The Top 10 Gibson Models Ever Created

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Black Beauty-Let me just start out by saying that this is my most favorite guitar of all time. If I had the money, this is the one that I would buy. In 1957 this was the first ever guitar to have the humbucker pickup emplaced upon it. Now many years later, this Gibson is one of the most recognizable customs in the world. The modern model has some of the finest reinforcements Gibson has to offer. The first feature is the Burstbucker pickups that Gibson uses. The modern version also has an optional Bigsby tremolo that can be installed for some extra money.

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Hummingbird-The hummingbird is by far the most recognized Gibson acoustic ever. It has a rich, sweet, velvety tone and a very distinctive appearance. It was first issued in 1960. Gibson also has a hummingbird available with an electric option for people who prefer acoustic-electric.

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J-185-This guitar is in the same family as the Gibson Monarch J-200. Unlike the Monarch, this guitar is considerably less, 90% less in fact. Unlike the more expensive monarch this guitar is Hand Crafted in Bozeman, MT. It is also features a premium Sitka spruce top and AAA flamed maple neck, sides, and back.

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Gibson Les Paul Custom-The Les Paul is the most instantly recognizable type of guitar. The fact that it is a custom is just mind boggling. The standard custom consists of a one piece mahogany neck, carved maple top, and a fine toned body, also made out of mahogany.  They consist of the standard Les Paul pickups which are the Gibson issued 490R and 498T humbuckers.

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Les Paul Junior-The modern Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar captures many of the same features as the original, including a 24 length mahogany neck, 22 rosewood fingerboard, traditional Gibson rounded neck profile, and one single P-90 pickup. The pickup is legendary for Gibson. It was first introduced in the early 50’s. It is Gibson’s single coil masterpiece. It gives a higher response than most normal pickups so it is highly valued to the Gibson using soloists. People who used this model included, Paul Westerberg, Billie Joe Armstrong, Leslie West, Mick Jones, Mick Ralphs, Keith Richards, and Steve Marriot.

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ES-137  Custom-Lets just say that this is the Dot model Master. It is the most expensive Dot on the market and is the finest. This guitar is used primarily for Jazz based music. It is a hollow-body, so this makes it ideal for that kind of music. The man famous for the L-5 series is credited to Jim Hutchins, who has been building with Gibson sense 1963. It is considerer on of the finest guitars and they go quickly!

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