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Henry Juszkiewicz - Gibson CEO

Gibson doing something right?

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 [...]

Slash Appetite For Destruction Les Paul

Buy Appetite For Destruction for $9174 and get a free guitar!

July 19th 2010

I always thought what made a signature series special is that it…

Joe Bonamassa Rig Part 3

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 [...]

Joe Bonamassa Rig Part 2

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 [...]

Joe Bonamassa Rig Part 1

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 [...]

Gibson with another 50th Anniversary savings killer

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 [...]

Gibson celebrates itself again

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 [...]

Gibson Jimmy Page ‘Number Two’

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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