Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Medium 11-50

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Medium 11-50 Review

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Medium 11-50 Feature

• Gauges: .011, .014, .018, .030w, .042w, .050w

Gibson Strings re-invents the modern guitar string. We go back to the days of using only the finest pure nickel wire, slowly wrapping it over the highest quality Swedish steel "hex" core for maximum strength and stability. The warm, full tone gives your guitar a solid new voice. These strings show why we are still the favorite with top players around the world! Vacuum sealed for freshness.

Gibson Vintage Reissue 3-Pack VR10 Electric Guitar Strings

Gibson Vintage Reissue 3-Pack VR10 Electric Guitar Strings Review

Gibson Vintage Reissue 3-Pack VR10 Electric Guitar Strings Feature

• These strings are the favorite with top players around the world

Gauges 10-13-17-26-36-46. Gibson Strings reinvented the modern guitar string by going back to the days of using only the finest pure nickel wire and slowly wrapping it over the highest quality Swedish steel hex core for maximum strength and stability. The warm, full tone gives your electric guitar a solid new voice. These strings are the favorite with top players around the world! All Gibson strings are bench tested and builder approved to bring the best sound possible out of your instrument.

Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst, Figured Maple

Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst, Figured Maple Review

Gibson Custom ES-335 Dot Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst, Figured Maple Feature

• It is 16 1/2 inches wide and it has a full 20 inch long body that is a full 1 3/4 inches deep.
• It has a classic powerful hum-bucking pickups with two volume pots
• Two tone pots,and a three way pickup select switch.

History speaks for itself. The ES-335 is one of the most important guitars of all time. Right from its introduction in 1958 as the world's first semi-hollowbody electric guitar it has been a mainstay of players eager to balance the gorgeous, round, mellow tones perfect for jazz and blues with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody.

Countless music legends have immortalized Gibson's ES-335.

Two '57 Classic humbucking pickups and stopbar tailpiece.

Grover kidney-shaped tuners.

Today the Gibson Custom Shop creates exacting duplicates of the ES-335 as it first left the Kalamazoo plant in 1958. That year just 267 were built, but the original vintage 335s grew steadily in popularity, peaking in 1967 thanks largely to Eric Clapton's high-profile use of a cherry ES-335 in the band Cream.

Body and Finishes
The Custom Shop ES-335 is available with many finish options, reflecting the color choices that have evolved over the model's 50-year history. In Satin finish, trans black and cherry colors are available, with a plain maple top, back, and rims. Ebony is available only in plain maple. With the figured maple top, back, and rims option, cherry, tri-burst, antique natural, light burst, and vintage sunburst colors are available. Wine red, trans brown, Beale Street Blue, and cinnamon burst finishes are also available in limited quantities, along with gold hardware, for figured and for plain maple models.

Regardless of color, the ES-335 retains its classic proportions: 16 1/2-inches wide, 20-inches long, and 1 3/4-inches deep. The neck is one-piece mahogany beneath a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays and a single-ply binding. Additionally, there's single-ply binding on the top and back.

Hardware
All hardware is nickel, and there's a classic ABR-1 bridge with a lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece. Neck length is 24 3/4 inches with a 1 11/16-inch nut width. Satin finish models have vintage style tulip shaped tuners, while figured and plain tops come with Grover kidney-shaped tuners. All Custom Shop ES-335s have powerful '57 Classic humbucking pickups, two volume pots, two tone pots, and a three-way pickup selector switch. They are strung with Gibson Brite Wire .010 strings and come safely nestled in a black levant case.

Famous Players
Spanning numerous decades, the ES-335 has been in the hands of countless musicians. From Chuck Berry's numerous performances to Alvin Lee's incendiary performance at Woodstock to Police's 2008 tour in NYC, the ES-335 has been the instrument of choice for any players seeking gorgeous, round, mellow tones, tempered with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody electric like the Les Paul.

