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That Sucks

Tommy B — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:34:47 +0000

Tony Martin, singer with Black Sabbath on five albums – Eternal Idol, Headless Cross, TYR, Cross Purposes and Forbidden – recently spoke to Gibson.com about his life in the music business. Well known for his interest in creating new sounds, Martin says he learned a lot from him mom’s Hoover: “The most famous of my [...]

Guitar Gals: The Top 10 Female Guitar Players of All Time

The Hawk — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 12:06:18 +0000

While the world of guitar rock, admittedly, is male-heavy, a number of female players have risen to the top over the years, proving women have just as much aptitude for the 6-string as their male colleagues. These women crushed instruments and eardrums in pursuit of a new way to make the guitar sing, scream, shout [...]

Pink Floyd Unrealsed, Coming Soon

Sam Talkington — Wed, 11 May 2011 22:47:47 +0000

It is about time! Pink Floyd has been sitting on stuff that should have already been released, but if they did ten years ago would we all be as excited? Probably not! HA Not only will all 14 Pink Floyd studio albums get the remastered treatment, but plenty of live performances, demos and more will be released in deluxe editions of the band's classic albums

The Gibson Interview: Nikki Sixx

The Hawk — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:00:28 +0000

Thirty years after Nikki Sixx began his career recording albums and becoming a fixture on Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip with Mötley Crüe.

In this exclusive interview with Gibson.com, Sixx talks about what makes his new book so personal, spills details on the forthcoming album and explains why he “can’t really stand on a stage” without a Thunderbird in his hand.

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The Gibson Classic Interview: Les Paul

Tommy B — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 16:00:36 +0000

Gibson.com is pleased to present “The Gibson Classic Interview,” where we open our archives and share with you interviews we’ve done over the years with some of the world’s biggest artists. And for Gibson, there has never been an artist bigger than Lester William Polsfuss, known to the world as Les Paul. This week, we [...]

The Gibson Explorer

Tommy B — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 12:16:40 +0000

This story is bound to ignite a few disagreements. But either way the ax is cool, and so are the videos. It's a great guitar, and a great story from Gibson.

On paper, the Gibson Explorer looks pretty simple: mahogany body (after an initial run of Korina models in the late ’50s), 24.75” sc

Slash to Join Super Bowl Halftime Show?

Tommy B — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:00:22 +0000

From Michael Wright at Gibson.com

The Associated Press is reporting that Gibson signature artist Slash will make a guest appearance with The Black Eyed Peas during their Super Bowl halftime show. Slash, whose recent solo album featured the Peas’ own Fergie, would follow in a long line of legendary guitarists to rock America’s biggest annual sports event, including Pete Townshend, Prince, Keith Richards and Joe Perry.