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Gibson recreates Johnny Cash’s legendary SJ-200 – and honors his daughter, Rosanne, with her own J-185
By Phil Weller published
The release marks Gibson’s first-ever father-daughter guitar drop, with the premium builds limited to just 100 units apiece

Overshadowed by the Les Paul, the Gibson ES-295 brought rock to concert stages in the hands of Scotty Moore
By Dave Hunter published
As played by Danny Gatton, Geordie Walker and Johnny Marr, the ES-295 was Gibson’s 'other' gold-finished electric guitar

“The ne plus ultra of LP Junior–style axes”: Knaggs SSC-J Steve Stevens Signature review
By Art Thompson published
This well-built, sonically-pleasing six-string has become, the Billy Idol guitarist tells us, Steve Stevens' recording guitar of choice

The Gibson Theodore becomes the latest model to join Leo Scala’s high-end Master Artisan collection
By Phil Weller published
The legendary luthier has continued his work with Gibson, re-imagining former president Theodore McCarty’s vision of the futuristic guitars as if they were built in 1957 – the year they were designed

MESA/Boogie founder Randall Smith and Gibson part ways
By Phil Weller published
No reason has been given for the split, but Gibson says it is well positioned to continue his legacy, with its “next generation of designers” having studied under Smith for the past 20 years

Blitzen Trapper's Eric Earley reveals how his beloved 1964 Gibson Hummingbird was improbably brought back to life
By Phil Weller published
After presuming the worst in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the guitarist couldn't believe it when his luthier brought the vintage Gibson back from the dead

Dean Guitars wins the right to a retrial in its ongoing trademark dispute with Gibson
By Phil Weller published
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that Dean Guitars is entitled to a retrial after it appealed against a 2022 ruling that went in Gibson's favor, but it does not overturn a 2022 injunction preventing Dean from using the disputed shapes for the time being

Gibson adds the ES to its Supreme series – with Art Deco aesthetics and split coil pickups
By Phil Weller published
The guitar aims to take the tonal chameleon-isms of the model to a new level, with a recently rediscovered Art Deco design adorning its headstock
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