Gibson Dark Fire - "Sigh..."
The Gibson Dark Fire is one of Gibson's truly outlandish attempts to make a guitar "for the ages." When it was released it had all kinds of hype surrounding it and Gibson touted it generally as the n…
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Plain Top Reissue VOS - "Nice but not always worth it's while"
The Gibson '58 VOS Les Paul is made by Gibson's Custom Shop in the US to near exacting specifications of the famed original '58 Bursts. These guitars are considered the "Holy Grail" of electric guita…
Gibson Les Paul 40th anniversary - "Kinda similar to the P90 Custom"
For Gibson's 40th Anniversary, they wanted to go back in time and show the world what made them famous in the first place. The main thing they did was create an old school Custom but with the update…
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Gibson [Guitar of the Month - April 2008] LP-295 Gold T… - "Bigsby equipped LP"
GIbson set out to create a design that was kind similar to the ES but with the tone and playability of the Les Paul. What they decided to do was to put a Bigsby on their regular model and adjust a f…
Gibson Les Paul 25/50 Anniversary - "Extremely elegant, but pricey"
In 1978, Gibson created what I think is probably the ultimate Les Paul ever made -- the 25/50 Anniversary model. This is a Les Paul and then some. The features on this are ridiculous, and it sounds…
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Plain Top Reissue VOS - "Great VOS finish on this"
The VOS finishes are part of the Vintage Old Stock finish. Basically, it's like an older, slightly worn in finish, and I find they look and sound much better than the regular finishes. They also fe…
Gibson Les Paul 1954 PAF Conversion - "Humbucker equipped 1954"
During the mid 50s, Gibson developed their own PAF pickups which were the first humbuckers ever created by Seth Lover. These pickups started a revolution, but some of the guitars that Gibson had did…
Gibson Les Paul Studio - "Decent for what you get"
The Studios are the guitars that are a bit more on the budget side, and considering some of the build quality on these, it's not really a surprise. The main difference between this and the regular L…
Gibson Les Paul Studio - "Decent for what you get"
The Studios are the guitars that are a bit more on the budget side, and considering some of the build quality on these, it's not really a surprise. The main difference between this and the regular L…
Gibson Les Paul Doublecut P-90 - "Trem equipped DC"
The Double Cuts were never really poplar, and considering how they look and feel, it's not really a surprise. This is a double cut, but it also had P90s and a trem equipped on it for extra versatili…
Gibson 1954 Les Paul Custom VOS - "Old school LP tone"
The Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1954 is a replica of the original guitar made back in 1954. The guitar has a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, special bridge l…
Gibson Jonas Brothers Melody Maker - "Great fretwork, solid tone"
The Jonas Brothers have been fairly well known for playing GIbson guitars, and the Les Paul Junior has been one of their go-to instruments for a very long time. It's not too different from a regular…
Gibson Les Paul Standard - "Les Paul Standard with a thin neck"
In the early 60s Gibson was looking to make their guitars a bit easier to play. Fender was out selling them with their guitars so they had to change up the feel of their guitars. This eventually led …
Gibson Les Paul Axcess Standard with Stopbar - "Super light Les Paul"
THe Gibson Axcess line of guitars are guitars for people who want the lightest possible Les Pauls. I guess they have hurt their backs over the years playing real Les Pauls and want something lighter.…
Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded 2011 - "Lotsa tone, not a lot of $$$"
The Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded was designed as a slightly lower market version of their famed Les Paul Studio model. What it offers differently is that the finish is not shiny and glossy using many…
