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--Gibson Super 400 ( 1934 - 1955 )Acoustic Archtop GuitarOne of the finest and most prestigious guitar gibson ever made was introduced in 1923 and was called the gibson L-5 ,it was the earliest archtop guitar with f-holes and therefore considered the backbone of not only for their own line of archtop guitars but pretty much all archtop guitars you see on the market today .It is fair to say that

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--Gibson Sg Les Paul Standard (1961-1963) In 1960 to 1963 gibson changed the body of the gibson les paul standard to an SG type body with 2 symetrical pointed horns (cutaways) , they had thinner necks and were called the gibson SG les paul standard models .Some prototypes were made in late 1960 with "les paul model" on the peghead, but they were officially produced and sold in 1961 at a list

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--Gibson J-50 ( 1945 - prsent )The gibson j-50 acoustic guitar along with its brother ( j-45 ) are probably the most succesful acoustic guitars that gibson ever produced , guitar players love them because they have a natural sweet and loud tone at a reasonable cost .The body countours , sound and the dynamics of the j-45 and the gibson j-50 permit them to be fairly versatile " its an all around

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Gibson Les Paul Deluxe ( 1969-1985 )The gibson les paul deluxe electric guitar was originally released in 1969 , it was a renamed guitar and originated from the gibson les paul standard ( goldtop model ) . The main feature of the gibson les paul deluxe was its mini humbuckers .The humbuckers produced a nice tite crunch and the result pleased many guitar players including pete townshend who used

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--Gibson Es-300 ( 1940-1953 )The gibson es-300 guitar was introduced in mid 1940 as a new upgrade for their electric guitars . The guitar shared much of its features of its predecessor ( es-250 ) and also had similar style hardware & features of the gibson l-5 & the gibson l-12 .What made the gibson es-300 different from other pre war guitars was the electronics and look of its new style pickups

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--Gibson Corvus I ( 1982-1984 )In 1982 Gibson came out with an electric gibson odd shaped guitar , it had a solidbody with an offset v-type cut , bolt on maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard , volume and tone controls , ,one humbucker pickup and called it the Gibson CORVUS I guitar .The standard finish was silver gloss , other finishes include yellow , orange and were available at a different

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Gibson Johnny Smith Guitar ( 1961-1989 ) During the 50s Johnny Smith used d'angelico guitars then became a guild endorser , however he did not like the guitar, in 1960 johnny smith turned his loyalty to gibson and offered anultimatum so to speak , he told gibson that he would be delighted to sign a contract to use his name but if the guitar does not meet his standards the deal is off .In late

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Gibson Jumbo Guitars ( 1934-1936 )The gibson jumbo is gibsons' first jumbo flattop , ( highly collectible ) at 60$ list price , the gibson jumbo was a direct competitor of martins' D series ( produced in 1932 ) ,the gibson jumbo was introduced in 1934 , it had a 16" wide body , mahogany back and sides , round shoulders , boundback and top , rectangular bridge , 3.75" soundhole , pearl gibson logo

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Gibson L-1 Archtop ( 1902-1926 ) The Gibson L-1 was first introduced in 1902 as an archtop guitar , it had a single bound top and back , bound soundhole , ebony fingerboard with dotinlays, orange natural top finish, dark mahogany back and sides (see pic) , during the 20s they started making them in brown finishes . Discontinued in 1926 .Vintage guitar price value for 2009 :1902-1925 > $1400 to

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Gibson C-O Classical Guitar ( 1961-1971 )In late 1961 Gibson introduced the Gibson C-O Classical Acoustic Guitar , It had a spruce top , mahogany back and sides with a bound top , and were made in natural finisheS . Gibson Dicontinued these guitars in 1971Gibson C-1 Classical Guitar( 1957-1971 )The Gibson C-1 Classical Guitar were first made in 1957 , more or less the same features like the C-O

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Gibson B-15 Guitar ( 1967-1971 )The Gibson b-15 was introduced in 1967 and ended productions in 1970 , they called it the student model ,made of mahogany wood body , spuce top and natural finsih color, they are not worth mega dollars but have a steady increase in value year after year .Gibson B-25 Guitar ( 1962-1977 ) The gibson b-25 was introduced in 1962 had a flat top ,made of mahogany wood

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Gibson Harley Davidson Guitar ( 1994-1995 )In 1994 the gibson harley davidson acoustic guitar originated . In my opinion these guitars will be highly collectible in a couple of years , their value is on anupward trend year after year . The guitar has a 16' wide body , harley davidson script logo on its pickguard , and an antique ebony bound body finish ( black ) .Gibson made only 1500 of these

