Gibson Guitars 1550-07 GUS Guitar User Manual


 
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H e r e are just a few of the Gibson innovations that have reshaped the guitar world:
1894 – First archtop guitar
1922 – First ƒ-hole archtop, the L-5
1936 – First professional quality electric guitar, the ES-150
1947 – P-90 single-coil pickup intro d u c e d
1948 – First dual-pickup Gibson, the ES-300
1949 – First three-pickup electric, the ES-5
1949 – First hollowbody electric with pointed cutaway, the ES-175
1952 – First Les Paul guitar
1954 – Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Jr. intro d u c e d
1955 – Les Paul Special intro d u c e d
1957 – First humbucking pickup
1958 – Flying V and Explorer intro d u c e d
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