News RSS Feed The new Five-String EB Bass from Gibson USA morphs the original EB’s SG-inspired body into a rounder offset-double-cutaway design crafted from premium tonewood for supreme playing comfort along with greatly enhanced resonance and sustain. ]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:39:32 GMT Long before rock’n’roll changed the world, Gibson’s original ES-295 was laying down the licks that would form the foundation of the greatest musical revolution ever known. Thanks to its stunning gold finish with custom pickguard and two hot, raw P-90 pickups, the ES-295 had both the looks and the sound to appeal to a radical new breed of players—most notably the legendary Scotty Moore, who backed Elvis Presley on those revolutionary early Sun recording sessions and live shows. The guitar beca...]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:55:09 GMT To celebrate what is widely regarded as the most revered ES-335 ever produced, Gibson Memphis presents the 1959 ES-335TD and ES-335TDN. These guitars have been totally recreated from scratch from an excellent example of an original 1959 ES-335 with iconic “Mickey Mouse Ear” cutaways, which was digitized and measured from every angle as the basis for new presses dedicated to this superb reissue.]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:31:12 GMT With a body proportioned and constructed in homage to the legendary ES-175 and a pair of humbucker-sized P-94 single-coil pickups, the ES-195 turns its hand to jazz without breaking a sweat.]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 13:24:45 GMT German guitar ace Rudolf Schenker's roots run to the very origins of heavy metal, and there's no finer rock pedigree on the planet. Schenker founded legendary metal outfit the Scorpions in 1965 when he was still in his teens, and the band rose to world domination in one of music's most competitive genres. Through it all, Schenker has been equally known for his blistering licks, incendiary tone, and radical style–so it's not surprising that the most revolutionary guitar ever created, the Gibs...]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:02:06 GMT Gibson Memphis bring a hot-rodded, ready-to-rock rendition to the table in the form of the new ES-339 Studio. Stripped of everything but the essentials for bone-crunching rock tone and primed for the utmost performance power, the ES-335 Studio is ready to create its own new legends in the world of the “semi.”]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:32:01 GMT Ever since its introduction in 1958 Gibson’s legendary ES-335 has been haled as one of the most versatile electric guitars ever produced, adept at everything from jazz, to country, to blues, to heavy rock. The new ES-335 Studio, though, lives for one purpose: to rock your world like no other semi-hollow electric guitar ever. While it retains the classic design elements and full build quality of the finest ES-335s, the ES-335 Studio from Gibson’s Memphis division strips away anything super...]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 14:44:46 GMT The “reverse bodied” Firebird VII was a revolutionary design when it first left Kalamazoo 50 years ago, and has remained about as “custom” as it gets in the years since. This special 20th Anniversary 1965 Firebird VII Reissue captures all the radical design elements and key features of this groundbreaking instrument in a guitar whose looks befit its status, with a stunning Golden Mist Poly finish in nitrocellulose lacquer, gold hardware, a 20th Anniversary medallion covering the rear control ...]]> Tue, 28 May 2013 16:19:12 GMT As the fierce four-string partner to the Firebird guitar line introduced in 1963, the Thunderbird bass has long been a stylish alternative—both onstage and in the studio—for adventurous bassists, Now Gibson USA celebrates the Golden Anniversary of this raging tone monster with a stunning tribute to the breed: the 50th Anniversary Thunderbird Bass. ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:59 GMT Gibson Custom has selected an extremely appropriate guitar with which to begin the celebrations of the 20th Anniversary of its Historic Reissue series. The 1957 Les Paul Custom is often considered the epitome of the “Black Beauty,” the first of the elegant Customs to carry the new PAF humbucking pickups. To kick off a very limited edition series of three 20th Anniversary guitars, Gibson Custom presents the 20th Anniversary 1957 Les Paul Black Beauty. In addition to being both a stunning, peri...]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 08:51:30 GMT