney teams with Elvis veterans to form Blue Mountain Boys

Wednesday March 29th, 2000

• Win Gothic Explorer at guitar.com

Tuesday March 28th, 2000

• Soldering Etiquette (Pass The Spaghetti Sauce!)

Friday March 24th, 2000

• Luthiers know how to have fun at Symposium 2000

Thursday March 23rd, 2000

• Gibson sponsors Memphis Premier Player Awards March 30

Monday March 20th, 2000

• Custom Shop showroom on wheels draws SXSW guitar lovers

Friday March 17th, 2000

• Master luthiers to gather in Music City next week

Thursday March 16th, 2000

• Les Paul: A recent interview at his Monday night gig

Wednesday March 15th, 2000

• GMICS Part 2: More FAQs from musicians answered

Monday March 13th, 2000

• Aged to perfection: 1957 Goldtop Reissue

Friday March 10th, 2000

• Gibson award winners caught on camera

Thursday March 9th, 2000

• Jack Casady and his Epi signature bass wow Apple admirer

Wednesday March 8th, 2000

• Custom Shop's 20th Century Super 400 wins Golden Axe award

Monday March 6th, 2000

• Gibson Custom Traveling Exhibit debuts
• Father & Son dig the Blues with Gibson Goldtone Amps!

Thursday March 2nd, 2000

• Gibson's Caffe Milano up for ACM 'Nightclub' award

Wednesday March 1st, 2000

• GMICS Part 1: FAQs from musicians answered

Monday February 28th, 2000

• Wood you believe it?

Tuesday February 22nd, 2000

• World's top guitarists selected at 2000 Gibson Awards; Andy Summers wins Lifetime Achievement honor

Monday February 21st, 2000

• Pots: Ye Olde Guitar Governors

Friday February 18th, 2000

• Gibson USA debuts new sites, new sounds

Monday February 14th, 2000

• Que Pasa People, Que Pasa Hit Me!

Friday February 11th, 2000

• Gibson Guitar Award nominees chosen; Best-of-the-best head list of guitar wizards

Thursday February 10th, 2000

• Gibson Awards to be web-cast on centerseat.com; First internet-only broadcast of an awards program
• GMICS names Steve Woolley director of R&D

Wednesday February 9th, 2000

• Two Epiphone 7-strings lead parade of new John Lee Hookers, Kats and more

Tuesday February 8th, 2000

• Sheryl Crow, Dwight Y2K, Lennon acoustics draw NAMM crowd to Gibson booth

Thursday February 3rd, 2000

• It's all business at NAMM 2000; New Gibsons to make their debut

Wednesday February 2nd, 2000

• Custom Shop site is new and different

Tuesday February 1st, 2000

• Gibson CEO to appear on 'The X-Show' tonight: Focus on vintage guitars and more

Monday January 31st, 2000

• Custom Shop debuts signature Peter Frampton Les Paul

Thursday January 27th, 2000

• The good life: Gibson Custom Shop to offer limited edition Playboy guitars
• Win ES446s and Les Paul Studio from Gibson & 311 in Guitar Playercontest and more . . .

Tuesday January 25th, 2000

• Sting receives TEC award and Les Paul Smartwood for technical, creative excellence

Monday January 24th, 2000

• The ties that are binding; Hand-craft unchanged for almost a century

Friday January 21st, 2000

• Over 100 unsigned artists to play Gibson-sponsored Next Fest 2000

Wednesday January 19th, 2000

• 'Bandemonium' kicks off nationwide unsigned band search with $20,000+ Gibson grand-prize package

Monday January 17th, 2000

• NAMM comes early for Gibson Custom Shop award dealers

Friday January 14th, 2000

• Gibson's Cafes debut new web sites: Calendars, maps, photos and more

Wednesday January 12th, 2000

• Chet Atkins meets 'Chester': statue captures the spirit of a master

Tuesday January 11th, 2000

• Gibsons Custom Shop breaking molds for Zippo lighter

Monday January 10th, 2000

• VH-1 gets special guitar for 'Rock Collectors' auction and 'Save the Music'

Thursday January 6th, 2000

• Newsboys carry Gibsons and own 'Disco Dome' on 2000 tour

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