Gibson's most emblematic guitars

Gibson's most emblematic guitars

Gibson being such a big company I gave string instruments when doing my research I was extremely difficult to find any guitar that was the best, as with some bass, this due to its multiple guitar and bass deliveries of high quality.

However, Gibson has collaborated with great artists of the music and this has resulted in making certain guitars have some emblematic value, so this is: the 5 most emblematic guitars of Gibson:

1. Les Paul

It is a solid body guitar that was built and put on sale in 1952; It is the most popular instrument of the Gibson brand and is of this model of which many variations are born with different modifications each one. He is considered one of the best guitar models in the world along with Fender Stratocaster, a guitar built by his rival company, "Fender". This model was born with the collaboration of the musician Les Paul, a guy who experimented with instruments for the benefit of his own music, in addition, his acoustic guitar of solid body served as part of the inspiration of this model, also the musician made suggestions On the color of it, because "it must have a gold color because that would look like an expensive guitar and classy." Les Paul also suggested some of his variations, such as the black Beauty that wears a black color awarded to the feeling that the fingers move faster, besides giving it an elegant look. Due to economic and practical problems at the time of using the guitar, the variations that were commented at the beginning of this paragraph began to emerge. The brand has honored many famous guitarists by giving them their own guitar model, as a token of gratitude for the collaboration that has made the brand better. Some of the guitarists who have their own model are Slash, Zakk Wylde, Buckethead and Pete Townshend.

2. Black Beauty

"Custom", as it is known, is a variation of the Gibson Les Paul designed to emulate the costume used by a Jazz musician in the 1950s; This guitar began to be sold in the year 1954 and was born as a result of the need that Gibson had to modify earlier models of the new Les Paul. This model integrates the new Tune-O-Matic bridge making modifications to the angle of the mast and lowering the frets, as well as including the new design of Humbuckers PAF, the first of its kind. Over the years they incorporated up to 3 humbuckers for this guitar model. The instrument that is dressed in black and always ready for the dance was employed by musicians such as Peter Frampton (Humble Pie), Neil Young and the Great Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), who are a sample of their classic sound.

3. SG

The SG is a very popular model in the Gibson catalogue for the comforts it offers in weight, quality and aesthetics. This model was born of the necessity by the practicality as the sales of Gibson had fallen in the years 60. Making cuts in the body of the guitar so that the frets were more accessible, that cut of two sharp horns that characterize it, the SG would be fabricated as a variation of the Les Paul, until the eccentric musician said that he did not want to represent that model of Guitar; Since then it is known as SG (Solid Guitar) and is used by many current musicians such as Josh Homme (QotSA, Them crooked Vultures), Brian Molko (Placebo) and other legends such as Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Frank Zappa and Angus Young (AC/DC). As its construction features allowed, daring variations were made on the guitar by adding an additional mast; This model is sometimes used by Slash (Guns 'n Roses, Velvet revolver) and Pete Townshend (The Who).
4. Thunderbird

This is an electric bass manufactured by Gibson introduced in the year 1963 to compete with Fender Precision Bass, considered the first functional electric bass in history. Thunderbird was designed alongside the Firebird guitar and both instruments have similar construction characteristics. The most significant was the construction of the neck and mast, making a single piece of wood, which was then glued to the body of the guitar. The body of the bass would be built in a way that would be "inverted" to avoid similarities with its fender-like. It is accused of not being a versatile instrument as it does not serve to make an appropriate slap like the tones that can provide the humbucker, although it is suitable for rock. You are accused of being unpractical in design as some say it is uncomfortable to touch and is somewhat disproportionate in weight; That did not prevent people like Krist Novoselic (Nirvana), Adam Clayton (U2) and Jeordie White (Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect circle) To use these instruments regularly.

5. Flying V

This instrument is the favorite of heavy metal guitarists. It began to produce in the year 1957 to get on sale in 1958 and after a year they took it out of the catalogues, time later resumed its popularity as a result of musicians such as Keith Richards and Jimmy Hendrix, who "sought more presence, be more eye-catching on the stage" , as well as a sound that was more powerful, "features that possessed the V-shaped solid-body guitar. In view of his growing and new popularity, Gibson decided to reproduce them and in 1966 returned to the catalog. Many guitarists use this model, you can see Kirk Hammet and James Hetfield of Metallica playing with this model in many concerts.