by Shane Sanders | Jan 31, 2024 | Gear, News
Four of history’s greatest acoustic guitars in a classic “tuxedo” configuration Do you want custom cosmetics, solid Sitka spruce tops, L.R. Baggs™ Session VTC electronics, and Gibson Custom quality in an acoustic guitar? These four Ebony newcomers to a tried-and-true...
by Shane Sanders | Jan 29, 2024 | Gear, Learn
How to make the most of the guitar and studio gear you’ve got, and make less fuss along the way If a sense of being overwhelmed rises inside of you as you enter your home studio, it may be a potential signal that a complex of “analysis paralysis” and “option...
by Chris Vinnicombe | Jan 25, 2024 | Gear, History
70 years may be a blink in the eye of history but, over the course of seven decades, the Gibson Les Paul has carved out a monolithic presence in popular culture As old as rock ’n’ roll itself, since 1952 the Gibson Les Paul has traveled along musical ley lines,...
by Chris Vinnicombe | Jan 23, 2024 | Gear, History
From small tube combos to huge stereo rigs, Gibson amplifiers blazed a trail In returning to the amplifier business with the Falcon 5 and Falcon 20, Gibson has drawn on a rich history of innovation that leads right back to the dawn of the electric guitar itself in the...
by Shane Sanders | Jan 23, 2024 | Artists, Gear, News
An exquisite, tour-ready recreation of the much-loved, much-recorded “blacked-out” guitar is now part of Gibson’s Kirk Hammett Collection Hot on the heels of several acclaimed collaborations between Metallica’s legendary lead guitarist and the Gibson and Epiphone...
by Chris Vinnicombe | Jan 18, 2024 | Gear, News
3D scanning, reverse engineering, and scientific analysis combine in the Gibson Pickup Shop’s recreations of the holy grail of guitar tone Gibson’s legendary “Patent Applied For” humbucking pickups were launched in 1957 and stand as a pinnacle in the world of electric...