- Icons of guitar industry.
- A major manufacturer of both electric guitar and acoustic guitar.
- Named after Orville Gibson who was a mandolin – maker.
- Used the same method to create arch top guitars.
- First company to use truss rod inside the neck of the guitar.
- First company to produce Semi Hollows, called the ES series which is my guitar of choice.
- They introduced the cutaway style on guitars.
- First major success on guitars was the ES – 175.
- First solid bodied guitar they produced was the Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar.
- The first Les Paul Standard was released in 1952.
- The first Gibson Les Paul Standard was gold top and costs 201 US Dollars.
- In 1958, the new cherry sunburst finish was introduced, created the double cut away, which is now what we call the SG.
These are all facts. Gibson is indeed one of the top manufacturers of both the acoustic and electric guitars. With innovation after innovation, they shock the world with their technology in guitar development, creating guitars that are not only easy to play, comfortable and good – looking but also has that distinct Gibson tone that you have always wanted.