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Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #33 :: Les Paul Classic Antique Mahogany Top

4. September 2007

Well, I hope all of you here in the US had a great 3-day, and that everyone else around the world had a nice weekend as well. To help us get the new week started off on the right foot, here’s a little bit of eye candy from Gibson… The company today unveiled what is [...]

See & Hear Gibson’s New ES-339 In Action

3. September 2007

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When the news broke on Friday that Gibson had launched a new ES model guitar––the ES 339––specs were readily available, but there was no official product page on Gibson’s website. Anyway, not only is there now a full product page, but Gibson has also published a high-quality video demo of the ES-339, including some nice [...]

Gibson Launches New ES Model, ES-339 Semi-Hollowbody

31. August 2007

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Brand New ES Series From Gibson Well, Gibson this morning released full specs on its latest six-string creation––the ES-339––and it’s looking like a real beauty. The guitar is basically an ES-335 packed into a Les Paul sized body, and includes all of the traditional accoutrements of the classic 335, including its hardware, body shape (if [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #32 :: SG Special With EMGs

28. August 2007

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Gibson this morning pulled the veils off its latest Guitar Of The Week offering––a smooth new SG Special armed with a pair of active EMG humbuckers. I like the stripped down look… the guitar is part of Gibson’s low-cost SG Special line, so while it shouldn’t dent your pocketbook too much, being a Limited Edition [...]

Hello Gibson? This Is IG Calling…

22. August 2007

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If you’re like me you’ve probably got a good little Gibson Guitar Of The Week wish list going on in the back of your head… you know––something like a Goldburst Les Paul with a Bigsby Vibrato and locking tuners… or maybe an ES-335 decked out in Amber, with dual P-90s and a Charlie Christian at [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #31 :: Flying V New Century

21. August 2007

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So here it is: the latest custom Flying V to be born out of Gibson’s year-long Guitar Of The Week series––the newly minted limited edition Flying V New Century. To be perfectly honest, I’m very happy to see Gibson taking the New Century line in a whole new direction, because in case you missed it, [...]

Gibson Announces Guitar Of The Week #29 :: Reverse Flying V

7. August 2007

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Sure enough, Gibson today announced what is easily the most unique instrument to come out of their year-long Guitar Of The Week program to-date––the aptly titled Reverse Flying V. While the guitar’s flamboyant design is most definitely an acquired taste (you wouldn’t necessarily catch me playing one on stage,) there’s little doubt in my mind [...]

Your Chance To Win A Gibson Custom Shop Zakk Wylde “Bullseye” Les Paul

6. August 2007

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Well, it’s only Monday morning and it’s already looking to be a very busy week here at EGR. Before I get sucked into a few bigger posts though I just wanted to point you all towards Gibson’s latest contest––they’re giving away a Custom Shop Zakk Wylde “Bullseye” Les Paul. The guitar’s carved maple top is [...]

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