Gibson Designs Trippy Looks for Dead Floyd with CHAUVET DJ
Both The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd are the inspiration for Dead Floyd, a tribute group to the two iconic bands. Jake Gibson of AOS Lighting started designing for Dead…
‘There is Truly No End in Sight:’ Ukulele Market Holding Strong in 2019
When the “ukulele craze” began about a decade ago, plenty of theories were floated: In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, people were drawn to the ukulele due to…
The Joan Jett ES-339 from Gibson
The new Joan Jett ES-339 guitar features a thermally-engineered chambered maple centerblock and thermally-engineered Adirondack Spruce bracing, a radical first for Gibson ES guitars. The control assembly is hand-wired with…
Best & Worst in Show at Summer NAMM 2019
Best Trip Back in Time The “shredding T-rex” at the Empirical Labs booth put smiles on the faces of all attendees who happened by the area. …
The MI Industry Descends Upon ‘Smashville’ for a Triumphant Summer NAMM 2019
“It seemed to me that this year’s Summer NAMM Show was particularly important for the industry,” says NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond. “One thing that really struck me was…
Wham, Bam – Thank You, NAMM
Photo by Garrett Hill Unpacking from NAMM Ahhh… you are back in the office and now the real work begins – reviewing your take-aways from Summer NAMM. By any measure,…
Gibson Response to Viral Firebird X Video
Gibson has explained that the Firebird X destruction video that caught the attention of many in late July and early August of this year was, “an isolated batch of Firebird…
Gibson Returns Oberheim Trademark and Brand
om Oberheim pictured with his original Oberheim DMX drum machine, introduced in 1981 In a gesture of good will for the music instrument industry, Gibson and its president and CEO,…
Gibson Announces New Collaborations
Gibson has announced new creative collaboration agreements with key boutique guitar makers and music inspired partners. Gibson announced today that it has entered into multi-year collaboration agreements with Jimmy Wallace Guitars, Banker Custom Guitars and Echopark Guitars. Under these…
Gibson Announces Gibson Alliance and the Gibson Generation Group
Gibson has announced the launch of the Gibson Alliance and the Gibson Generation Group for emerging musicians. The Gibson Alliance gives musicians across genres the opportunity to help guide the future of Gibson. Gibson Alliance artists will have…
Gibson Foundation Relaunches Worldwide
Pictured above: Dendy Jarrett, Executive Director, Gibson Foundation Gibson is proud to announce the re-launch of the Gibson Foundation – a 501(c)3) committed to introduce, inspire and amplify the power of music – and…
This New Era at Gibson
Full disclosure: I worked (for only) about three years at Gibson, in the 1990s, and left there (the first time) on good terms. I got to do cool things, work…