NAMM 2012  These are the new SG 61 guitars from Gibson USA, sporting a very handsome satin finish.  We love satin finish guitars for the cool, fast Read more [...]

http://youtu.be/fY--nG-RUnY We were delighted to come across painter/sculptor James A. Willis at NAMM 2012 in the Gibson Custom room.  Best known for Read more [...]

Without a doubt, our favorite Kirk Hammett guitar is his black 1979 Gibson Flying V.  It's probably his, too.  That guitar was on every album in Read more [...]

At NAMM 2012 we saw up close in person what fans have so far only been lucky enough to see on stage - this amazing heavily aged Gibson Custom Shop Read more [...]

Country music artist Lee Roy Parnell gave us this insightful rundown of his Gibson Custom Shop signature Goldtop Les Paul at NAMM 2012.  Revered for Read more [...]

It's one of the most feel-good stories we've heard in a long time.  The PAF humbucker loaded 1954 Les Paul Custom that Peter Frampton used on the Read more [...]

In 2010 we were hanging with our friend Gary Blankenberg, a man who has forgotten more about guitars than we may ever know, and we hatched a plan to Read more [...]

While visiting the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville this week, we couldn't help but notice this rack of very familiar Sunburst Les Paul Customs that Read more [...]

Editor's Note: Longtime readers of 20th Century Guitar will recognize the nom de plume G7 and his column "Anything For $1.10".  This infamous, hilarious, Read more [...]

  The Firebird X, with its onboard effects, robot tuners, and computer connectivity, is the most advanced instrument Gibson have ever produced.  Read more [...]