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Gibson Certified Vintage September 2023 electric guitar composite

An astonishingly rare Blue Silverburst Explorer, dot-neck 1959 ES-335 and short-lived ultra-luxe Casino alternative: Gibson’s latest Certified Vintage drop has our attention

By Matt Parker published

The new five-guitar release in the firm’s approved vintage program is full of beautiful obscurities

Epiphone Korina 1958 Explorer

Epiphone 1958 Korina Explorer and Flying V review

By Neville Marten published

This intriguing collaboration between Epiphone and Gibson’s fabled Custom Shop has produced faithful reproductions of two of the most brilliantly radical guitars ever devised

Epiphone's new 1958 Korina Explorer and Flying V guitars

Epiphone unveils mid-priced versions of Gibson's ultra-exclusive 1958 Korina Explorer and Flying V guitars

By Jackson Maxwell published

The new, mass-market versions of the ultra-rare models feature Gibson Burstbucker pickups, gold hardware and Korina bodies and necks

Gibson Custom Shop Collector's Edition 1958 Korina Flying V and Explorer

The Gibson Custom Shop Collector’s Edition 1958 Korina Flying V And Explorer recreate the firm's rarest instruments

By Matt Parker published

Just 81 Flying Vs and 19 Explorers will be built as part of the painstaking reissue

Slash with his new Epiphone Slash Collection J-45 acoustic guitar in Vermillion Burst

Epiphone Slash Collection, Gibson Jerry Cantrell “Wino” Les Paul, new Gibson Custom Shop '58 Korina Flying V announced ahead of Summer NAMM 2021

By Jackson Maxwell published

Details are still a bit scarce, but here's what we know so far about Gibson and Epiphone's plans for the second half of 2021