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Why Won’t This Guitar Stay in Tune?
Ted Drozdowski over at the Gibson news and lifestyle section had a few suggestions for the cause of – and the remedy for – the guitar player’s bane. Few things are more vexing on stage or in rehearsal than a guitar that won’t stay in tune. We’ve all experienced this irritation, and most likely at [...]
Gibson Guitar Becomes Largest Shareholder of TEAC
TOKYO & NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Gibson Guitar Corp., (“Gibson”), the world’s premier musical instrument manufacturer, today announced the successful completion of a tender offer through a special purpose company for 54.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of Japan’s TEAC CORPORATION (“TEAC”) (TSE:6803), a recognized trailblazer in the audio visual industry. TEAC is one of [...]
The Rockbeare Guitar Collection
The Rockbeare Guitar Collection is a UK-based collection of vintage, classic, and modern guitars and associated kit accumulated over 30 years. On April 28, guitar player, Stefanos Tsoureils visited the arsenal and played a number of the instruments. Check out the video here: And check out the Rockbeare website here.
Rare and Vintage Big Name Guitars Gross $1.13+ Million at Auction
Heritage Auction’s Musical Instruments Signature® Auction was held in conjunction with the Dallas International Guitar Festival on April 20 in Texas. Among numerous lots of acoustic and electric guitars was a rare 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst Solid Body Electric Guitar that sold for $134,500. “We work hard to offer exemplary instruments to passionate [...]
AxVault Back from MusikMesse- The German NAMM- We have great interview lots of cool guitars-PRS,Gibsons Head Luthier, Whitesnake Erik Johnson and more
AxVault is just back from MusikMesse, German NAMM, in Frankfurt Germany: Great place. The Hall is huge and Germans really friendly and great people. We have around 40 video interview and product demos with our new host Rebecca. Erik Johnson, Gibson’s Head Luthier and Guitarist for Alice Cooper [...]
12 String Les Paul
Gibson tells us that they have a long and glorious history of crafting top-notch electric 12-string guitars, from the elegant ES-335-12 of 1965, to the EDS-1275 that enabled Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page to segue seamlessly from the 12-string intro to “Stairway to Heaven” to the ripping 6-string solo in live performance. Now they say that [...]
The Great Debate: Fender vs. Gibson (Part 2)
By Patrick Keegan The Teams When a guitarist achieves fame, so does their guitar. As the guitar increases in fame so does its sales (if you don’t believe me, think about how much Jack White has increased the sales of old Kays, Airlines and Silvertones). Since the whole point of guitar manufacturing is to [...]
The Great Debate: Gibson vs. Fender (Part 1)
Patrick Keegan This is the question that has plagued guitarists since the 50’s. Being forced to decide between the two is a nightmare; it’s like trying to decide what type of wings to order at band practice (only not as serious). There are arguments for both sides, and a lot of it comes down to [...]