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<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/gibson Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:54:51 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Get the blueprint for legendary guitar tone at any price point from a lifelong Slash fanatic with my pick of guitars, amps, picks, pickups, and more ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/collection/gear/slash-gear-collection o4y3zky4hxUndvD7JT6YPC Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:54:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Never say no to anything.” The life lesson that got Tommy Henriksen the Alice Cooper gig — and the Dumpster-find guitar he’s made his own ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/how-tommy-henriksen-got-the-alice-cooper-gig yMhiqqDRrUES7HyGMsSpp8 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:54:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Peter opened his eyes, saw me and started to cry.” Tommy Emmanuel on the guitar he received from a dying superfan — and how it ended his year’s-long search to honor his own heroes ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/tommy-emmanuels-1930s-gibson-kalamazoo-acoustic 4mgyhaUtXUqyS6exzD8SXf Tue, 24 Feb 2026 18:43:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The shop assistant said, ‘I could phone up Eric Clapton and he’d come and buy it.’” Robert Fripp on a briefcase of cash, a music store showdown and the ’59 Les Paul Custom that powered King Crimson’s most radical music. ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/robert-fripp-on-buying-his-1959-gibson-les-paul-custom vZcJp3cBup79BvhPrscLQf Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:57:31 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:58:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ ”I’ll do everything I can to make this guitar sing again.” Ukrainian guitarist completely restores a Les Paul heavily damaged by a Russian drone strike ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/gibson-les-paul-restored-after-being-hit-by-russian-drone-in-kyiv UpnmJFKV5hDEBN2RAyMiUC Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:31:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Real artists teaching their own material adds an extra layer of inspiration that few competitors can match": Gibson: Learn to Play Guitar review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/gibson-learn-to-play-guitar-review txQihj5TffWEovRcnsDYgi Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:00:10 +0000 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:18:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Calling all Gibson and Epiphone fans – these are the standout Black Friday deals for you, including $600 off a Les Paul, $300 off the Dave Grohl DG-335, $200 off the quirky Theodore, and so much more ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/gibson-and-epiphone-standout-black-friday-deals nqUhGDep5MnYRvugzaPqKP Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:18:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Perhaps they’re waiting for the statute of limitations on vintage guitar theft to expire.” Michael J. Fox thinks he knows what happened to the ‘Back to the Future’ Gibson ES-345 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/michael-j-fox-thinks-he-knows-what-happened-to-the-back-to-the-future-gibson-es-345 T9qTFewNuJRuv6aMVuiNfn Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:07:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It brings everything musicians love about classic Gibson acoustics to a new generation of players.” Gibson and Guitar Center resurrect one of the guitar maker’s most beloved acoustic guitars for modern players ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/gibson-and-guitar-center-release-country-western-studio-ec-acoustic-electric gWBMciPvPtPeajU2kPN5CR Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:51:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn't play it because of my accident.” Tony Iommi on the guitar he was fated to abandon — and why his Gibson SG was perfect for Black Sabbath ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/why-fate-stopped-tony-iommi-from-playing-gibson-les-pauls kiA7DJRjPspTp6xp6EqHBk Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:07:54 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:16:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The Gibson double-neck I play is not an off-the-shelf model. I have to have them modified.” How the Eagles’ "Hotel California" forced Don Felder to modify his Gibson double-neck guitars — and how Chet Atkins inspired him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/don-felder-on-his-gibson-double-neck-mod SaV9XbSmLgHSoFxAnLDHHZ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:03:12 +0000 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 19:45:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Since we don’t have a time machine, this is our best chance to solve a decades-long mystery.” Gibson launches hunt for the 'Back to the Future' guitar that inspired John Mayer and Coldplay's Chris Martin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/back-to-the-future-guitar-search nFn9eTyH7bw625dPWZFsM5 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:58:25 +0000 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:05:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitar Center just launched their Memorial Day sale with serious savings for guitarists - get $419 off the wildest Gibson Les Paul I've ever seen ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/guitar-center-memorial-day-2025 MEgs4kG58uFUPxaEZdtbmP Thu, 22 May 2025 11:47:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s always been important for my guitar to sound similar to my voice.” Warren Haynes tells us why he chose P90s for his new signature Gibson Les Paul Standard —and reveals the secret behind its new “tonal options” switch ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/warren-haynes-signature-gibson-les-paul-standard LRHAWoJjodA3MVRYj5TkVV Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:37:40 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ "That’s my favorite incarnation of the Firebird, because you’ve got the tuners on the top side.” Gibson's 1965 Firebird revival brings a classic back to life with the most unusual guitar name you've ever heard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/gibson-firebird-platypus yfkRas6gS25BxbSDoKSQjC Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I have a Mercury on the guitar now, which makes me very happy.” Brian May’s new signature Gibson SJ-200 features a subtle tribute to the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/acoustic-guitars/brian-may-gibson-sj-200-freddie-mercury-tribute qfDsiaSsPoUHB7WbKy6uHc Wed, 05 Mar 2025 21:33:49 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:20:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Whether these exact models will return, I can’t say.” Gibson spotlights its forgotten Superstrat era in its latest Certified Vintage collection of electric guitar models ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/gibson-certified-vintage-colelction-2025 pTCTkWWeku2hYa5RWxg4xK Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:46:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s just heartbreaking to see someone spend so much money on something fake.” Joe Bonamassa and Gibson’s Tom Murphy explain how to tell a real Gibson Les Paul from a fake ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/robert-baker-fake-gibson-les-pauls-video BbLLQZsbUCyhd5zTkg6A6N Thu, 27 Feb 2025 13:18:30 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ "She got me a black '50s Gretsch Duo Jet and a Gibson ES-350 with three P90 pickups — a really rare guitar — for like $125.” Jeff Tweedy tells how his mother scored rare guitars for him at farmer's auctions ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jeff-tweedy-my-career-through-gear mER2oZDtnQ6bEMPGt29MNV Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:56:07 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve already played it 14 times this month.” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian teases the return of a forgotten ‘70s Gibson guitar and a brand-new Mesa/Boogie amp on the eve of NAMM 2025 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitars/electric-guitars/cesar-gueikian-teases-return-of-the-gibson-rd ssyYsdu5NsossE3aARtirk Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:30:33 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Anytime I would move to another guitar, I would just be annoyed by it." Derek Trucks explains why the Gibson SG is the best guitar for him ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/derek-trucks-why-the-gibson-sg-is-his-favorite-guitar TsEJxPD6jdDMfCCJ4PzQkK Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:41:35 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "He said, 'You can't play a song on that guitar and leave 'Free Bird' out of it!'" Heard on Lynyrd Skynyrd greatest hits, Gary Rossington's 1961 Gibson SG returns to the stage for the first time in years ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gary-rossington-gibson-sg-on-loan ua8J8p5Sqfb4LzQeVuSdWV Wed, 27 Nov 2024 12:38:54 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The largest seizure of fake musical instruments in history.” U.S. Customs seize $18 million worth of fake guitars with the help of Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/us-customs-siezes-3000-fake-gibson-guitars LkSqVG8PNnY7JvEFdgT7eC Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:46:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I hadn’t been thinking about how I was going to perform ‘Stairway to Heaven’ live. That’s where the Double-Neck came in.” A more affordable Jimmy Page Double-Neck returns with uncanny accuracy, thanks to 3-D scanning ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/gibson-custom-to-release-jimmy-page-EDS-1275-VOS QekwwGvW4w2PyCj6gb9iKF Sat, 23 Nov 2024 15:07:34 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “My lad will say, ‘You can’t play guitar like that,’ and I’m like, ‘Thank the Lord!’ ” Noel Gallagher’s son called him out because he can’t shred. His response was priceless ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/noel-gallagher-on-not-being-a-shredder Rg3gyNnotHwYaZXFrBUXCZ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:08:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:10:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “People disparage Gibson’s Norlin years, but my '72 SG has a classic tone. It comes down to how you play it.” Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein challenges lazy thinking about Gibson’s most notorious era ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/carrie-brownstein-on-norlin-era-gibsons DhnUqpgR3ycUhXj7X2qUQV Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:49:18 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Brad said, ’Your Les Paul? I know where it is.’ He pulled out a guitar magazine with Slash's collection.” Joe Perry reveals the full story behind the Les Paul ’Burst he lost to the Guns N' Roses guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/joe-perry-on-his-slash-les-paul uJHuEP2GtUC98cVNDr59UA Thu, 14 Nov 2024 13:17:32 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Les Paul’s partner Mary Ford was a talented guitarist in her own right. At long last she’s getting her own signature Gibson Les Paul. ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-releases-mary-ford-les-paul-standard VtfXBgMVcA5n5cNCyJqwMS Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:34:49 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “After a half hour sales pitch, he said, 'Forget the Gretsch! That's a toy. You'll appreciate the Gibson 335 much more later in life.' ” Ritchie Blackmore tells how amp-maker Jim Marshall sold him the guitar he used to launch Deep Purple ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/ritchie-blackmore-jim-marshall-es-335 uXaW962e5dMU5KCNcWnkSN Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:50:06 +0000 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:42:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’ve come to realize you could be screwing yourself if you pass on something just because the condition's not right.” Metallica's Kirk Hammett shares advice on guitar buying as he shows and talks about the rarest pieces in his collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/kirk-hammett-shows-his-rare-guitars-in-new-gibson-video sejxnZhkw9CfzT2Ktb3Up8 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 19:07:08 +0000 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 22:54:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Not only did he play each of them for three or four minutes, he even suggested that some of them be put in alternate tunings." Jimmy Page made sure there's a little bit of himself on every one of his new Gibson signature SJ-200 models ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-issues-jimmy-page-sj200-models FiDW88simFtgntFK4UrRRB Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:21:43 +0000 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:47:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it, and he was right”: Jimmy Page on his "Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jimmy-page-number-one-les-paul thmJrtURS3BksrwZVnffvm Sun, 06 Oct 2024 13:21:57 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A guitar that captures the artistry and spirit of B.B. King’s legendary performance”: Gibson recreates B.B. King’s “Rumble in the Jungle” ES-355 – a guitar that predates Lucille – for a limited-edition run ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-bb-king-rumble-in-the-jungle-es-335 CWhd3spC2YeZDbn24Fi9c4 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:35:54 +0000 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:36:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The essential Les Paul, reimagined and updated for today’s players”: Gibson revamps the Les Paul Studio with tonal, playability, and aesthetic upgrades ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-updates-the-les-paul-studio rmjeBiTVkPkKbsFnbqPqAf Tue, 17 Sep 2024 19:41:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The H63 had everything a player needed to get the job done, and for much less than the competition”: Offered by Silvertone and Harmony, the H63 Espanada was the poor man’s Gibson ES-175 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/classic-gear-silvertone-harmony-h63-espanada tFQBxXpbXTUxi4L6mLGzN9 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 21:21:10 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Crafted for limitless self-expression with refined body contours and improved weight and balance”: Gibson revives its forgotten '80s relic, the Victory, in response to “player requests” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-victory-2024 4ZNYWACvuriGJXTVSRhHqN Wed, 11 Sep 2024 21:00:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A player who took the instrument to places no one else had ever gone before”: Epiphone honors Jimi Hendrix with an Inspired by Gibson recreation of his psychedelic ‘Love Drops’ Flying V ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/epiphone-jimi-hendrix-love-drops-flying-v YrMbrTs8ik8TRkRsKFo5mS Wed, 04 Sep 2024 08:34:16 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:19:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I've known that Gibson for years. That guitar is part of Dad”: Gibson recreates Johnny Cash’s legendary signature SJ-200 acoustic – and honors his daughter, Rosanne, with her own J-185 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-johnny-roseanne-cash-collection-sj200-sj185 UxtFuDmjvVzzbVxiBJivEX Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:20:05 +0000 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 09:20:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The ES-295 was primed for the grind and sizzle that came to define the sound of rock guitar”: Overshadowed by the Les Paul, the Gibson ES-295 brought rock to concert stages at the hands of Elvis Presley guitarist Scotty Moore ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/features/gibson-es-295-classic-gear 3kPCETLfszp3wBbWDxmxYR Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:43:58 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:08:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The SSC-J may be based on what was originally a Gibson student model, but Knaggs’ rendition is a world-class axe that lives up to its status as a signature model”: Knaggs SSC-J Steve Stevens Signature review ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/reviews/knaggs-steve-stevens-sscj mZrXrgng9LMsxtL9BF8rFf Tue, 20 Aug 2024 20:26:49 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He’s highly respectful of Gibson's history; this isn’t just a show guitar that is designed to sit in a display case”: The Gibson Theodore becomes the latest model to join Leo Scala’s high-end Master Artisan collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-leo-scala-master-artisan-theodore-retroliners wf44SmVZpPRo6q7eTm2B7g Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:29:20 +0000 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 19:31:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy leaves us in good stead to carry on his legacy and tradition of excellence; he has left an indelible mark on the sound of electric guitar and bass over the last 55 years”: MESA/Boogie founder Randall Smith and Gibson part ways ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/mesa-boogie-randall-smith-gibson-part-ways zXxZ3dC8MbKdsYHfqZ5V6f Tue, 20 Aug 2024 18:44:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It got flooded along with the whole bus during Hurricane Sandy – it was soaked and warped”: Blitzen Trapper's Eric Earley reveals how his beloved vintage Gibson Hummingbird was improbably brought back to life ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/eric-earley-gibson-hummingbird-hurricane-sandy QgS7SoKu5vzCCpYGjCadfF Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:47:16 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:10:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This ruling reinforces our belief in fair competition within the guitar industry”: Dean Guitars wins the right to a retrial in its ongoing trademark dispute with Gibson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dean-guitars-gibson-appeal-ruling AhBVxxD46FRWk2mRhcZvxa Wed, 10 Jul 2024 16:39:50 +0000 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:07:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Increased sonic versatility and new heights of beauty”: Gibson adds the ES to its Supreme series – with Art Deco aesthetics and split coil pickups ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-es-supreme 7e9WRz3nonPJ4KPGM4GoHA Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:26:57 +0000 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:31:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Jeff was enormously proud to have owned the original of this guitar”: Gibson's Custom Shop recreates Jeff Beck’s 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul Standard ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/gibson-custom-shop-jeff-beck-yardburst-les-paul pPgKDaeStBetFVZSA48a5Q Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:21:09 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Fender's overall string spacing is wider than Gibson's, but at the same time Gibson's necks are wider than Fender's. It's absolute madness”: Why Allan Holdsworth ditched Strats for Charvels ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/allan-holdsworth-charvels 725L3WmtZbUHUSbcLyoLL7 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:54:17 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was love at first feel... and it’s been with me ever since”: Gibson recreates Charlie Starr's beloved 1956 Les Paul Junior for a limited signature model ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/charlie-starr-signature-gibson-les-paul-junior ECYc6rdP9oWEo86kdhZoZL Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:47:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s not out of the question... to have some made in the States would be wonderful”: Brian May is in talks with Gibson to produce new Red Special replicas ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/brian-may-gibson-red-special 6cqWUgyosv5UnCJmeYQoy5 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 19:52:15 +0000 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:00:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m a stone-cold Gibson man... but the guitar I miss the most from that era is the Strat I recorded Walk This Way with”: Joe Perry talks about the guitar that got away from him – and it’s not a Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/joe-perry-walk-this-way-strat mSJgZqxqvsK7VFrkHpTMT5 Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:26:54 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:19 +0000