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Chuck Berry / Rock ‘n’ roll icon celebrated with new Gibson guitar and live album
Chuck Berry, who died in March 2017 aged 90, is fondly remembered in the release of a new Gibson Custom Shop guitar and a new live album, Live From Blueberry Hill. Live From Blueberry Hill consists of ten tracks recorded live at the rock ‘n’ roll icon’s legendary hometown shows …
Dave Mustaine / Gibson Factory Prototype Collection photos released
Dave Mustaine has partnered with Gibson as a brand ambassador and together they have started work on the Dave Mustaine Collection, which will cover acoustic and electric guitars across the Gibson, Epiphone and Kramer range. Dave Mustaine told MetalTalk: “One of first albums I ever bought was Kiss Alive. On …
Randy Smith – 75 year old Mesa/Boogie founder moves brand to Gibson
Mesa/Boogie, the iconc guitar amplification company, is now officially part of the legendary Gibson guitar brand. The original ‘Boutique’ amplifier company was founded 51 years ago by Randy Smith, who will join Gibson as Master Designer. Randy told MetalTalk: “I am 75 years-old and still at work every day. This is …
Eddie Kramer / My Jimi Hendrix memories as Gibson release two signature guitars
Gibson guitars are to release two signature guitars, the Jimi Hendrix™ 1969 Flying V in Aged Ebony and the Jimi Hendrix™ 1967 SG Custom in Aged Polaris White. “Music doesn’t lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.” – Jimi …
Whiteland, Indiana / Sweetwater Music report $95,000 Gibson guitar theft
A Sweetwater Music truck was targeted at the Flying J Travel Center in Whiteland, Indiana, where a pallet of new Gibson Adam Jones 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst guitars was stolen on 30 October 2020. Sweetwater Chief Supply Chain and Merchandising Officer Phil Rich told MetalTalk: “Somehow out of a …
Gibson / $59,000 reward offered for missing 1959/60 shipping ledgers
Missing for over 30 years, Gibson have heightened the search for the shipping ledgers for the years 1959 and 1960 and are offering a $59,000 cash reward for the return of the books, with no questions asked. The ledgers, which contain the shipping records for all Gibson guitars created during …
Learn Guitar with ‘Riff Lords’ Phil X and Richie Faulkner
Gibson, the iconic brand formally launched in 1902, have announced that a new original series, ‘Riff Lords’, will be launched for free. Hosted on the Gibson website and YouTube, ‘Riff Lords’ is a ‘how to’ series offering a exquisite chance to learn from the professionals themselves. The two current episodes …
