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	Gibson
		Gibson Guitar Corporation is one of the world's leading manufacturers of guitars.
		During the 1920s and 1930s, the Gibson company was responsible for many innovations in guitar design, and became the leading manufacturer of arch-top guitars, paticularly the L-5[?] model.
		The Les Paul was discontinued in favour of the Gibson SG in 1961, but returned in the late 1960s after it was taken up by players such as Eric Clapton and Peter Green[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/gi/Gibson.html (196 words)

	Gibson - WikiRadish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gibson Guitar Corporation is one of the world's best-known manufacturers of acoustic and electric guitars.
		During the 1920s and 1930s, the Gibson company was responsible for many innovations in guitar design, and became the leading manufacturer of arch-top guitars, particularly the Gibson L5 model.
		Gibson also operates a factory in Memphis where its Custom Shop guitars are manufactured and sold, and another in Bozeman, Montana, where Gibson's acoustic guitars are made.
	www.wikiradish.com /~wikiradi/index.php?title=Gibson (498 words)

	Electric guitar:
		Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai occasionally uses a triple-neck guitar; one neck is twelve string, one is six string and the third is a fretless six string.
		An acoustic guitar's sound is largely dependent on the vibration of the guitar's body and the air within it; the sound of an electric guitar is largely dependent on a magnetically induced electrical signal, generated by the vibration of metal strings near sensitive pickups.
		While the classical guitar had historically been the only variety of guitar favored by classical composers, in the 1950s a few contemporary classical composers began to use the electric guitar in their compositions.
	winelib.com /wiki/Electric_guitar (2834 words)

	Guitar Biography,info
		In electric guitars, transducers known as pickups convert string vibration to an electronic signal, which in turn is amplified and fed to speakers, which vibrate the air to produce the sound we hear.
		Archtop guitars were immediately adopted upon their release by both jazz and country musicians and have remained particularly popular in jazz music, usually using thicker strings (higher gauged round wound and flat wound) than acoustic guitars.
		A guitar using this tuning can tune to itself by the fact, with a single exception, the 5th fret on one string is the same note as the next open string; that is, a 5th-fret note on the sixth string is the same note as the open fifth string.
	music.musictnt.com /biography/sdmc_Guitar (7148 words)

	Gibson Guitar Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Following financial troubles, the Gibson Guitar Corp. was bought by Henry E. Juszkiewicz, David H. Berryman and Gary A. Zebrowski in early 1986.
		Gibson EB-6 (Initially a six-string bass version of the ES-335, later adopted the SG body design; string gauge and spacing is similar to that on the Fender VI and Danelectro six-string basses)
		Gibson Acoustic DocumentaryGibson Acoustic is the result of a partnership between accomplished motion picture photographer Erik L. Brown (The Horse Whisperer, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Ali, The Black Dahlia), Gibson Acoustic (Bozeman, Montana), No Island Media and special guest, Jackie Greene.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gibson_Guitar_Corporation (1393 words)

	Heritage History
		Heritage Guitar Inc. of 225 Parsons Street in Kalamazoo, Michigan was incorporated on April 1, 1985.
		He was hired by Gibson Guitar Corporation in May of 1956 to do hand sanding, followed by several different jobs in the wood shop.
		Bill joined Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1975 as a cost accountant and served in various capacities in the accounting department until the plant closed in 1984.
	www.edromanguitars.com /guitar/heritage/history_her.htm (874 words)

	Gibson Sg Faded
		Gibson SG The Gibson SG is a model of solid-bodied electric guitar.
		The new guitar was issued in the 1961 model year as a Les Paul signature model, but Les Paul himself disapproved of the change due to what he felt was a move toward cheap construction and a watered-down sound.
		(The new guitar was, in fact, designed to be less expensive to build than the labor- and materials-intensive standard Les Paul model.) His endorsement contract with Gibson lapsed in 1962, and the guitar was renamed the 'SG,' for 'standard guitar' or 'solo guitar', by the end of the 1963 model year.
	www.frozenup.com /pages9/36/gibson-sg-faded.html (835 words)

	Gibson Banjo Serial Numbers
		It is the contention of this author that Gibson produced very few or even no banjos in the years 1931 and 1935.
		Gibson banjo serial numbers are in same sequence as the Gibson guitar serial numbers from 1961 to 1969.
		Banjoinfo.com is not connected wih the Gibson Guitar Corporation.
	banjoinfo.4t.com /GibsonBanjoSerialNumbers.html (534 words)

