Gibson Custom releases a tribute to the 1958 Les Paul Custom used by Eric Clapton on Cream’s Disraeli Gears

by Shane Sanders | Feb 20, 2025 | Artists, Gear, News

Later gifted to Albert Lee, the iconic instrument has been honored by a loving tribute from Gibson Custom, aged in the Murphy Lab and limited to just 150 units Gibson Custom has announced the Eric Clapton 1958 Les Paul™ Custom, a loving tribute to the iconic...

The celestial Gibson Custom Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar has landed

by Shane Sanders | Feb 18, 2025 | Artists, Gear, News

Only 100 of these stellar guitars will be handcrafted by the artisans of the Gibson Custom Shop in Bozeman, Montana Continuing its epic rollout of fine Super Jumbo acoustic guitars, Gibson Custom has launched the Brian May SJ-200 12-String acoustic guitar in...

A deep dive into the pentatonic scale for guitarists

by Shane Sanders | Feb 17, 2025 | History, Learn

How did five-note scales become popular in so many music genres and styles? Pentatonic scales, those beautiful and expressive five-note wonders, take two forms: those with semitones (hemitonic) and those without (anhemitonic). They are used worldwide in nearly every...

Video: How to sound like Slash and get his signature guitar tone

by Shane Sanders | Feb 14, 2025 | Artists, Learn, Video

If you want to sound like Slash but don’t know where to start, the Gibson Gear Guide will show you how in this essential guide If you’ve ever wanted to play guitar like Slash, this Gibson Gear Guide video with host Dinesh Lekhraj is the perfect place to...

Gibson replicates Johnny Marr’s Smiths-era Les Paul for a limited run of 20 signed models benefiting the Teenage Cancer Trust

by Shane Sanders | Feb 13, 2025 | Artists, News

The guitar will be available only at the Gibson Garage London from February 21, 2025, during the venue’s Garage Fest anniversary celebrations In celebration of Gibson Garage Fest, a series of events commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Gibson Garage...