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Gibson Country Western ( 1956-1978 )In 1956 Gibson introduced a natural finish version of the Gibson southern jumbo with a mahogany body ( flat top ) back and sides and called it the gibson country western guitar , they made them in natural finish and were dicontinued in 1978.From 1956 to 62 the gibson country western acoustic guitar had round shoulders , from mid 1962 and on they had a 3 point

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Gibson Citation ( 1969-present )In 1969 Gibson introduced the gibson citation guitar , the guitar had a 17" full depth body , 1 or 2 floating pickups , sleek fancy inlays , were made in natural or sunburst colors , and only about 8 to 10 citation guitars were shipped between this period .The gibson citation was short lived and production ended in 1971 . However due to its popularity in 1979 ,

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--Gibson Challenger I Guitar ( 1983 - 1985 )In 1983 Gibson Introduced a Les paul Style Shaped solid body guitar and named it the gibson challenger , the guitar was single cutaway , had onehumbucker pickup , bolt on maple neck with rosewood fingerboard and dot markers . The Gibson challenger was dicontinued in 1985 .Gibson Challenger II ( 1983-1985 )At the exact same time gibson also made the

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--Gibsons' mission to build doubleneck guitars started in 1958 , it preserved or even enhanced the company's considerable prestige and credibility, the first doublenecks ever produced on a commercial basis by gibson were :Gibson EDS 1275 ( 1958 - 1990 )The gibson EDS 1275 was introduced in 1958 ,the guitar was a double neck , double cutaway 6 and 12 string hollow body until 1962 , from 1962 to

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--Gibson J-45 Guitar (1942-1984)When guitar players think of gibson electric guitars automatically gibson les paul guitars come to mind , because it became a gibson trademark , just like fender strats and telecasters . When people think of gibson acoustic guitars its the gibson j-45 that seems to stand out .When The gibson j-35 jumbo discontinued in late 1942 , it was replaced by the gibson j45 .

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--Gibson BB King Custom ( 1980 -1988 )BB King has marveled many guitar players throughout the years with his short hard bending blues licks and scorching blues chops that can be imitated but not duplicated .Gibson owes a great deal of their success on their es models to the blues man , since the late 50s and 60s, bb king has played on numerous es gibson guitars ( es-5, es-335, ...etc )thus giving

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--If your a collector of gibson guitars or any vintage guitars you will probably agree with me that they are difficult to find , the supply is very low and the demand is extremely high ,and its not because vintage guitars are better built than modern gibson guitars , its because every vintage guitar or shall I say old guitar is unique in its own way , theres no 2 alike , and they carry their own

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--Gibson 335s Custom ( 1980 - 1981 )In 1980 to 81 gibson introduced the gibson 335 s custom guitar , it was a solidbody , mahogany Wood , & had unbound rosewood fingerboard , it also had 2 dirty finger humbucker pickups (coil tap ) and a Tp6 - tailpiece The only colors that were made for the gibson 335s was Sunburst according to my knowledge .Gibson 335 S Deluxe( 1980-1982 )The gibson 335 s

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--Gibson S-1 Guitar ( 1976-1980 )In mid 1975 gibson produced the gibson s-1 guitar but released it for sale on the market in 1976 ,the gibson s-1 had very similar features like the marauder , its 12 3/4" wide , has a les paul shaped body , bolt on neck , maple or rosewood fingerboard , dot inlay, pointed roundheadstock , stop tailpiece , tune o matic bridge , large pickguard ( pointed at the

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--The legendary Les Paul, pioneer developer of the solid body electric guitar and—ultimately—rock and roll as we know it, checked out the newest model of the guitar that bears his name this week at New York City’s famed Iridium Club, during Paul’s weekly two-show engagement.Paul is seen here playing Gibson USA’s new 2008 Les Paul Standard—an elegant revision of the classic vintage les paul models

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--Gibson J-185 Acoustic Flat Top ( 1951 - 1959 )The Gibson j-185 is probably one of the most under promoted , underated guitar gibson ever made .The j-185 derived from their famous gibson j-200 but was a little smaller , less expensive and not as fancy lookwise .During the 50s the gibson j-185 and j-200 were "THE" guitars for rhythm because of their big loud volume sound .The j-200 is by far more

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--Gibson L-12 Archtop Guitar ( 1932 - 1955 )The gibson L-12 , L-7 and the L-10 were gibson L models that were produced in the late 20s early 30s after the famous L-5 archtop acoustic guitar .Unlike the l-5 these gibson guitars are less sought after by collectors but are still considered vintage historic and collectible quality guitars that are rare and are increasingly gaining value on the

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--Gibson Es 175 Guitar ( 1949-1971 )The gibson es-175 guitars were one of the most important electric archtop guitars ever to come out of kalamazoo , its an all time classic and was a true players guitar .During the 50s the gibson es 175 was extremely popular because it was affordable ($175) , and it had that deep body , warm , distinctive woodiness sound which was found only in more expensive

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