Nitrocellulose Finish
Applying a nitrocellulose finish to any Gibson guitar is one of the most labor-intensive elements of the guitar-making process. A properly applied nitro finish requires extensive man hours, several evenly applied coats, and an exorbitant amount of drying time. But this fact has never swayed Gibson into changing this time-tested method, employed ever since the first Gibson guitar was swathed with lacquer back in 1894. Why? For starters, a nitro finish dries to a much thinner coat than a polyurethane finish, which means there is less interference with the natural vibration of the instrument, allowing for a purer tone. A nitro finish is also a softer finish, which makes it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a nitro finish, but you can't do the same on a poly finish. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous in nature, and actually gets thinner over time. It does not "seal" wood in an airtight shell--as a poly finish does--and allows the wood to breathe and age properly.

All VOS (Vintage Original Spec) series guitars will use a proprietary process that includes unique steps for staining, wet-sanding, and hand-rubbing; subsequently the guitars reflect what a well-cared for 40-year-old guitar looks like. The result is a remarkable patina that will delight even the most discriminating enthusiast. Right from its introduction in 1958 as the worlds first semi-hollowbody electric guitar it has been a mainstay of players eager to balance the gorgeous, round, mellow tones perfect for jazz and blues with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody.HistoryHistory speaks for itself. The ES-335 is one of the most important guitars of all time. Right from its introduction in 1958 as the worlds first semi-hollowbody electric guitar it has been a mainstay of players eager to balance the gorgeous, round, mellow tones perfect for jazz and blues with the edge and sustain of a full-blooded solidbody.Today the Gibson Custom Shop creates exacting duplicates of the ES-335 as it first left the Kalamazoo plant in 1958. That year just 267 were built, but the original vintage 335s grew steadily in popularity, peaking in 1967 thanks largely to Eric Claptons high-profile use of a cherry ES-335 in the band Cream.Body and FinishesThe Custom Shop ES-335 is available with many finish options, reflecting the color choices that have evolved over the models 50-year history. In Satin finish, trans black and cherry colors are available, with a plain maple top, back, and rims. Ebony is available only in plain maple. With the figured maple top, back, and rims option, cherry, tri-burst, antique natural, light burst, and vintage sunburst colors are available. Wine red, trans brown, Beale Street Blue, and cinnamon burst finishes are also available in limited quantities, along with gold hardware, for figured and for plain maple models.Regardless of color, the ES-335 retains its classic proportions: 16 1/2-inches wide, 20-inches long, and 1 3/4-inches deep. The neck is one-piece mahogany beneath a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlays and a single-ply binding. Additionally, theres single-ply binding on the top and back.HardwareAll hardware is nickel, and theres a classic ABR-1 bridge with a lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece. Neck length is 24 3/4 inches with a 1 11/16-inch ...

Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst

Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Review

Epiphone LP Special II Les Paul Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Feature

• Basswood body
• 700T Humbucker pickups
• Rosewood fretboard
• 24.75 Scale

That trademark Les Paul shape in an economical package, including to open-coil Alnico V Humbucker pickups for great classic sound and the Tune-o-matic bridge/Stopbar tailpiece combo for sustain and that Les Paul signature tone.

Les Paul Features in an Economical Package.

Angled Headstock
Unlike cheaper designs, all Epiphones feature a 14-degree headstock that gives you more pressure at the nut and so you get more sustain with less tuning hang-ups caused by "string-tree" gadgets.

Alnico V Humbucker pickups and the industry-standard Tune-O-Matic bridge.

Rosewood fretboard with dot inlays.

Double-Waxed Pickups
Epiphone utilizes a double vacuum waxing process that ensures optimum performance. The pickup is first placed in the specialized wax vacuuming system before the cover is put in place to ensure that the wax fully penetrates to the very center of the pickup and solidifies all parts. After the cover is placed on, it is again given a second vacuum wax bath until the unit is completely saturated with wax.

Output Jack
To increase reliability and ensure consistent performance, Epiphone's proprietary output jacks feature an improved contact shape and heavy-duty spring steel.

