Back in 1958, when the first Gibson Explorer guitars appeared on the market, there was no heavy metal, hard rock, Marshall stacks or overdrive pedals. Distortion was something that amp manufacturers ...

Gibson Guitars, Inc., the maker of iconic guitars like the Gibson Les Paul, the ES335, the "Flying V" and the Explorer has won a lawsuit saying the shape is part and parcel with the brand.In 2019, the ...

NAMM 2026: Laurel is out, rosewood is in for all but entry-level models, as upgrades come across the board ...

Hot on the tail of the 2015 line-up, Gibson has announced two brand new signature models for Mastodon's Bill Kelliher and Halestorm's Lzzy Hale. The Bill Kelliher Halcyon Les Paul - the Mastodon man's ...

The Explorer's "hockey stick" headstock is a thing of subtle beauty. To me, the 1976 Gibson Explorer means lust at first sight, love at first feel and that rarest of man-machine crushes: an enduring ...

February 24, 2009 You can often tell a lot about what a guitarist is about to do just by looking at the axe he's chosen for the gig. If it's a Flying V, he's here to rock, and he doesn't care who ...

In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash installed. Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions The Edge, aka David Evans of U2, introduces his iconic guitar, the ...

What does a company do when it retrieves government-confiscated building materials? If that company is Gibson Guitar Corp., it makes guitars from it. Late last year, the 120-year-old Nashville music ...

Take a finely crafted object, add exceptional provenance and the passion of collectors with means — the likes of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and actors Richard Gere and Steven Seagal. What do you ...