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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.
The Gibson Grabber was a bass guitar introduced in 1973 along with the Gibson Ripper, both designed by Bill Lawrence. The Grabber featured a bolt-on 34 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (876 mm) neck similar to Fender basses and shared a similar body shape with the Ripper. A distinctive feature of the Grabber was its adjustable pickup, which could be positioned by ...
Gibson entered into production of this model in 1937 as its top-of-the-line flat top guitar, initially called the Super Jumbo, changing the name in 1939 to the Super Jumbo 200. It replaced the Gibson Advanced Jumbo. [2] It was made at the Gibson Factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The SJ-200 was named for its super-large 16 7/8" flat top body, with ...
The Sonex Deluxe, the lowest price model, used Velvet Brick humbucker pickups, not Dirty Fingers. The Bricks were designed by Bill Lawrence, working for Gibson. They feature a unique steel mounting plate on the back of the pickup that differs from all other Gibson pickups, and has 2 height adjustment screws on one side and one on the other side.
In 2003 Gibson Guitars produced limited editions of Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins's Gibson Explorer. The guitar is made of African limba wood and features an aged finish, Maestro vibrola, and classic humbucking pickups In 2008 Gibson released two new versions of the guitar, the first of which was the "50-Year Commemorative Explorer".
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A standard Gibson logo was branded into the headstock in the deluxe model. In 1996, the model was resurrected with The Paul II, [3] with a mahogany body and carved top like a Les Paul Studio instead of the flat top of prior models of The Paul The body is 2/3 as thick as a normal Les Paul and features a rear belly cut as well. In 1998 The Paul ...
One thing which hampered the instrument's popularity in the ensuing years was the narrow neck width (1 + 5 ⁄ 8 in [4.1 cm] at the nut, as opposed to Gibson's standard nut width of 1 + 11 ⁄ 16 in [4.3 cm]). Gibson developed the ES-350T from the Byrdland using less-costly hardware and detailing, and offered it as a less expensive model. [2]