Toggle Switches
All Epiphones feature our all-metal, USA designed switches for reliable contact and longer life.

Tunomatic Bridge
Fully adjustable, the tunomatic remains a classic after over 50 years. Unlike guitars fitted with tremolos, there are no tuning or re-stringing difficulties. Plus, tone and sustain are improved because all string vibrations are transferred directly to the guitar.

Potentiometers
Epiphone is passionate about performance. That's why their instruments use one-inch diameter potentiometers for better "throw," longer life and reliable service.

Quick-Connectors
For unequalled reliability as well as ease of service, Epiphone wiring harnesses feature quick-connectors.

Specs

• Pickups: 700T, 650R
• Hardware: Chrome
• Scale: 24.75 inches
• Nut width: 1.68 inches
• Neck: Bolt, Mahogany
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Dot
• Body material: Basswood
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Finishes available: Ebony, White, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Vintage Sunburst, Wine Red

What's so special about the Epiphone Les Paul Special II Electric Guitar? The super-low price for starters and that's not all. It gives you all the essential elements of a Les Paul. Made with a mahogany body, bolt-on mahogany neck, smooth 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, this baby is every bit as handsome as its uptown cousins. Features 700T/650R open-coil humbucking pickups that deliver long, singing sustain and true Les Paul tones. The LockTone Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece add more sustain and make string changing easier. Limited lifetime warranty.

Gibson Melody Maker Electric Guitar, Single Pick-up, Satin Vintage Sunburst

Gibson Melody Maker Electric Guitar, Single Pick-up, Satin Vintage Sunburst Review

Gibson Melody Maker Electric Guitar, Single Pick-up, Satin Vintage Sunburst Feature

• Affordable update to 1959 edition of this classic 6-string electric guitar
• Special-design singlecoil pickup with high output and sweet treble response
• Wraparound bridge/tailpiece provides a firm seating for the strings
• Volume and tone controls; rosewood fingerboard with acrylic dotted inlays; vintage white button tuners
• Vintage sunburst finish with chrome hardware; comes with vintage style Melody Maker Box

Back in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Gibson's best-selling guitar was the legendary Melody Maker, and today's nicely affordable version is a loving tribute to the style and spirit of the 1959 edition.

The Gibson Melody Maker in vintage sunburst. Click here for a larger image.

Key Features

Slim, Solid Mahogany Body

The most central of all the Melody Maker's features is its slim, solid mahogany body. The mahogany goes through the same rigorous selection process as all of Gibson's woods, and is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled wood experts before it enters the factories.

Inside the Gibson factories, humidity is maintained at 45 percent, and the temperature at 70 degrees. This ensures all woods are dried to a level of "equilibrium," where the moisture content does not change during the manufacturing process. This guarantees tight-fitting joints and no expansion, and controls the shrinkage and warping of the woods, in addition to reducing the weight. It also improves the woods' machinability and finishing properties. Consistent moisture content means that a Melody Maker will respond evenly to temperature and humidity changes long after it leaves the factory.

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Gibson's Special Design Singlecoil Pickup

The legendary Melody Makers of the late 1950s and early 1960s were the best-selling models of Gibson's famed "Golden Era," and with good reason--they were lightweight, equipped with a comfortable neck, and capable of exceptional tone courtesy of Gibson's own singlecoil pickup. Today's Melody Maker sports a special-design singlecoil pickup that delivers that same vintage tone and performance. A stellar combination of high output and sweet treble response, this multi-ceramic magnet pickup provides plenty of punchy bite when needed, as well as incredible sustain and cutting power.

Compensated Wraparound Bridge/Tailpiece

A classic piece of hardware first used on the Les Paul Junior, the compensated wraparound bridge/tailpiece on the Melody Maker offers a simplicity and functionality that is hard to match. It provides a firm seating for the strings, and allows the player to adjust intonation and string height as needed. It also yields a great union between the strings and body, which results in excellent tone and sustain.

