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• Gibson Tone Tips: Pick A Winner

  There’s a little tidbit of tonal tweakage that is entirely within every player’s power to modify at will, without risk to guitar, amp or effects, without voiding any warrantees, and at very little expense.

• Bid Now for a Ronnie Wood SG and a Roger Waters SG from Gibson Guitartown London!

  And more!!! Amongst the other items being auctioned for the GuitarTown charity, you'll find guitars signed by bands such as Lost Prophets, Manic Street Preachers and The View, and sculptures inspired and signed by acts such as Kate Melua and Dirty Pretty Things.

• Win a Trip to London and Led Zeppelin Tickets!

  Or Win Chance to Perform at the Tribute Concert After Party! Enter Video Contests to Uncover Led Zeppelin’s Most Die-Hard Fan and Discover a New Unsigned Band to Rock the Music World

• Gibson Guitar and Ben Sherman Come Together To Create The Ultimate Noise For Charity

  Original Brit label, Ben Sherman and Gibson Guitar have collaborated to create the ultimate range of money-can’t-buy collectable Gibson guitars to celebrate their love for British music and style through the decades, and those one-of-a-kind instruments are available to own via an online auction.

• What a serial number can and can't tell about your Gibson

  Like a fingerprint or a social security number, the series of digits inked or impressed on the back of a Gibson headstock can go a long way toward identifying a guitar. But, with more than 75 years of shipping records in the Gibson books, and dozens of variations on numerical schemes used over the years, serial numbers sometimes do little to shed light on the origin of a mysterious Gibson.

• The history of the Gibson Electric Spanish (ES) Semi-Acoustic Guitars

  The Gibson ES-335 is one of the most beloved and enduring instruments of all time, and generations of guitarists - from Jazz to Blues to Indie Rock - have embraced this versatile guitar.

• Gibson Leads Industry Fight Against Counterfeit Guitars

  Several recent reports of fake Gibson guitars have prompted the manufacturer to lead an aggressive industry fight against the growing problem of counterfeit instruments, mainly shipped from and sold by outlets and individuals in China. Learn how to spot a fake!

• Tanglewood Range Now on Dolphin Music!

  Selected models from Tanglewood guitars can now be found on Dolphin Music. Tanglewood was recently voted the #1 Acoustic Guitar Brand in the UK and Ireland ...

• A Brief History of the '58 Les Paul Junior Doublecut

  The Les Paul Junior, introduced in 1954, was the economy Les Paul model. With its no-nonsense look, a single P-90 pickup, it was an instant hit. In 1958, Gibson changed the Junior's body shape to a double cutaway. The 1958 Les Paul Junior was to become a classic...

• Gibson Wiki - put your mark on Gibson's website!

  What? Haven't you heard of Gibson Wiki? It is a collaborative site designed to amass the definitive body of knowledge on the products in the Gibson Family of Brands. And it's written and edited by you!

• Kings Of Leon rock the charts with Gibson and Epiphone!

  Kings Of Leon are currently reigning at the top of the Album Charts for the second week running, thanks to their 3rd album, “Because Of The Times”. And the gospel-rebelling, southern rockers from Nashville love their Gibson and Epiphone guitars...

• THE WORLD'S BEST PORTABLE GUITAR AMPS NOW AVAILABLE FROM DOLPHIN!

  Dolphin Music is proud to introduce to our customers the new range of portable headphone amps by C-Tech – distributed by Fender. Read More...

• WATCH GIBSON'S INTERVIEW WITH GREEN DAY'S BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG!

  To promote the release of his fantastic Signature Les Paul Junior, Billy Joe Armstrong has been interviewed by Gibson USA. Find out more...

• Meet the New Melody Maker!

  Resurrecting one of the most popular guitars in Gibson’s history, the new Melody Maker from Gibson USA is an accurate, ultra-affordable recreation of the original Melody Makers of the late 1950s.

• Picture of the Week: Slash Honored by Hollywood RockWalk of Fame

  No guitarist deserves to be immortalized on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles more than Slash.

• GIBSON hot P-94 pickups now available from Dolphin Music!

  Dolphin Music is now selling the amazing P-94 pickups. They are basically hot, humbucking-sized P-90s, that can add a different touch (both musically and visually!) to your humbucker-equipped guitar.

• NAMM 2007: Gibson Announces New Models

  From the already highly-anticipated and innovative Les Paul BFG and HD.6X-Pro, to the Custom Shop collaborations with Kiefer Sutherland and Elliot Easton, to the new Gibson USA Les Paul Melody Maker and Classic Antique, the new guitars continue Gibson's tradition of honoring the company's incredible legacy while constantly innovating.

• NAMM 2007: BOSS Releases fantastic new pedals

  BOSS, possibly the most respected maker of FX pedals for guitar, has introduced some exciting new models for 2007, at this year's NAMM: the FZ-5 Fuzz pedal, the DN-2 Dyna Drive, the ML-2 Metal Core, the FBM-1 Fender '59 Bassman and finally, the FDR-1 Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb pedal. They seem destined to be hugely popular amongst guitarists - as you'd expect from Boss!

• Gibson U.S.A. Factory Tour

  The Gibson U.S.A. factory in Nashville, TN is where some of the finest instruments in the world are manufactured. Take the tour and see what it takes to make a Les Paul!