The Gibson Futura was an electric guitar that was the precursor of the model introduced as the Explorer. These prototypes, christened "Futura" many years...
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retail company Futura, a defunct British paperback publisher, now part of Little, Brown Book Group. Gibson Futura, an electric guitar Futura (typeface),...
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1958 Gibson Futura/Explorer patent dated January 7, 1958. Several months later due to the success of the first release of the Reverse Flying V, Gibson decide...
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later, Gibson marketed under the name Futura. The Explorer's initial run was unsuccessful, and the model was discontinued in 1963. In 1976, Gibson began...
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(Cutaway Electric Classical) Corvus EDS-1275 Explorer Firebird Flying V Futura GK-55 L-5S L-6S Les Paul Custom Doublecut Junior Special Studio Gothic Swamp...
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The Gibson Moderne is an electric guitar model prototyped by Gibson in 1957. It was designed alongside the Flying V and Explorer-"Futura" as part of a...
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name "Futura" (not to be confused with the Explorer prototype). The Corvus was one of several new models designed to renew interest in Gibson guitars...
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The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1961, following on from the 1952 Gibson Les Paul. It remains in production...
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years later, Gibson contributed original text to "Memory Palace", a performance show featuring the theater group La Fura dels Baus at Art Futura '92, Barcelona...
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Gibson manufactured banjos in the years before World War II. They are differentiated from later Gibson banjos by their scarcity. Banjo sales plummeted...
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The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. The guitar was designed by factory manager...
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The Gibson ES-335 is a semi-hollow body semi-acoustic guitar introduced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as part of its ES (Electric Spanish) series in...
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Gibson, Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corporation and Gibson Brands Inc.) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and professional...
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Orville H. Gibson (May 1856 – August 19, 1918) was an American luthier who founded the Gibson Guitar Company in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1902, makers of...
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an electric guitar made by Gibson. Its name derives from the names of guitarists Billy Byrd and Hank Garland for whom Gibson originally custom-built the...
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The Gibson EDS-1275 is a double neck Gibson electric guitar introduced in 1963 and still in production. Popularized and raised to iconic status by musicians...
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The Gibson ES-175 (1949–2019) is a hollow body Jazz electric guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The ES-175 became one of Gibson's most...
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The Gibson Hummingbird is an acoustic guitar model/series produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Unlike the other flat-top Gibson acoustics, the Hummingbird...
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The Gibson J-200 (formerly the Gibson SJ-200 or Super Jumbo 200), is an acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Standard models...
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The Gibson Firebird is a solid-body electric guitar manufactured by Gibson beginning in 1963. The Gibson Guitar Corporation released several new styles...
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The Gibson Thunderbird is an electric bass guitar made by Gibson and Epiphone. The Gibson Thunderbird was introduced in 1963. At the time, Fender had...
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The Gibson EB-3 is an electric bass guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The Gibson EB-3 is a bass guitar introduced in 1961 and discontinued...
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electric guitar made by Gibson, manufactured from 1978 to the 1980s. The model was developed by Whitey Morrison, the Gibson plant manager in Nashville...
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The Gibson ES series of semi-acoustic guitars (hollow body electric guitars) are manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The letters ES stand for...
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The Gibson ES-355 is the top of the line semi-hollow body Thinline Dual Pickup Stereo Varitone (TDSV) manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Company. The guitar...
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The Gibson Country Western is a flat-top acoustic guitar model originally manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Corporation between 1956 (or 1955) and 1978...
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1928 or 1930 Gibson Master Model L-5 Guitar The Gibson L-5 is a hollow body guitar first produced in 1923 by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, then of Kalamazoo...
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P-90 (redirect from Gibson P-90)
(sometimes written P90) is a single coil electric guitar pickup produced by Gibson Guitar Corporation since 1946, as well as other vendors. Compared to other...
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The Gibson Melody Maker is an electric guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. It has had many body shape variations since its conception in 1959. The...
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The Gibson ES-345 is a guitar manufactured by the Gibson Guitar Company. The guitar was produced from 1959 to 1981. It was designed as a jazz guitar and...
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