50s Rounded Neck Profile

No guitar neck profiles are more distinguishable than the neck profiles employed on the Gibson models of today. The more traditional '50s neck profile is the thicker, rounder profile, emulating the neck shapes of the iconic 1958 and 1959 Les Paul Standards. The neck is machined in Gibson's rough mill using wood shapers to make the initial cuts. But once the fingerboard gets glued on, the rest--including the final sanding--is done by hand. That means there are no two necks with the exact same dimensions. So while it still has the basic characteristics of its respective profile, each neck will be slightly different, with a distinct but traditional feel.

Nitrocellulose Finish

This guitar features a nitrocellulose finish--one of the most labor-intensive elements of the guitar-making process--which dries to a much thinner coat than a polyurethane finish, meaning there is less interference with the natural vibration of the instrument, allowing for a purer tone.

A nitro finish is also a softer finish, which makes it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a nitro finish, but you can't do the same on a poly finish. In addition, a nitro finish is very porous in nature, and actually gets thinner over time. It does not "seal" wood in an airtight shell--as a poly finish does--and allows the wood to breathe and age properly.

What's in the Box

Gibson Melody Maker electric guitar, vintage style Melody Maker Box, and owner's manual.

Gibson’s “Golden Era”—the late 1950s and early 1960s—is best known for the emergence of the company’s iconic Les Paul Standard. But the Les Paul wasn’t the company’s best-selling guitar during this historic period. That title belongs to the legendary Melody Maker. Today’s Melody Maker is a loving tribute to the style and spirit of the 1959 edition of that beloved guitar. It is also remains one of Gibson’s most popular models, as well as its most affordable USA-made guitar.

Gibson 1937 L00 Vintage Sunburst Acoustic Guitar

Gibson 1937 L00 Vintage Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Review

Gibson 1937 L00 Vintage Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Feature

• Exact replica of Lee Parnell's cherished 1937 L-00 small body guitar Adirondack spruce top Premium mahogany back and sides Exact replica of Gibson's 1930s bracing dimensions, down to the saw-blade marks Exact replica of Gibson's 1937 large "V" neck Single ply top and back binding Premium mahogany neck 24-3/4" scale 1937 V-neck profile Madagascar rosewood fingerboard Mother-of-pearl dot inlays 1.76" nut Madagascar rosewood bridge Mother-of-pearl dot bridge inlays White bridge pins

It is certainly an inspiration to play Gibson Acoustic’s 1937 L-00—an exact replica of one of the world’s most legendary acoustic guitars. This painstaking recreation is based on renowned guitarist Lee Roy Parnell’s original 1937 L-00. “I never thought it possible, but the new 1937 L-00 is actually better than my original,” Parnell said. “It is very inspiring to play.” Amazing craftsmanship and attention to detail on the L-00 reproduces the rich, remarkable Gibson tone made famous by hundreds of blues and country players

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Ultra Light 9-42

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Ultra Light 9-42 Review

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Ultra Light 9-42 Feature

• Gauges: .009, .011, .016, .024w, .032w, .042w

Gibson Strings re-invents the modern guitar string. We go back to the days of using only the finest pure nickel wire, slowly wrapping it over the highest quality Swedish steel "hex" core for maximum strength and stability. The warm, full tone gives your guitar a solid new voice. These strings show why we are still the favorite with top players around the world! Vacuum sealed for freshness.

Guardian Vintage Hardshell LP-Style Electric Guitar Case (Wood, Crushed Emerald Velvet Interior)

Guardian Vintage Hardshell LP-Style Electric Guitar Case (Wood, Crushed Emerald Velvet Interior) Review

Guardian Vintage Hardshell LP-Style Electric Guitar Case (Wood, Crushed Emerald Velvet Interior) Feature

• Ultra Strong Archtop
• 7-Ply Cross-Grained Wood Construction
• Leather Handle
• Crushed Emerald Velvet Interior
• 20mm High-Density Padding

From the heavy-duty arched top to the crushed velvet interior, these hardshell cases are vintage in every detail. The cases feature a black tolex covering with a strong arched top, a plush velvet interior, six locking mechanisms, an accessory compartment and more. These hardshells were modeled after classic pre-war style cases and will protect your instrument with their tough design and dense interior.

