New video of Gibson destroying guitars, this time it’s ES models

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After a video was posted two days ago of Gibson destroying hundreds of Firebird X models, another (subsequently removed video) has emerged of what looks like Gibson destroying what looks like ES guitar models. Gibson ES Guitars Destroyed YouTube channel BJs World today uploaded another video its proprietor says shows Gibson destroying guitars, Its title: ‘Putting […]

Gibson Firebird guitars mass destruction video uploaded online

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Yesterday a video surfaced on YouTube and in the video you can clearly see hundreds of Gibson Firebird X guitars being systematically destroyed by a digger with caterpillar tracks. The video appeared on BJ’s World YouTube page. Destruction of hundreds of Gibson Firebird guitars! This destruction of hundreds of Gibson Firebird X guitars goes to show […]

Gibson 2019 Lineup revealed at last – A return to quality and tradition?

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Gibson has been teasing their customers with the ‘Be Ready’ campaign for. a few weeks now and today the new models for 2019 were finally released. All 25 of them are now officially launched. Is 2019 the year that Gibson springs back into life and sheds their poor image? Gibson 2019 Lineup Gibson’s new CEO James […]

Remember the Gibson Jimi Hendrix Signature “Strat”? Now you can buy a prototype.

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Remember the Gibson Jimi Hendrix Signature? Sure you do. These Hendrix-themed Stratocaster-esque guitars leaked on the internet in 2009; the project was killed off by the subsequent tsunami-sized backlash. Most of the stock was thought to be destroyed, but now a prototype of one of the models has surfaced and is up for sale on Reverb.com. […]

Gibson Custom Shop is back – with a vengeance!

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Although Gibson’s financial woes are a recent and still-painful memory, we might be seeing a renaissance of the once-great Gibson Custom Shop. The company’s premium brand has updated its website and there have been some component changes, too… Gibson Custom Shop 2019 Just in case you’ve been living on the moon, the American guitar company […]

Gibson at NAMM 2019 – Yes, they will be there this time!

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It’s official, at last. Gibson will definitely be at Winter NAMM 2019 after a ‘no show’ at last year’s music industry event. They are going to need to pull it all ‘out of the bag’ and make the world listen after last year’s debacle. Gibson Winter NAMM 2019 You can see that Gibson are now […]

Gibson says goodbye to Memphis

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We wrote some time ago that Gibson was selling its iconic Beale Street factory in Memphis. For many years, the company had built its hollow-bodied guitars here. Gibson later stated it was staying in Memphis and moving to a more modern facility. Now it turns out that the guitar maker is reneging on that commitment […]

Gibson USA 2019 Line-up: Fewer guitars, less controversy!

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The Gibson 2019 line-up has now been officially announced. Not that it was much of a secret: we already saw the entire range on Gibson’s own website, where they were accidentally leaked back in May! Gibson 2019 Overall, there is nothing surprising or new here. And to be fair, that seems to be the point […]

Are Gibson advertising for new CEO – Bye bye Henry ?

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It looks as though Gibson is actively looking for a new CEO as the job role is now being advertised publically! Bye bye Henry The position for company CEO has just been posted on the internet here and so we have to assume that Henry Juszkiewicz is out of a job. The site ExecThread lists the role as […]

Gibson 2019 range at SNAMM with no surprises (except a new HP protector case!)

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Remember that big old Gibson leak I reported on last month, the one where a guitar maker publishes details about its guitars on its own website for all to see and then suddenly withdraws all the information? Well, those new models were presented at the Summer NAMM show and presented on videos made by media […]