Gibson Guitars 100 Years Of An American Icon - 314 pages paperback

One hundred years is a really long time!

Even more so when you consider it through the lens of today's pop culture where things are constantly changing and what is around today is seldom around next year at this time. The fact of Gibson's longevity is a testament to the fine quality product they have produced. The hundreds and thousands of professional musicians who have used their products throughout history give a loud and clear message that the Gibson guitar is synonymous with greatness.

There's no question about Gibson guitars being one of the most popular and most play guitars ever. Do you like to collect Gibson guitars? A lot of people have 2, 3, or more Gibsons in their guitar collection.

If you like Gibson guitars enough to own 2 or 3 of them, you might also be interested in this book. It has photos of all the different types of Gibsons made through the years, It gives you photos of the actual factories where the guitars were made, and a lot of information about how the company was run through the years. This book is a nice addition to collection of fine instruments.

The main organization of the book is chronological, where they take you through the years of the company's history, highlighting the major guitar models that were sold, who in the company was responsible for making/marketing them, and who in the music world was playing the different guitars. A lot of interesting text stories, and a lot of large, color photos are what tell the story as you turn through the pages of this book.

Most of the popular genres are represented, as you would expect. Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz, and Metal. All the popular Gibson players of all these musical styles are mentioned, photographed, and discussed in the pages of this book. You'll read ab out practically everyone you can think of: Larry Carlton, Freddie King, Lee Ritenour, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Roy Clark, Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons, B.B King, Mick Jagger, Pat Metheny, and many more. Really, too many to mention. And you'll also see and read about all the famous and popular models: The Firebird, Explorer, Flying V, SG, 335, ES-355, etc.