Gibson

Though best known for its iconic electric guitars, Gibson also produced its own amplifiers until the late 1960s. A couple of years ago, company CEO Cesar Gueikian hinted at its return to tube amp manufacture, and now the first two combos have launched.

Learning to play guitar is tough, and having small hands can make it even harder. Epiphone has launched the Power Players Collection to help young players take their important first steps to stardom using quality built 3/4-sized guitars.

Gibson is delving into its storied past to build a new series of limited-edition guitars called the Archive Collection, and the first model has been crafted from a drawing penned in 1957 by the company's former president, Theodore "Ted" McCarty.

Iconic guitar brand Gibson has launched a new family of acoustic guitars called the Generation Collection, each featuring a port in the upper side that started life as a 1964 concept blueprint, and has now been refined for today's players.

Music gear icon Gibson has teamed up with online instrument marketplace titan Reverb to sell one-of-a-kind prototypes, demo models, pre-played artist signatures and Gibson mods. The Gibson Demo Shop has kicked off with 40 exclusive guitars.

​Over the years, Gibson has shown that it's not afraid to push the guitar technology envelope. The latest innovation out of the gate is a Gibson Custom Lightly Figured Les Paul Standard with a built-in distortion circuit. A creation Gibson is calling the Burstdriver.​

Baselworld is not usually the kind of venue where you'd expect to find guitar maker Gibson displaying one of its custom instruments. This year, however, saw a US$2 million diamond-encrusted SG called the Eden of Coronet verified as the world's most valuable guitar by Guinness World Records.

A fair amount of precious wood can be sacrificed when installing a tremolo on a vintage Gibson guitar so that you can squeal or dive bomb like Satriani or Vai. Well, now you don't have to because Floyd Rose Marketing has opened up its FRX top mount trem system for pre-order.

If you see Les Paul's signature on a Gibson guitar, you can expect high quality. The company has debuted a new series of reference speakers sporting the virtuoso guitarist's name, and Gizmag stopped by for a look and listen.

Have you ever stumbled across a monster riff while noodling away, only to find that by the time you've broken out your digital recording gear, you can't remember a note? The Memory Cable from Gibson Brands gets around such problems by merging a premium instrument cable with a digital audio recorder.

While Gibson has earmarked 11 special guitars to receive its Min-ETune robotic tuning system, the folks behind the technology have launched TronicalTune, which allows for DIY installation on various guitar makes and models.

Equipment, memorabilia, personal effects and instruments spanning the entire career of Les Paul are to be auctioned off for charity in June 2012.