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Light 10-46

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Light 10-46 Review

Gibson Vintage Reissue Electric Guitar Strings, Light 10-46 Feature

• Gauges: .010, .013, .017, .026w, .036w, .046w

Gibson Strings re-invents the modern guitar string. We go back to the days of using only the finest pure nickel wire, slowly wrapping it over the highest quality Swedish steel "hex" core for maximum strength and stability. The warm, full tone gives your guitar a solid new voice. These strings show why we are still the favorite with top players around the world! Vacuum sealed for freshness.

Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino Vintage Sunburst

Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino Vintage Sunburst Review

Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino Vintage Sunburst Feature

• 5-ply maple back, sides, and top One-piece mahogany neck 24-3/4" scale Neck set at the 16th fret Rosewood fretboard Bone nut, 1-5/8" 22 frets P90 USA single coil rhythm pickup P90 USA single coil reverse treble pickup Nickel hardware 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way toggle Grover tuners

You'll love the light weight and comfortable neck of the Epiphone Elitist 1965 Casino. The Elite series are instruments that approach custom shop perfection. Crafted with premium woods, fitted with American pickups and circuitry—-even American-made toggle switches and Grover tuners-they're made at a special factory devoted to their manufacture where they receive a high degree of hands-on luthier attention. You'll find the Elite 1965 Casino true to the original made famous by The Beatles. A finely crafted, great-sounding, and easy-playing instrument that beautifully blurs the line between Epiphone and Gibson. Includes hardshell case...

Gibson Songwriter Deluxe Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst

Gibson Songwriter Deluxe Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Review

Gibson Songwriter Deluxe Custom Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Vintage Sunburst Feature

• Cutaway body style
• Fishman Aura Ellipse soundhole-mount electronics
• Custom shop mother-of-pearl Florentine inlay

With its abalone trim and distinctive mother of pearl fingerboard and headstock inlays, the new 2009 Songwriter Deluxe Custom is the finest offering from Gibson's Songwriter family of acoustics. It is considered one of the world's finest sounding square-shouldered acoustics, crafted to reflect simple and sophisticated elegance.

The finest offering from the Songwriter family of acoustics.

Gold Grover Rotomatic Tuners
Grover's original Rotomatic tuners are an engineering marvel, with abundant style and performance exactly suited for the Songwriter Deluxe Custom. With a gear ratio of 14:1, the Rotomatics deliver precision tuning in a durable housing that provides maximum protection for the gear and string post. All moving parts are cut for exact meshing, eliminating the possibility of slippage. A countersunk tension screw lets players regulate the tuning tension to any degree. A special lubricant inside the gear box provides smooth and accurate tuning stability.

Pickguard
The pickguard on the Songwriter Deluxe Custom is a custom line design made from Tortec. As with all of Gibson's pickguards, the coloring, inlay, and binding are all done by hand.

Tapered dovetail neck joint allows the body and neck to become one solid piece of resonating wood.

Double-ring rosette with an abalone-filled middle.

Distinctive mother of pearl fingerboard and headstock inlays.

Rosette
A rosette is the beautiful, hand-crafted circle around the soundhole, and can be one of the most ornamental elements of any acoustic guitar. It is also one of the most subtle and complicated woodworking decorations on any acoustic guitar. The rosette on the Songwriter Deluxe Custom is one of Gibson's finest. It is a double-ring rosette with an abalone-filled middle, with both outer rings consisting of six-ply binding, adding a stylish, understated elegance to the Songwriter line.

