by Shane Sanders | Dec 13, 2023 | Gear, Learn, Video
Master the volume and tone controls of a Gibson ES-335 with our ultimate guide and tone tricks The Gibson ES-335 is an icon of electric guitar design and one of the greatest and most versatile musical instruments of all time. Don’t believe us? Here...
by Shane Sanders | Nov 29, 2023 | Learn
From composition to studio recording to marketing, the path toward a sustainable music career involves many factors When you part with your hard-earned money for a concert ticket, an album, or merchandise like posters and clothing, it means a musician and/or a...
by Shane Sanders | Oct 2, 2023 | Artists, Learn, Video
“When I play live, I probably use the volume and tone pots 100 times in an evening” Few would dispute that Joe Bonamassa is a modern-day master of the Gibson Les Paul. And if you want to sound like him, there’s sadly no substitute for thousands of hours of...
by Shane Sanders | Sep 7, 2023 | Gear, Learn, Video
Take the Sweetwater Distribution Center tour Here’s a fun fact: when you purchase from Sweetwater, your Gibson guitar goes through a 55-point inspection. But did you know that you can also have your new guitar modded and even get old guitars repaired and restored? In...
by Shane Sanders | May 24, 2023 | Gear, Learn
Its single-cutaway body shape, carved maple top, and set-neck construction are iconic Beginning with the very first Les Paul electric guitar First introduced in collaboration with legendary artist Les Paul in 1952, the Gibson Les Paul™ electric guitar has a long and...
by Shane Sanders | Mar 31, 2023 | Learn
An ongoing series to inspire you toward productivity—part one We all need a strategic to-do list that originates from someone else from time to time. Because we’re all so different from each other in what we encounter in our education (there’s so much information out...