Every once in a while, an opportunity arises to tour a guitar maker’s shop, and see up close how things are done and what they’re working on – things which may never be seen anywhere else. This week we’re taking a tour of the Gibson Acoustic shop in Bozeman, Montana.
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Today, we are proud to feature the new Gibson Keb’ Mo’ Signature Bluesmaster. Built in a limited run of 300, this guitar is built in the tradition of the classic small body Gibsons of the 1920s and ’30s. As a Grammy Award winner, Keb’ Mo’s musical range demands a guitar that is as expressive and versatile as he is. After spending some time with the guitar, I must say how pleasantly surprised I am with the responsiveness of the Keb’ Mo’ Bluesmaster. Gibson has made all the right design choices to bring as much sound out of a small bodied guitar as possible.
MORE →It is hard to get a real sense of just how radical the CF-100E was in the early ’50s when it was introduced. This was the first production cutaway acoustic guitar with on-board pickup ever made for goodness sakes! Before this model came along, folks just had to stand as close to a microphone as possible to attempt to be heard when performing … and if you wanted to take a lead, you were definitely playing below the 14th fret!
MORE →The Modern Classic, where new and old features unit to create a superb flat top guitar. The J45 Modern Classic Custom guitar features a beautiful Adirondack spruce top, nitro cellulose finish, modern classic neck profile, nickel Grover tuners and an L.R.Baggs Element pickup. The pre-war Advanced Jumbo style bracing on this guitar helps to provide more bass response and volume while the classic Adirondack and Mahogany wood pairing is well balanced with a crisp note fundamental and lots of headroom. This guitar loves to be played loud and hard with the notes jumping to life and you dig in with your picking hand. The neck shape is a more medium to low elliptical profile which is very comfortable and easily facilitates fast flat picking passages. Available in natural or dark sunburst finish this guitar looks great and combines the best new and classic features!
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