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Gibson Unveils Versatile New Slash Signature Les Paul
While I’m definitely not what anyone would call a Guns N’ Roses fan, I do appreciate the influence Slash has had on a lot of guitar players, and I think that Gibson’s latest version of the Slash Signature Les Paul is just beautiful in its simplicity, subtle color scheme, and general lack of overt flashiness. [...]
Continue reading...Epiphone Giving Away A Les Paul Studio!
27. July 2006
Well, if you haven’t already done so you’ll be happy to know that there are still a few days left to get in on Epiphone’s Les Paul Studio Giveaway (actually, they call it a “Contest,” but since you don’t really have to compete in any way I’m not sure that’s a fair description.) Anyways, the [...]
Continue reading...Custom NBA-Finals Themed Les Paul Is Going, Going, Gone!
24. July 2006
Sold! A two-of-a-kind NBA Finals themed Les Paul built by Gibson’s famous Custom Shop has sold in auction for the surprisingly (to me at least) low price of $4,800. Proceeds from the sale will go to NBA Cares – the NBA’s worldwide community outreach program which is dedicated to supporting education, youth & family, and [...]
Continue reading...Scale Length: A Primer
12. July 2006
What The Heck Is Scale Length? To be precise, the scale length of a guitar is the vibrating length of its strings, ie, the distance from the center of the saddle to the nut. The scale length dictates the placement of frets on a guitar’s fingerboard, with the 12th fret falling at the exact middle [...]
Continue reading...Gibson: They Can’t Stop Giving Away Guitars!
4. July 2006
I don’t know what it is about Gibson these days, but they sure seem to be running a lot of these promotional guitar giveaways – the latest? well that would be this truly classic Les Paul Standard in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. It’s one of my all-time favorite guitars, at one of my all-time favorite prices… [...]
Continue reading...Gibson Unveils 1956 Goldtop Vintage Original Spec
15. February 2006
Gibson’s famous Custom Shop appears to be at it again, having just introduced a new line of historic guitars today –– dubbed the Vintage Original Spec series –– and I have to tell you, the ’56 Les Paul Goldtop has me drooling all over myself… talk about a dream guitar… Like the other guitars in [...]
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4. August 2006
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