Gibson Les Paul Guitars

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The Gibson Guitar Corporation, of Nashville, Tennessee, USA, is a manufacturer of acoustic and electric guitars. Gibson also owns and makes guitars under such brands as Epiphone, Kramer, Valley Arts, Tobias, Steinberger, and Kalamazoo. In addition to guitars, the company makes pianos through its Baldwin unit, Slingerland drums, as well as many accessory items. Company founder Orville Gibson made mandolins in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in the late 1890s. He invented archtop guitars by using the same type of carved, arched tops found on violins. By the 1930s, the company was also making flattop acoustic guitars, as well as the first commercially available hollow-body electric guitars, which were used and popularized by Charlie Christian. In the early 1950s, Gibson introduced its first solid-body electric guitar and its most popular guitar to date—the Les Paul.

Many other guitar manufacturers were contemptuous of the concept of a solid-body guitar. Designed by the guitarist Les Paul, the first solid body guitar, called the "Les Paul", was released in 1952. The "Les Paul" was offered in several models, including the Custom, the Standard, the Special and the Junior.

In 1961 the body design of the "Les Paul" was changed, due to the demand for a double-cutaway body design. Les Paul did not care for the new body style and let his endorsement of the guitar lapse, and the new body design then became known as the SG or "solid guitar".

Today vintage examples of the Gibson Les Paul are in high demand and fetch top dollar in today's auctions. Be sure to bookmark this page so you don't miss out all the Hot! Deals on Vintage Gibson Les Paul Guitars.

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Marshall Guitar Amps

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Marshall Amplification is a British company which designs and manufactures music amplifiers. Marshall amplifiers, and specifically Marshall guitar amplifiers, are one of the most recognized icons in popular music. Marshall is based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes. Vintage Marshall amps were originally built as direct copies of Fender amplifiers. However, they were soon modified, and Marshall would begin to incorporate certain traits which made them more favourable to guitarists seeking a heavier sound. The distinctive Marshall 'crunch' distortion sound has remained sought after for nearly half a century. Like many high end guitar amplifiers, many of the current models continue to use vacuum tubes as amplification components. Marshall also manufactures less expensive solid state and hybrid devices.

The legendary Marshall sound is distinctive and famous. The sound of a Vintage Marshall 1959 SLP or JCM800 amp is among the most recognised in popular rock music, and there is a constant demand for the vintage amplifiers.

The classic Marshall Stack is one of the classic defining images behind loud rock music. A full stack consists of one head containing the actual amplifier, on top of two stacked 4x12s, which are loudspeaker cabinets each containing four 12 inch loudspeakers arranged in a square layout. The top cabinet has the top two loudspeakers angled slightly upwards, giving the Marshall stack a distinctive appearance. When only a single cabinet is used, the arrangement is called a half stack.

In the early-mid 1960s, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle of The Who were directly responsible for the creation and widespread use of stacked Marshall cabinets. Pete later remarked that John started using Marshall Stacks in order to hear himself over Keith Moon's drums and Townshend himself also had to use them just to be heard over John.

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