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Gibson Debuts The Don Felder ‘Hotel California’ EDS-1275
Wow, I definitely didn’t see this one coming… while I was on vacation Gibson appears to have released yet another Custom Shop version of their iconic SG double-neck EDS-1275 –– this time a re-creation of the instrument Don Felder played on The Eagles’ classic ‘Hotel California’. Like other recent replicas to come out of Gibson’s [...]
Continue reading...Smithsonian Channel Presents– Electrified: The Guitar Revolution
5. August 2010
Well, August is Inside the Music month over at the Smithsonian Channel, and as part of the music-related festivities the good folks at Smithsonian will be offering up something for all of you guitar lovers. Electrified: The Guitar Revolution is a documentary covering the history of what we all know to be music’s greatest invention [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces ‘Collector’s Choice’ #1 – The Gary Moore Aged & Melvyn Franks VOS ’59 Les Paul Standard
12. July 2010
So this is it –– the first set of guitars from Gibson’s new “Collector’s Choice” line of high-end Custom Shop replicas. To inaugurate the series, Gibson has seen fit to reproduce Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore’s classic 59 Les Paul Standard. The guitar is being made available in two very limited-edition runs: 125 of the [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Debuts Gorgeous New Les Paul Studio 50s Tribute… And It’s Affordable!
9. June 2010
Wow… we may all have our own tastes when it comes to guitars and finishes, but to my mind this latest model from Gibson America is easily one of the most gorgeous LPs currently selling, and it’s surprisingly affordable. Announced just this morning, Gibson’s new Les Paul Studio 50s Tribute will apparently be selling for [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Adds Two More Slash Les Paul Models To The Mix: VOS & Aged
2. June 2010
No, you’re not reading that wrong… Gibson this morning has announced yet two more Slash Les Paul models –– the Custom Shop Slash Appetite for Destruction VOS, and Slash Appetite for Destruction Aged –– both in Butterscotch Nitro finishes, and both in strictly limited editions. According to Gibson, the new Custom Shop Slash LPs have [...]
Continue reading...Chop Shop: Upgrading My SG To Lindy Fralin Hum-Cancelling P90s
25. May 2010
As some of you will remember, in 2007 I was lucky enough to purchase one of Gibson’s “Guitar of The Week” models, the gorgeous Limited Edition ‘67 SG Special Reissue w/P-90’s. I have since fallen in love with this guitar over and over again, and it only sounds better with time… with one caveat –– [...]
Continue reading...The Robots Are Back! Gibson Announces Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited
12. May 2010
Well, I’m fresh back from a really relaxing diving trip to Honduras (I just got SCUBA certified!) and trying to get back into the swing of things around EGR. The big guitar news while I was gone appears to be Gibson’s release of the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited –– a strictly limited run of [...]
Continue reading...It’s Back… Gibson Releases 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul ‘Black Beauty’
8. April 2010
Wow, Gibson’s running fast and furious with the ’50th Anniversary’ models these days… the latest in the line, announced earlier this week, will be the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom ‘Black Beauty’ –– a re-creation of one of Gibson’s most popular and iconic guitars. The guitar appears to have all the bells and whistles [...]
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30. August 2010
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