	Fender, Gibson and Heritage - key dates in guitar history
		Gibson's first electric guitar the ES-150 was produced in 1936, and is still considered one of the best sounding electric jazz guitars in the world.
		In 1946 Gibson introduced the P-90 single coil pickup, which was eventually used on the first Les Paul model in 1952.
		Gibson introduced the Smartwood Les Paul and became the first guitar manufacturer to manufacture a cost-effective guitar composed entirely of certified Smartwood, wood which has been harvested in an environmentally friendly manner.
	www.josaka.com /Features/2005/Guitar-history-key-dates.htm (292 words)

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		In 1915, Gibson and the company negotiated a new agreement in which Orville was to be paid a monthly salary for the rest of his life.
		Since Gibson continues to change their model lineup on a regular basis, it is suggested that a trip to their web site is in order to learn more on what's current, and just as important, what has been discontinued.
		Gibson Peghead Volute Another dating feature of Gibsons is the use of a peghead volute found on instruments between 1970 and 1973.
	www.thinlizzy.de /html/gibson.html (1666 words)

	GIBSON (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gibson's MaGIC - short for Media-accelerated Global Information Carrier - makes standard Cat-5 Ethernet cable act like a super cable, capable of carrying up to 32 channels of 32-bit, 48 kHz uncompressed digital sound in both directions (64 channels total), with a control stream 100 times as powerful as MIDI over a single wire.
		MaGIC grew out of Gibson Labs' ten years of research and development of a digital electric guitar, but its applications are virtually unlimited.
		Gibson teamed with global leaders in Digital Audio technologies in the launch of the first Ethernet based Digital Guitar.
	www.gibsonmagic.com /specification.html (241 words)

	Gibson Enters the Digital Age
		Gibson Guitar Corporation has joined forces with computer chip manufacturers 3Com and Xilinx to produce an all-digital guitar to be released later this year.
		Gibson says the new guitar will work to completely eliminate analog line signals and stray frequencies, providing a clean sound minus the “hum” that mono and stereo outputs create.
		Gibson also says it will be 100% compatible with all of their existing equipment.
	www.avrev.com /news/0504/10.gibson.html (180 words)

	Sweetwater inSync
		Guitars of lesser price and quality have laminated or plywood arched tops and backs, which are pressed into shape.
		The typical archtop is a hollowbody guitar whose form is much like that of a mandolin or violin family instrument and may be acoustic or electric.
		Archtop guitars were immediately adopted by jazz and country musicians and have remained particularly popular in jazz music, usually using thicker strings (higher gauged round wound and flat wound) than acoustic guitars.
	www.sweetwater.com /insync/word.php?find=archtopguitar (336 words)

	Gibson User List
		Gibson has never been known for innovation in the electric guitar world.
		Today Gibson is part of a giant conglomerate that used to be called CMI or Consolidated Musical Instruments For years CMI has dominated the music world with lines like, Epiphone, Tobias, Steinberger, Gibson, Spector, Kramer, Mapex, Pearl, Photon, Dobro, Flatiron, Ramirez, Baldwin, Oberheim and others that I can't think of right now.
		I used to work for Gibson and while it is certainly not a poorly made guitar it is designed in the stone age.
	www.edromanguitars.com /guitar/gibson/artists_gib.htm (653 words)

	Arent Fox PLLC: Supreme Court Declines to Review Ruling in Noted Battle Between Guitar-makers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gibson had sued for trademark infringement shortly after Paul Reed Smith introduced the Singlecut® guitar model in 2000.
		Gibson argued that the Singlecut® model was too similar to the trademark registration it owned for its famous Les Paul®; model and created confusion in the marketplace.
		The Sixth Circuit held that the trial erred by relying on specimens that Gibson submitted with the application showing the entire Les Paul®; guitar rather than the two-dimensional shape depicted in the application drawing to determine whether Gibson’s trademark was infringed.
	www.arentfox.com /legal_updates/content1241.html (398 words)

	Who's next? (Gibson/PRS lawsuit) - Discussion Forums
		PRS Guitars is disappointed with the court's ruling that its Singlecut guitar infringes a Gibson trademark.
		Gibson quality is universally known to be spotty..prices are considered by man to be very high given the quality of build...
		When eventually sued by Gibson for making Les Paul-like guitars (as well as 335-like), Heritage essentially won the suit on the basis that there was an implied warranty of usefulness with the jigs and fixtures.
	www.acousticguitar.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/016713-5.html (1582 words)

