Gibson and Johnny Marr have teamed up for a super limited edition run of Les Pauls based on the indie icon’s Bigsby-equipped '84 Les Paul Standard, each of them signed by the man himself, with ...

Truthfully (IMHO), the Explorer does not sound significantly different from most other Gibson-style solidbody models with a 24 ¾-inch scale, set neck, dual humbuckers and stop tailpiece.

I never really gave much thought to Bigsby before seeing this book: I only knew the name from seeing it emblazoned on the famous vibrato devices found on the tailpieces of Gretsch and Gibson guitars.

Bigsby leads the league with 6.47 yards after contact per rushing attempt. Antonio Gibson is the next-closest running back with just 4.54 YAC per carry.

Back in 1958, when the first Gibson Explorer guitars appeared on the market, there was no heavy metal, hard rock, Marshall stacks or overdrive pedals. Distortion was something that amp ...