by Shane Sanders | Feb 6, 2024 | Gear, News
The Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio features an Ultra Modern weight-relieved mahogany body and maple cap paired with simplified cosmetic appointments and tasteful finishes The Gibson Les Paul Studio has long been favored by guitarists who value the blend of its Ultra...
by Shane Sanders | Feb 5, 2024 | Gear, Learn
Science or myth? Weigh up the potential pros and cons of top-wrapping on a guitar fitted with a Stop Bar tailpiece Do you top-wrap the guitar strings on your Gibson Les Paul, SG, or ES-335? It’s a topic that stirs up quite the debate, both online and in taverns...
by Shane Sanders | Jan 31, 2024 | Gear, News
Four of history’s greatest acoustic guitars in a classic “tuxedo” configuration Do you want custom cosmetics, solid Sitka spruce tops, L.R. Baggs™ Session VTC electronics, and Gibson Custom quality in an acoustic guitar? These four Ebony newcomers to a tried-and-true...
by Shane Sanders | Jan 29, 2024 | Gear, Learn
How to make the most of the guitar and studio gear you’ve got, and make less fuss along the way If a sense of being overwhelmed rises inside of you as you enter your home studio, it may be a potential signal that a complex of “analysis paralysis” and “option...
by Chris Vinnicombe | Jan 25, 2024 | Gear, History
70 years may be a blink in the eye of history, but over the course of seven decades, the Gibson Les Paul has carved out a monolithic presence in popular culture As old as rock ’n’ roll itself, since 1952 the Gibson Les Paul has traveled along musical ley lines,...
by Chris Vinnicombe | Jan 23, 2024 | Gear, History
From small tube combos to huge stereo rigs, Gibson amplifiers blazed a trail In returning to the amplifier business with the Falcon 5 and Falcon 20, Gibson has drawn on a rich history of innovation that leads right back to the dawn of the electric guitar itself in the...