	Wired 12.01: The 100-Megabit Guitar
		If Henry Juszkiewicz didn't build a digital guitar, I can assure you the digital guitar would still happen." Like Sony and Philips with the compact disc 20 years ago, Gibson is making a big bet on Magic, whose success hinges on nothing less than the reinvention of an entire industry.
		In the US alone nearly a million electric guitars were purchased in 2002 - three times as many as a decade ago - to the tune of $477 million.
		Guitars have typically been paired with digital technology to create various kinds of synthesizers.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/12.01/guitar.html?tw=wn_tophead_2 (1063 words)

	more info on Gibson Guitars - gibson gutars - gibson gutairs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Within a short period after the company was started, the board passed a motion that "Orville H. Gibson be paid only for the actual time he works for the Company." After that time, there is no clear indication whether he worked there full-time, or as a consultant.
		Gibson was considered a bit eccentric and there has been some question over the years as to whether or not he suffered from some sort of mental illness.
		The Gibson Foundation announced its support of YMCA of the USA to enhance arts and humanities program and music resources for the nation's 2,617 YMCAs, as well as YMCAs abroad, many of which are champions of the arts and arts education in their communities.
	www.scipeeps.com /Fin-to-Glo/Gibson_Guitars.php (1521 words)

	Harmony Central®: Gibson to Acquire Baldwin Piano Company
		Gibson Guitar Corporation announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase GE Capital's rights under a contract to acquire the assets of the Baldwin Piano and Organ Company.
		Gibson, a leader in the manufacture of fretted musical instruments since 1894, has enjoyed phenomenal growth under the current management that purchased the company in 1986.
		Gibson's acquisition of Baldwin will keep the historic American piano company under U.S. ownership and brings two of the most respected and recognizable names in the musical instrument industry together into the extensive family of Gibson Musical Instruments that includes Epiphone, Kramer, Slingerland drums, Oberheim keyboards and Maestro effects among others.
	news.harmony-central.com /News/2001/Gibson-Acquires-Baldwin.html (566 words)

	Gibson Guitar to Sponsor TEC Awards’ Les Paul Award
		The Mix Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced that Gibson Guitar will once again sponsor the Les Paul Award, to be presented at the 21st Annual TEC (Technical Excellence & Creativity) Awards on October 8, 2005, at the New York Marriott Marquis.
		Gibson Guitar Corporation has sponsored the Les Paul Award since 1999, and presents the honoree with a custom-built, signature Gibson Les Paul guitar.
		Gibson Guitar Corporation will be participating in both events.
	mixonline.com /news/headline/tec-paul-gibson-0503051/index.html (403 words)

	Guitar Parts USA sells guitar parts for electric guitars and bass guitars
		These guitar bridges and tremolos are suitable as replacement guitar parts for most Gibson® guitars including the Les Paul, and the Fender Stratocaster® and Fender Telecaster® guitars, Fender Jazz® and Precision Bass® guitars.
		Guitar Parts USA stocks guitar volume knobs, tone and switch knobs for most of the guitars that copy the Gibson® Les Paul, Fender Stratocaster® and Fender Telecaster® models.
		Guitar tuning machines are the most "Generic and Universal" of all the guitar parts on your guitar or bass guitar.
	www.guitarpartsusa.com /sitemap.html (314 words)

	Gibson EB-3 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gibson EB-3 is an electric bass guitar model, produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation.
		In addition to the Gibson EB-3, a long-scale (34") model, called the EB-3L, was introduced for players who preferred the longer 34" scale (as featured on most Fender bass models).
		It is currently being produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation as the "Gibson SG Bass"; this model is similar to the early-60s EB-3, except for the lack of a varitone switch and 3 knobs instead of 4.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gibson_EB-3 (412 words)

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		The digital guitar uses computer chips to boost the sound and eliminate hums and other noises.
		Gibson CEO Henry Juszkiewicz says the digital guitar -- in his words -- "opens a whole new palette of possibilities."
		The digital guitar will cost at least a thousand dollars more than a comparable standard Gibson guitar.
	www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=16196 (139 words)

	Main Event : Gibson Guitars, Artistry in Wood and Music
		The Editors: "Gibson Guitars: Artistry in Wood and Music" is reprinted here with the permission of Woodwork magazine and photographer/writer Peter W. Richardson.
		He followed that with an arched-top guitar and, in 1902, founded the Gibson Mandolin Guitar Manufacturing Corporation Ltd. Eventually, it became the Gibson Guitar Corporation, but long before that, it came to represent the epitome of fine quality, hand-crafted, innovative, stringed musical instruments.
		Nowhere is this fact more evident than in the Gibson Guitar Custom Division, at their current location in Nashville, Tennessee.
	www.gibson.com /magazines/amplifier/1999/3/main-ev1.html (493 words)

	ECR Software > Testimonials > Specialty & General Merchandise
		Established in 1902, Gibson Guitar Corporation is known throughout the world for manufacturing high quality musical instruments.
		Gibson guitars are widely used by professional musicians and have helped produce some of the greatest songs of all time.
		Guitar enthusiasts can experience Gibson's 100-year heritage at The Gibson Bluegrass Showcase at Opry Mills in Nashville, TN.
	www.ecrsoft.com /news/testimonials/gibsonTest.htm (273 words)

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