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Gibson Custom Shop’s rarest guitars? Roger Giffin’s one-of-one “Outlaw” collection heads to auction

By Guitar World Staff Published

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Created during Giffin’s pioneering tenure at Gibson’s Custom Shop, these unique instruments capture a fascinating chapter in the company’s history

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Dean Guitars and Gibson headstocks
Dean parent company ordered to pay Gibson more than $4 million in legal costs

By Jonathan Horsley Published

After losing its battle over trademark infringement, Armadillo, the company that owns Dean, must foot the bill for Gibson’s legal campaign

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Rick Nielsen with his 5-neck guitar
Rick Nielsen’s guitars are going up for auction – including his bonkers five-neck Hamer

By Janelle Borg Published

The Cheap Trick star’s collection will be auctioned off in aid of charity, and also features his 1975 Hamer Standard electric, his workhorse in the ’70s and ’80s

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Gibson Century Collection L-00
In praise of Gibson's L-00 – the small-bodied acoustic that could

By Chris Gill Published

How a Depression-era flat-top won the hearts of generations – and the good news is that Gibson is making them just like the vintage originals

Acoustic Guitars
George Thorogood performs onstage at the Marcus Ampitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 1, 1988
How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers

By Janelle Borg Published

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

Guitarists
Lonnie Mack performing at the Greek Theater in Berkeley on October 11, 1985. He plays a Gibson Flying V guitar
“A cornerstone of American music history”: Lonnie Mack’s Flying V is heading to auction

By Phil Weller Published

The guitar that the guitar hero used features a crude Bigsby installation and comes steeped in history – including collaborations with Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Gibson Custom Gustavo Cerati 1965 ES-335
Latin rock guitar hero Gustavo Cerati honored with ultra-limited Gibson Custom ES-335

By Phil Weller Published

A Murphy Lab aged reissue of the late Soda Stereo man’s 1965 workhorse celebrates the launch of the firm’s third Gibson Garage store in Miami

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The Roger Giffin Outlaw Custom Shop Guitar Collection
The inside story of the ‘Outlaw Guitar Collection’ – unique bootleg guitars made from stolen Gibson parts

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The remarkable story of the wholly unauthorized project that pushed the limits of Gibson guitar design using its own materials – and why the guitars are finally going up for sale

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Gibson DES Series
Gibson’s former CEO learned the art of guitar building. Now his one-of-a-kind models have inspired a new series

By Phil Weller Published

Six new guitars are being sold to raise funds for the firm’s charity – and they've been launched alongside a new single that features Mateus Asato and Jordan Rudess

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Joan Jett signature guitar
Joan Jett’s signature Epiphone is back – just in time for the 45th anniversaries of two of her most iconic albums

By Janelle Borg Published

Jett's 2026 edition of her signature Olympic Finish is a no-frills workhorse that gives everyone permission to make unapologetic rock

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