Gibson is now offering vintage guitars for sale via their Gibson Certified Vintage program that launched today. The launch includes five vintage guitars from their vault: a 1982 Gibson Moderne, a 1961 Les Paul SG Standard, a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior, a 1959 ES-355 Mono, and what they are describing as a "pristine 1959 Les Paul Standard sunburst." However, only the '59 Les … [Read more...]
Eric Johnson and the Electromagnets
In his article Magnetic: Eric Johnson meets the boys from Abilene, Michael Corcoran provides an enlightening glimpse into the early days of Eric Johnson's musical career, specifically when he gets involved with the group the Electromagnets in the early-to-mid '70s. While the EJ connection is most relevant to us guitarists, it was interesting to read more about Bill Maddox, … [Read more...]
Paul Reed Smith’s First Guitar with Bird Inlays
PRS posted a video earlier this year as part of their From the Archives series discussing the first guitar Paul made with the now iconic bird inlays. It's interesting that the guitar was originally made for Peter Frampton in 1976 when Paul was just 20 years old. Watch the video below: … [Read more...]
Carter Vintage Guitars Purchased by The North American Guitar
Last week Carter Vintage Guitars announced that they were purchased by The North American Guitar. Carter Vintage Guitars will become part of The North American Guitar and together they will pursue a shared mission to bring the world’s finest guitars and instruments to players, collectors, and enthusiasts worldwide. CVG co-founders Walter and Christie Carter will remain at the … [Read more...]
Visiting the Gibson Garage
I wanted to follow up my post from last month when the Gibson Garage opened. I finally had the opportunity to visit the store this past weekend, and I really enjoyed it. The Gibson Garage is a retail store containing the full range of Gibson, Epiphone, and Kramer product lines. I was curious about the Custom Shop experience, and spent some time discussing the … [Read more...]