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Gibson Accidentally Lets The Cat Out Of The Bag :: Guitar Of The Week #36?

29. June 2007

Well, it’s still more than thirteen weeks away, but EGR reader Sten Nygren wrote this morning to let me know that an apparent glitch at Gibson.com has exposed what is potentially Guitar Of The Week #36––the Explorer New Century in Satin Ebony (here’s a screen shot for when they inevitably take the page down.) More [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #22 :: Les Paul Supreme Gold

19. June 2007

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Wow, I can’t believe we’re already 22 weeks into this thing… early this morning Gibson announced yet another installment in their limited-run Guitar Of The Week series, and it’s definitely a beauty––the new Les Paul Supreme Gold. The guitar appears to possess the same slightly over the top accoutrements as the other instruments in the [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #21 :: SG-3 Fireburst

12. June 2007

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It’s Tuesday again, and Gibson has just announced the latest member of their limited run Guitar Of The Week series––this week’s instrument being a rather wicked looking customized version of the new SG-3 (first introduced at this year’s Winter NAMM.) Simply titled the SG-3 Fireburst, the guitar sports many of the same features as the [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #20 :: Les Paul Studio Satin Ebony

5. June 2007

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Talk about a subtle beauty––Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week #20 has turned out to be a suped-up Les Paul Studio, all decked out in black chrome-plated hardware, and dressed to the nines in a fine Satin Ebony finish. Specs are still a bit murky this morning, as the guitar apparently boasts a pair of EMG [...]

Your Chance To Win A ’59 Les Paul… USB Flash Drive, That Is!

1. June 2007

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Well, before I sign out for the weekend I just wanted to point you all towards this fairly amusing new giveaway from Gibson–– Yep, now you can have your own little pocket-sized ’59 ‘Burst Les Paul (tiny case included,) and the miniature replica even functions as a 1GB USB Flash Drive to boot. According to [...]

Check It Out: Slick New Gibson ES-Series Microsite

31. May 2007

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Fans of Gibson’s legendary ES-335, not to mention all the other great “Electric Spanish” model hollowbodies, will definitely want to check out Gibson’s slick new microsite. There’s a ton of great info here, including an entire collection of video footage shot behind the scenes at Gibson’s Memphis Custom Shop, a look at the history of [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #19 :: Les Paul Classic Antique Zebra Wood

30. May 2007

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Gibson this morning launched the latest addition to their year-long Guitar Of The Week series––this week’s model being the new Les Paul Classic Antique in Zebra Wood. At first glance the name may seem like a bit of a misnomer––the guitar doesn’t really look anything like the other LP Classic Antiques that it’s based on––but [...]

Catching Up With Gibson’s Guitar Of The Week

23. May 2007

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Wow… take a trip to Hawaii for two weeks and you miss all the fun ;) Gibson announced two new Guitar Of The Week instruments while I was gone, plus another one just this morning, but the biggest news out of the three will undoubtedly be Guitar Of The Week #16––the long awaited return of [...]

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