Ebony Fingerboard with Rolled Edges and New Deluxe Custom Inlays
The fingerboard of Gibson's Songwriter Deluxe Custom is constructed from the highest grade ebony on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson's team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories. The resilience of this durable wood makes the fingerboard extremely balanced and stable, and gives each chord and note unparalleled clarity and bite. The fingerboard inlays of the Songwriter Deluxe Custom are a completely new design made of genuine mother of pearl, and inserted into the fingerboard using a process that eliminates gaps and doesn't require the use of fillers. The fingerboard also sports a rolled edge--instead of the usual right angle where the fingerboard surface meets the neck, Gibson Acoustic's rolled edges are slightly beveled for an extremely smooth and comfortable feel, enhancing the playability of the Songwriter Deluxe Custom.

Body Tonewoods
The body design of the Songwriter Deluxe Custom is known as a small dreadnought. The top is made from AA-grade Sitka spruce, while the back and sides are constructed from rosewood, giving the Songwriter a balanced, warm tone with clear lows and solid treble registers. Selecting the right wood, and the formula to dry it out, are two of the most central procedures to Gibson's guitar-building process. Beginning with its first catalog in 1903, Gibson has assured its customers that every guitar would be built using woods with "the most durable, elastic, and sonorous qualities," and today's guitars from Gibson Acoustic are no different.

Fishman Aura Pro Acoustic Pickup System
Gibson's Songwriter Deluxe Custom comes equipped with a built-in Fishman Ellipse Aura electronics package, which combines Fishman's most sophisticated onboard preamp design with the power of the popular Aura Acoustic Imaging Technology. The result is acoustic sound that is exceptionally accurate and true to life. Already loaded onto the system are four images that best match the instrument's natural tonal characteristics. You can make adjustments to any of them using the system's Pickup/Image Blend or Volume controls, or use the switchable Natural I and Natural II low frequencies for tone shaping. You can also control feedback with the Phase switch and automatic Anti-Feedback device control. The pickup's ergonomic soundhole-mounted design puts slider controls at your fingertips so you can maintain a natural playing position at all times. The Fishman Ellipse Aura is used by such noted musicians as Brad Paisley, Pete Townshend and Travis Tritt.

Bracing
Every acoustic guitar made by Gibson features hand-scalloped, radiused top bracing inside the body, a feature normally found only in limited run, hand-made guitars. By scalloping each brace by hand, the natural sound of the acoustic is focused more toward the center of the body, enhancing the instrument's sound projection. The bracing pattern inside the Songwriter Deluxe Custom is based on the design used for Gibson's celebrated Advanced Jumbo models of the 1930s, consisting of a wider "X" pattern that allows the top to vibrate more freely and push the sound toward the soundhole. The result is an instrument that delivers incredible response, and a superior dynamic range with balanced, warm tones, clear lows, and solid treble registers.

Tapered Dovetail Neck Joint
The dovetail neck joint is one of the oldest--and best--ways of securely joining the neck to the body of a guitar. It is also a complex and expensive neck joint to build, but the result is a tight, locking connection that supports the neck at the proper neck-pitch angle, allowing the body and neck to become one solid piece of resonating wood, with no metal to impede vibration. This process is done entirely by hand, requiring patience and skill.

Radius Top
The top of many "flat-top" guitars are under a lot of stress from the pull of the strings, which can eventually compromise the top. So, while most acoustic guitars are true "flat-top" guitars, all of the acoustics produced by Gibson in Bozeman, Montana have a radiused, or "tuned" top. Instead of being perfectly flat, a radiused or "tuned" top is raised slightly, and a special instrument is used to shape the top braces to the radius of the top. This process adds tension and strengthens the top, creating a less stressful joint where the top meets the sides and reducing the stresses of string pull. It also results in a "speaker cone" effect that maximizes sound projection, adding a significant boost to mid-range levels for a more balanced acoustic tone.

