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The best Black Friday Gibson deal so far? Get a massive $700 off the highly-rated Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro V
By Daryl Robertson published
It's Black Friday week and Guitar Center has just slashed 28% off one of our favorite Les Pauls of the year
![English guitarist Keith Richards of rock group The Rolling Stones plays a Gibson Les Paul guitar with Bigsby Vibrato on the set of the ABC Television pop music television show Thank Your Lucky Stars at Alpha Television Studios in Birmingham, England on 21st March 1965.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cdJe9ugkR6EsHxVJuEso8V-320-80.png)
"The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Rod Brakes published
The Stones' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history
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All You Need to Know About Gibson PAF Humbuckers
By Dave Hunter published
These hum-cancelling pickups are legendary for their tone, but is the “magic” just hype?
![Jason Isbell's "Red Eye" 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dREPjcUFHF42PmCHabUtvK-320-80.jpg)
“He's Got a Guitar Collection That Would Make Any Guitar Nerd Jealous”: Watch Gibson TV’s New Episode of ‘The Collection’ Featuring Jason Isbell
By Rod Brakes published
Video Feast your eyes on this Holy Grail collection of vintage guitars that includes a ’59 Les Paul Standard and ’61 Les Paul SG
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The History of the Gibson Flying V
By Chris Gill published
A failure when introduced in 1958, the Flying V eventually became one of Gibson's most iconic electric guitars
![English guitarist Pete Townshend, wearing his trademark white boiler suit, performs live on stage playing a Gibson SG Special guitar, with rock group The Who during the European leg of the band's Tommy Tour at a venue in England in October 1970.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZNTJ28gXSWQYjV9PaTg6E-320-80.jpg)
“I’ll Never Be Able to Play the Kind of Leads I Want”: Pete Townshend Discusses Guitar Solos, Gibson SGs and More in This Fascinating Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault
By Michael Brooks published
“I was happiest listening to Jimi Hendrix – that, to me, was like heaven,” said the Who’s six-string destroyer
![Carlos Santana performs live on stage with Santana in London on November 16, 1973. He is playing Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fp46UN8t5wSRx3uoLkBUPm-320-80.jpg)
“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes
By Alan di Perna published
“It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master
![Cesar Gueikian plays with Better Than Ezra during day one of the 2022 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival on September 24, 2022 in Franklin, Tennessee.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AnhjJ8Gdo9QgGTwEvTuiTH-320-80.jpg)
Slash Called Him the “Most Passionate Gibson Guitar Enthusiast” While Tony Iommi Said He Transformed the Company: Cesar Gueikian Is Appointed President and CEO of Gibson Brands
By Rod Brakes published
Self-confessed “guitar nerd” Cesar Gueikian says he is “honored and humbled to take on the permanent CEO role”
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