July 15, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Whoa…it looks like Gibson is opening up a new forum called 4henry.gibson.com. Get this….the new forum will allow players to engage directly with chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewicz. Gibson says: “The forum will be a venue for serious discussion on topics ranging from guitars to marketing and business ideas”. I hope he knows what he’s [...]
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June 19, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
I found a three part video interview with Joe Bonamassa over on the Guitar Noize blog. Joe talks about his rig in great detail in the video series as well as his guitars. Joe calls his four amp setup the “monster rig” but the way he has it set up ends up being a very [...]
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June 13, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Maybe Gibson is moving in the right direction with this Les Paul 50s Studio Tribute series of guitars. Priced at $1399.00 is a whole lot more affordable than some of the recent models that were introduced. The new model features a 50s Style neck profile, five different worn 50s-style finishes, Gibson USA P-90 pickups, Switchcraft [...]
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June 1, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Gibson Guitars has teamed up with Relentless Energy to create a unique guitar called the “SG Relentless” – a priceless guitar made from a mahogany body layered with designs then lacquered and polished to a high shine. Other features include an ebony fingerboard with mother of pearl ‘R’ inlays, stainless steel frets and an incredibly [...]
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May 24, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here is another cool article by our Vintage Guitar Guru Jim Pasch of the Parts Drawer. In this article Jim talks about swapping out P-90 pickups in a Historic Gibson Les Paul Special or Junior. This should be a really easy job right? Well….read the article and find out a tip that can save you [...]
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May 1, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here is another new model from Gibson, the Brad Paisley J-45. This new model features Adirondack Red Spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides one-piece mahogany neck with “modified V” profile and 24 3/4”-scale rosewood fingerboard. Man, Gibson is churning them out these days huh? A steal at $5158.00 MAP….. Click here to visit Gibson [...]
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April 19, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here’s an interesting story about Gibson owing the IRS about $450k..!!! Looks like they are facing a tax lien, penalties and interest on the income and payroll taxes they owe. Don’t forget the federal raid over rare wood and allegations of price rigging this past year. Supposedly reps from Gibson are currently working this out. [...]
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April 9, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Here is another ridonculously priced Gibson Les Paul guitar. MSRP is $7508.00. I can’t understand how and why Gibson is producing guitars like this. Even the Dr’s and Lawyers I know that play are not buying in this price range right now…. Anyway this is based on the original 1960 Les Paul Custom. Some features [...]
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April 5, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
Gibson introduces the new John Hiatt J-45 model. This guitar is built to some of Hiatt’s specifications. Some features include: Sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, one-piece mahogany neck with a “modified V” profile, 24 3/4”-scale and Madagascar rosewood fingerboard. Other details include advanced, scalloped X-bracing, Fishman Ellipse matrix blend and preamp system, [...]
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April 2, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
First I’m hearing of this folks… Jazz guitar great Herb Ellis died Sunday March 28, 2010 of complications associated with Alzheimer’s. He was 88 years old. Ellis was inspired to play the guitar because of guitar legend Charlie Christain. Due to a lack of funds Ellis dropped out of college and went on the road [...]
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April 2, 2010 | Posted by Billy Penn
One of the biggest negative aspects of mounting a Bigsby tailpiece on your guitar is that you have to drill holes. It is a definite committment and there is no way around it…..until now. The good folks over at Vibramate have come up with some hardware to allow you to mount a Bigsby tailpiece on [...]
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