The Gibson ES 335 was the world's first semi-acoustic thin line arched-top electric guitar. Released in 1958 by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, the Gibson ES335 is not classified as a hollow or solid body guitar. In 1958, Gibson designed this innovative guitar as a middle ground between hollow and solid body guitars. The result was [...]
An Afternoon With A Gibson ES 339
Looking for a semi-hollow body guitar that's the size of a regular solid body? The Gibson ES 339 is a custom shop guitar that sounds like it’s big sister, the ES 335, but looks and plays like an original double cutaway Les Paul. What initially caught my eye with the ES 339 was how thin [...]
Gibson Guitars – A Legacy
Since the early 1900's, Gibson Guitars have been supplying guitar players with quality handmade gear that ruled for many decades and still do. A few of their most famous models are the SG, ES-335, Flying V and Les Paul guitars. They also make pianos and drums but we'll save those for other posts . Gibson [...]
A History of Gibson Musical Instruments
Gibson has a long history in the instrument business. Started in the late 1800's by Orville Gibson (officially in 1902) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They make electric and acoustic guitar instruments, pianos and drums under various companies such as Epiphone, Kramer, Steinberger, Baldwin and Slingerland, to name a few. Of all the Gibson musical instruments, the [...]