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Gibson Officially Announces Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul
Well, they’ve been talking about it off and on for months, and a few photos have even gone around the web, but Gibson yesterday officially announced the release of their new Slash ‘Appetite For Destruction’ Les Paul, and based on the photos it’s a real beauty (take a look at that wood grain, yum…) To [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard
1. February 2010
Well, it looks like Gibson is releasing yet another Custom Shop reproduction of a much-coveted classic Les Paul –– this time in three different versions to capture three distinct personalities of the transitional 1960 Les Paul Standard. Dubbed the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard, the guitars will feature period-accurate accoutrements including the now classic [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils Jimmy Page ‘Number Two’ Les Paul Replica
5. January 2010
Lordy, they’re trying to kill me… Gibson this week finally pulled the veil on their latest super-high-end Custom Shop re-creation (read: cha-ching!) –– a painstaking replica of Jimmy Page’s iconic “Number Two” Les Paul. Based on Page’s original ’59 Les Paul ‘Burst –– which was massively modified by the guitarist in order to explore its [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Releases Les Paul Tribute 1952 Goldtop
25. November 2009
Hot on the heels of their Epiphone branded Les Paul Tribute Standard, Gibson this week announced the release of a high-end Custom Shop model –– the Les Paul Tribute 1952 –– in honor of the legendary musician/innovator behind the name, Les Paul himself. Billed as the closest match yet to Les’ original specs, the guitar [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Giving Away Tickets To Les Paul Tribute Concert, Plus A Les Paul Studio
6. November 2009
Sweet… according to Gibson this morning the company will be giving away ten pairs of tickets to the upcoming Les Paul Tribute Concert –– to be held November 19th at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN –– with one lucky winner receiving a grand prize of not only two tickets to the concert, but also a [...]
Continue reading...Just Three Days Left To Get In On Gibson’s MLB Les Paul Studio Giveaway
16. October 2009
Hey all you Major League Baseball fans, I just wanted to give you a quick reminder that you’ve got only three days left if you want to get in on a chance to win this MLB branded Les Paul Studio from Gibson. Now, I dug around a bit, and unfortunately there’s really not much info [...]
Continue reading...Text Gibson, Win A 50th Anniversary ’59 Les Paul Standard?
23. January 2009
Yum. That’s one nice looking LP. And hey, Gibson’s giving it away for free––my favorite price point. But seriously, I’m a sucker for these contests, and they’ve made this one exceedingly easy to get in on: you just text the words “LPburst” to Gibson’s hotline. I’d give you their number here, but for legal reasons [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Announces Limited Run Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood
22. January 2009
Well, it’s that time again folks… time for the boys and girls with the big bucks to throw down some serious scratch on yet another pre-destined collector’s item––Gibson’s new limited run Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood. All right, while I’m fairly sure I myself will never purchase one of these Artist Replica-type instruments, I [...]
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12. March 2010
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