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In 2002, Arlo Guthrie contacted the brilliant luthiers at Gibson Acoustics and asked for help in reconstructing a guitar his legendary father—Woody Guthrie—had given him as a present in the early 1950s. The guitar was an old Gibson LG-2 ¾ that was literally in pieces, yet Gibson decided to undertake the delicate task of restoring this instrument so dear to Arlo’s heart, and his father’s legacy. Several months later, after completing the restoration and presenting the rebuilt guitar to Arlo, Gibson decided to reissue the Arlo Guthrie LG-2¾ as part of its Signature Series line of acoustics. It is a painstaking reproduction of a classic Gibson guitar, yet remaining true to Arlo’s original in every way including an aged-like vintage replica finish.

Gibson’s J-200 Studio proudly maintains the tradition and excellence of Gibson Acoustic’s Super Jumbo line, offering a remarkable combination of features that deliver all the sweet tone, clarity and presence expected from a Super Jumbo. The simple elegance of the J-200 Studio is evident in every detail, including its premium Sitka spruce top and attractive maple back and sides, releasing a rich, full, and balanced high end and grand projection.

In 1962, Gibson collaborated with The Everly Brothers to produce the Everly Brothers Flat top. It had a thin J-185-style body with an adjustable bridge. Two unusual features on this model were the star-shaped inlays on the rosewood fingerboard, and the large double tortoise shell pickguards (replaced by black pickguards from 1968 onwards). These large pickguards covered most of the top of the body to such extent that the tone was limited. The standard finish on the guitar was black, but some were natural or sunburst finish. In 1963 only around 45 were made with a natural top and walnut back and sides but from 1968 natural top and walnut back and sides was the standard finish.

The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972 after around 440 had been made, but was reissued by Gibson in 1986 under the name J-180. In 1992 it was again called The Everly Brothers guitar until 1994 when the name went back to the J-180.

The Everly Brothers used these guitars in the 1960s but there were many other notable players.

Itching to rock with no superfluous frills to get in the way? The SG Special is ready to take you there. When the SG replaced the single-cutaway Les Paul in the Gibson catalog in 1961, the change ushered in a new rock icon—even if the world didn't quite know it yet. Through the course of the coming decade the SG would become a favorite of rock, blues, and fusion players. By the time the single-cutaway Les Paul Standard returned to the fold later in the ’60s to reclaim its own hold on the guitar world, the SG had established itself as an iconic axe for straight-ahead rockers, making a major noise in the hands of Pete Townshend, Robby Krieger, Eric Clapton, and several others. As the stripped-down sibling of the SG Standard, the SG Special has always been a favorite of non-nonsense rock'n'rollers.

Right from the introduction of the SG family in 1961, the Special has shared several of the seminal design and construction traits of the Standard—including its lightweight solid-mahogany body, iconic asymmetrical double-cutaway design, superfast neck profile, and dual-pickup sonic assault—although the contemporary Gibson USA SG Special has also been hot-rodded for today's demanding player. Unlike the single coils of the ’60s, the SG Special now carries a pair of hard-rockin' humbucking pickups, along with the legendary pairing of a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece. In short, it has everything you need to rock with the best of 'em, and nothing to get in the way, while retaining the great styling that lets you know it's a part of one of the most legendary guitar families in the history of rock.

SubFuzz is a combo sub-octave generator and fuzz, like the old Blue Boxes, but with super-fast tracking and three octaves settings. That’s up to three octaves below the note you’re playing. Seriously.

The Catalinbread Semaphore Tap Tremolo is a boutique take on classic tremolo circuits that can go from smooth vintage tones to intense square wave modulation and anywhere in between. Featuring controls for subdividing the tempo in a variety of note lengths, tap tempo or manual rate control, a ton of waveform shape options and flexible depth options from subtle to extreme, the Semaphore Tap Tremolo gives you every trem style you could ever need in one pedal. Perfect for everything blues to math rock, when it comes to volume modulation the Catalinbread Semaphore pedal does it all.

By the 24th century, nanobots have solved all of humanity’s problems, from the common cold to socks with sandals. With billions of nanobots out of work, Dr. Scientist—with help from the National Research Council of Canada, the National Institute for Nanotechnology and the University of Alberta—developed a way to use nanotechnology to create a molecular junction, a new kind of diode that saturates in a slower, smoother, more pleasing way than conventional, silicon diodes. What resulted was a new kind of overdrive pedal, featuring three gain stages: a MOSFET booster, an NPN transistor fuzz and an opamp distortion.

In the outer recesses of space lays Zeta-6 quadrant's largest junkyard. Here, gravity-challenged junkers float about rubbing their rusted hulls together, while the sounds of these frictions reverberate into the worlds around them. Want your tone to sound like two abandoned spaceships crashing in the vacuum of space, their oxidized wings gnashing together and disintegrating into dust? With a wide gain range, the Frazz Dazzler pedal will frazzle dazzle you with its mean-spirited and aggressive fuzz whether you play guitar, bass or an electronic instrument.

No doubt you’ve heard of the old pedal company Ross, who are probably most famous for what many consider to be the finest compressor pedal ever made, the ever-cloned Grey Compressor. In addition to this expensive and much sought-after grey box, Ross made a slew of other awesome (and extremely underrated) pedals in the 70s and 80s, and we’ve got one for today’s featured pedal. Simple to use but great-sounding and vintage, here is the original version of the Ross Phaser. Boasting only 2 control knobs, this is not a Phaser pedal that’s going to take much of a learning curve to figure out. Rate controls the phaser’s overall Speed, while Intensity is your basic Depth control, mixing in as much or as little phase effect with your instrument’s Dry signal as you desire. Being that this is the Original version of the pedal from 1978, it’s the only one where this knob is labeled “Intensity”, as it was changed to “Recycle” in later models. Speaking of first edition pedals, this one features 4x P1087E JFETs soldered to 14-pin DIP plug, with serial number 21446. This and the following version from 1979 are the only two JFET models, with the last 3 being LM13600N-based, and those apparently had some high sweep warble problems, making this original version the most sought-after of the five, and preferred by players and collectors alike.

