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Gibson Agrees to Pay $350,000 in Penalties, Loses Seized Imported Ebony

Posted 08/07/2012 at 10:32am | by Damian Fanelli

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Gibson Guitar has agreed to pay $350,000 in penalties to settle federal charges that it illegally imported ebony from Madagascar to use for its fret boards.

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June 16 Gibson Art & Guitars Festival to Feature James A. Willis, Gibson’s First Artist-In-Residence

Posted 06/13/2012 at 4:15pm | by Damian Fanelli

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The Music Zoo cordially invites you to what promises to be one of the most unique and spectacular guitar events on the East Coast this year.

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Gibson Acoustic Releases Sheryl Crow Southern Jumbo Special Edition Guitar

Posted 05/16/2012 at 11:59am | by Guitar World Staff

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Gibson Acoustic and Sheryl Crow announce their second collaboration with the release of the Sheryl Crow Southern Jumbo Special Edition. This new Southern Jumbo is the most advanced acoustic-electric Southern Jumbo available.

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Interview: Zakk Wylde Discusses Gibson's Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom Vertigo Guitar

Posted 04/26/2012 at 11:55am | by Damian Fanelli

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"When I first got to LA, I had that creme Les Paul, which is an amazing-sounding fiddle," Wylde said last week. "So I had the blonde hair and the creme Les Paul -- and it was gonna look like a Randy Rhoads tribute band when I get up there with Ozzy. So I wanted to get something painted on it. Eddie Van Halen had the stripes and Randy had the polka dots.

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Gibson Introduces Signature Les Paul for Rammstein's Paul Landers

Posted 03/29/2012 at 10:33am | by Damian Fanelli

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This week, Gibson USA Introduced a signature Les Paul for Rammstein guitarist Paul Landers.

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Gibson GuitarTown Gallery: Giant Guitar Sculptures — and Slash — on the Sunset Strip

Posted 03/23/2012 at 5:18pm | by Damian Fanelli

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On March 12, the first nine 10-foot-tall guitar sculptures in the Gibson GuitarTown II exhibit were unveiled on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, and Slash -- sans top hat -- was there to take it all in. The works on display were created by Shepard Fairey, Tristan Eaton, Free Humanity, Smog City and DeeKay, and they celebrated several rock acts, including Van Halen, Rage Against The Machine and Jane’s Addiction.

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Guitar-Loving Couple Name Their New Baby Gibson

Posted 03/05/2012 at 4:43pm | by Damian Fanelli

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A couple in Waukesha, Wisconsin -- the birthplace of Les Paul -- named their baby Gibson -- after the guitar manufacturer, of course.

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Gibson Unveils Shred Les Paul Studio with Floyd Rose Tremolo

Posted 01/31/2012 at 1:50pm | by Josh Hart

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Gibson has just unveiled a Les Paul Studio with an unusual feature for an LP -- a Floyd Rose.

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Mary Ford and Les Paul's 1961 Gibson SG Sells for $90K on "Pawn Stars"

Posted 01/25/2012 at 11:44am | by Damian Fanelli

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The Pawn Stars guys couldn't believe their luck when the nephew of singer Mary Ford walked into their shop with a piece of history: a cream 1961 Gibson SG that was once owned by guitar innovator, and Ford's ex-husband, Les Paul.

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NAMM 2012: Gibson Announces Ace Frehley "Budokan" Les Paul Custom

Posted 01/20/2012 at 3:22pm | by Josh Hart

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Gibson has just announced a brand new signature Les Paul model based on Ace Frehley's famed modified guitar, the one he hit the stage with at Nippon Budokan in Japan in 1977.

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