
July 26th 2010
Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz has opened a thread on the official Gibson forums where he is responding to user questions about all things Gibson. Obviously this is a PR stunt, but you know what? I think it works. This could have been a total disaster, but Henry J’s responses are polite, well thought out, and [...]

July 19th 2010
I always thought what made a signature series special is that it…
June 25th 2010
Here is the final chapter of this series on Joe Bonamassa’s live rig. Here we see some of the extra items tucked away in a rack, and also he shows us his new found infatuation with the Theremin. Theremin Moog Etherwave Theremin Keeley Delay Effects Rack Palmer Speaker Simulator Beyer Wireless System TC Electronics Chorus [...]
June 23rd 2010
In part two of this three part series, Joe Bonamassa walks us through his touring line up of guitars. Unfortunately one of these guitars, his #52, was damaged on the recent tour to Australia. Gibson 80′s Era Gibson Explorer ’58 Re-issue Gibson Flying V 90′s Re-issue Gibson Firebird I 1973 Gibson ES-355 ’59 Re-issue Gibson [...]
June 21st 2010
Awesome gear explanation video : Check Awesome gear video from Joe Bonamassa : PRICELESS I love how casual he is about the whole setup. This is the sort of rig we would all kill for, but for Bonamass, it gets a massive “meh”! I love the comment that “It’s just a very, very, very expensive [...]
April 12th 2010
It’s black. It’s beautiful. And again it is too expensive. Although not by much for a change. The new 50th Anniversary Black Beauty Les Paul is coming in under $8000US, and that is a bit more realistic from Gibson. It’s still a lot of money, but it’s not the $12K that some of the guitars [...]
February 16th 2010
Gibson, Gibson, Gibson… where do I begin? All you seem to do these days is make guitars that people either do not want, or re-make guitars people want but can’t afford. Wait a second! This new 50th Anniversary tops out at just over $6000. That is almost affordable. Almost. I do have a soft spot [...]
January 11th 2010
Adding further weight to the idea Gibson is now only a tribute to itself, they have just released (well, a little while ago but who cares) ANOTHER Jimmy Page model, the Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Paul. Starting at $11,176 for a Vintage Old Stock model capping at $25,882 for an aged and signed model, [...]
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