Nitrocellulose Finish
Applying a nitrocellulose finish to any Gibson acoustic guitar--including the Songmaker Deluxe Standard--is one of the most labor-intensive elements of the guitar-making process. Unlike the polyurethane finishes used by many guitar manufacturers, a nitrocellulose lacquer finish is porous when cured, allowing the wood to naturally "breathe" and mature. Microscopically thin, the finish on a Gibson acoustic guitar first requires seven main coats of nitrocellulose lacquer. After drying overnight, the initial seven coats are then level sanded and given two additional coats. Left to dry for five additional days, the finish is then wet sanded and buffed to its final glass-like sheen. The time-consuming nature of applying a nitro finish has been employed ever since the first Gibson guitar was swathed with lacquer back in 1894. Why? For starters, a nitro finish means there is less interference with the natural vibration of the instrument, allowing for a purer tone. It's also a softer finish, making it easily repairable. You can touch up a scratch or ding on a nitro finish, but you can't do the same on a poly finish. With its abalone trim and distinctive mother of pearl fingerboard and headstock inlays, the new 2009 Songwriter Deluxe Custom is the finest offering from Gibson's Songwriter family of acoustics. It is considered one of the world's finest sounding square-shouldered acoustics, crafted to reflect simple and sophisticated elegance.

Gibson Western Classic Prewar 200 Vintage Sunburst Acoustic Guitar

Gibson Western Classic Prewar 200 Vintage Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Review

Gibson Western Classic Prewar 200 Vintage Sunburst Acoustic Guitar Feature

• Multibound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays and birdsbeak
• 5-ply top and back binding

During the mid-1930s, Ray Whitley—one of the original singing cowboys—approached Gibson to build a custom acoustic. The result was the first J-200 in 1937, which Whitley used exclusively for many years, and is now displayed at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee. Gibson’s Custom Western Classic J-200 is a painstaking recreation of that celebrated guitar

Gibson Memphis 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD LTD (Antique Vintage Sunburst Gloss)

Gibson Memphis 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD LTD (Antique Vintage Sunburst Gloss) Review

Gibson Memphis 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD LTD (Antique Vintage Sunburst Gloss) Feature

• ES-335 1960 Slim-Neck Gloss
• The Sound, Feel, and Looks of a '60 ES-335! Guitar Electric Hollowbody Antique Vintage Sunburst Glo
• LTD Semi-hollow Electric Guitar with Laminated Maple Top and Body, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboa

There are classic guitars and there are classic guitars. You're looking at a bona fide classic ES-335 that begs to be played and rewards your investment many, many times over. Gibson Memphis made the 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD to reflect an iconic semi-hollow instrument at its best. You'll love the instantly recognizable body style, the authentic-sounding humbucking pickups, and the slim 1960s neck profile that makes this axe play like a dream. If you've always wanted the sound and feel of a vintage ES-335TD, here's your ticket!The magnificent ES-335TD reached its playable pinnacle in 1960, when Gibson began outfitting it with a thinner neck. Add the airy yet earthy tone its semi-hollow body design and humbucking pickup duo combine to produce and you have an instant classic. That's exactly what the 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD is! You get it all: a laminated maple top and body with a solid maple centerblock; a beautifully playable mahogany neck; a rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays; and classic hardware and control knobs. A pair of Gibson's '57 classic pickups provide the perfect combination of fullness, clarity, output, and vintage vibe. This guitar plays and feels like an instrument transported through time and into your hands; you'll fall in love with it the instant you pick it up! Gibson Memphis 50th Anniversary 1960 ES-335TD Semi-hollow Electric Guitar Features at a Glance:Color: Antique Vintage SunburstBody Type: Semi-hollowNeck Wood: 1-piece mahogany with maple spline, holly headstock veneerNeck Shape: 1960 thin neck profileTop/body wood: Pressed-arch laminated maple, with solid maple centerblockMachine Heads: Vintage tulip "double-band" tunersFingerboard: RosewoodRadius: 12"No. of Frets: 22Scale Length: 24-3/4"Position Markers: MOP dotsPickups: 2 '57 Classic humbuckersControls: 2 volume, 2 tonePickup Switching: 3-way selectorBridge/Tailpiece: Tune-o-matic ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpieceHardware: NickelCase: Custom Shop casePlay G