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Levels of grinding gain and singing sustain previously unattainable without the use of powerful tube amps at high volume. Hybrid tube/solid state distortion circuitry gets it all, from subtle overdrive to extreme saturation worthy of the blackest metal. 3-band equalization with a parametric mid to cover the sweet spot between 200-5kHz allows for a range of brutal tones, including the scooped mid sound of Metallica or Pantera. Where other distortions aren't enough, this kills. Includes power supply.

Along with many other mysteries of Gibson's Norlin era, little is known about the origin of the Les Paul Artisan model. Introduced in 1977 as part of the Les Paul series, it is often described as an ornate Les Paul Custom model. The most interesting and unique features of the Artisan model are the hearts and flowers inlay pattern on the neck (reminiscent of banjo inlays), and the unique Gibson peghead design, with the pre-war style "Gibson" script logo and pearl hearts and flowers inlays. It is a beautiful example of an ornate Les Paul for its era. The Artisan was originally issued with three pickups, black "top hat" knobs with gold inserts and a stop bar tailpiece in 1977. Two were Gibson Series VII humbucking pickups and one (middle position) Gibson "Super Humbucking" pickup. The pickup selector switch was wired to three settings: (1) rhythm pickup only, (2) middle and bridge pickup with the switch in the middle position, and (3) the bridge pickup only. Sometime in late 1978 or early 1979 the Artisan was issued with a TP-6 fine tuning tailpiece, speed knobs, exclusive Gibson "Crank" machine head button tuners and two Series VII pickups, with a three pickup version available only as an option. Artisans were originally issued with Nashville-style bridges, but in 1980, a large tune-o-matic bridge with rectangular base was introduced. Most, if not all Artisan models were made in the Kalamazoo factory, even until the model was discontinued in 1982.

The Artisans feature gold hardware, including a gold jack plate, Schaller-style "Gibson" tuners, multi-ply binding on front and back, multi-ply pickguard, mahogany body with three piece carved maple top, laminated maple three piece neck, ebony fingerboard, bound peghead and fingerboard, and engraved "Artisan" truss rod cover. All Artisans had neck volutes. Colors for the Artisan model included Ebony, Walnut, or Tobacco Sunburst finishes. Based on guitars available in the resale market, it appears that the Walnut color was predominant. There were a few special runs of Artisans made in other colors. One of the Artisans featured in the photos accompanying this article is a rare color - White with Black binding (one of only 10 made in this color). As with Les Paul Customs of the era, Artisans are very heavy guitars. The Tobacco Sunburst and White models in the photos accompanying this article are 11 lbs. and 10 lbs. 10 oz., respectively.

A 1978 Norlin price list indicates the price for the Les Paul Artisan was $1,039.00, with additional cost of $99.50 for a Protector Case. In contrast, a Les Paul Custom of the same era listed for $949.00 for a three-pickup version and $849.00 for a two-pickup version. Later models were issued with a Pro I Faultless plush lined case.

The necks on the Artisans are of medium thickness, and feel good in the hands. Frets are wide and of medium height. The pickups are loud and toneful. In the author's opinion, a preferable wiring pattern for the three pickup model would have been to combine the rhythm and middle pickups as the selection with the switch in the middle position. The Artisan model is superbly crafted, with excellent fit and finish as were most Kalamazoo-made guitars of the era.

According to the 2003 Vintage Guitar Price Guide, Artisans in excellent condition are selling in the $1,800-$2,000. (2007: $2,200-$3,000) price range. Since many Artisans were players' guitars, it is difficult to find one in excellent or near mint condition.

The Les Paul Artisan is a very unique and ornate guitar in the history of Gibson Les Paul models, and is a "must have" for many Les Paul collectors and players." (Mike Slubowski, The Gibson Les Paul Artisan Model: "Hearts & Flowers" and More! Dave Davies of The Kinks used a 1978 Les Paul Artisan extensively on the major stadium tours in the US in the 1980's. … this actual guitar is now on display in the British Invasion exhibit at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame in Cleveland. You can hear him use it on "Low Budget" (1979), "One for the Road" (Live Album 1980), "Give The People What They Want" (1981), and Dave's Studio Album "Chosen People" (1983).

The BOSS TU-2 Chromatic Tuner incorporates BOSS' world renowned TU-Series tuner technology into an ultra-convenient stompbox design. For the first time ever, guitarists and bassists can now tune their instruments with unrivaled accuracy and an unmatched tuning range--with just a single stomp.

The Korina Explorer was light years ahead of its time when it was first introduced in 1958. With its angular, asymmetrical body and pointed headstock, the Explorer was unlike any guitar available. In fact, the Explorer was such a radical departure that only around 100 of the famed instruments were produced at the legendary Kalamazoo factory. What few have survived are now highly prized collectibles that sell for half a million dollars or more. Now, Epiphone brings back the one-of-a-kind legend in all its original glory made from beautiful Korina.

The Korina Explorer features our Limited Lifetime Warranty backed by world famous 24/7/365 Gibson Customer Service. Visit an Authorized Epiphone Dealer today and make a name for yourself with the 1958 Korina Explorer.