A Complete Unknown

A towering figure without equal in music, Bob Dylan remains both pop’s greatest songwriter and its greatest enigma. In theaters December 25th, Dylanologists and new audiences alike will get the opportunity to see another side of the iconic musician in A Complete Unknown.

Against the backdrop of a vibrant New York City music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrived in 1961 with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. Forging intimate relationships with the music icons of Greenwich Village, his meteoric rise culminated in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberated worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.

From “Song to Woody” to the March on Washington and the Newport Folk Festival, Gibson acoustic guitars were a constant in Dylan’s fast-moving artistic evolution. A variety of Gibsons were used during the filming and soundtrack recording sessions for A Complete Unknown, with the production team—headed up on the audio side by Executive Music Producer Nick Baxter—striving for pinpoint historical accuracy and authenticity when it came to sound, instruments, and signal chains.

Scroll onwards to shop a specially curated selection of Gibson instruments inspired by guitars placed in the movie, or read more about how period-correct Gibson guitars helped shape the sound of the film.