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This is a list of Gibson brand of stringed musical instruments, mainly guitars, manufactured by Gibson, alphabetically by category then alphabetically by product (lowest numbers first). The list excludes other Gibson brands such as Epiphone.
Garrison Guitars was a guitar manufacturing company originally founded by Chris Griffiths in Canada in 1999. The company became a subsidiary of Gibson in 2007, and its factory in St. John's was closed in 2010. During its existence, Garrison manufactured electric and acoustic guitars, as well as all-solid wood mandolins and mandolas.
Originally located in Pensacola, Florida, as of 2020 the company headquarters is Irondale, Alabama. The aluminium-necks, bodies and pickups are all manufactured by EGC, with remaining items being sourced from high-quality manufacturers such as Grover, Gotoh and Switchcraft. [1] The aluminium necks are machined from Alcoa T6061.
The 1958–1960 sunburst Les Paul, today one of the best-known electric guitar types in the world, was considered a commercial failure, [citation needed] with low production and sales. For 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned into what is now known as the Gibson SG. The original single-cutaway, carved top bodystyle was re-introduced in 1968.
Heritage Guitars is a boutique manufacturer, making semi-hollow guitars, large jazz boxes, and solid-body electrics. [3] Heritage makes guitars that are said to have been similar to Gibson's products, [3] [10] which the company's advocates and fans would say are constructed in a much more "handmade" fashion and with more attention to detail. [11]
The Gibson Flying V is an electric guitar model that was originally introduced by Gibson in 1958. The Flying V offered a brand new, radical, "futuristic" body design, much like its siblings: the Explorer, which was released the same year, and the Moderne, which was designed in 1957 but not released until 1982.
Epiphone produces a similar guitar as the Tony Iommi G-400. [13] Iommi's original SG (used on the early Sabbath albums) was a modified cherry red, left-handed 1964 SG Special with P-90 pickups which he nicknamed "Monkey" after he added a sticker of a monkey playing a fiddle to the guitar.
Nigel Tufnel Mr. Horsepower Signature Guitar Music Man: 2001 25 produced [366] Nikki Stringfield: A-6 FR S Schecter: Available in bright red burst and Maiden Mist [367] Nita Strauss: JIVA, or JIVA10 Ibanez: 2018 First Ibanez signature guitar bearing a female guitarist's name; standard model [368] JIVAJR 2020 More affordable model [369] JIVAX2 2022