Where Gibson guitars are custom-made [PICS]

***Alex*** · 07-01-2008, 04:06 AM

Here's an article done by a CNET News reporter when he visited Gibson: Photos: Where Gibson guitars are custom-made | CNET News.com

Quote:

At the Gibson custom factory in Nashville, Tenn., the famous guitar manufacturer makes its most expensive and exclusive instruments, including an ongoing series of limited-edition replicas of historic Les Paul instruments.

As part of Road Trip 2008, CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman visited the custom factory and got a rare look at how guitars are built with the express cooperation of rock stars like Jimmy Page and Johnny Winter. (The public can visit the company's regular factories in Memphis and Nashville, but not the custom facility.)

Here are dozens of finished guitars that are awaiting a case and shipment to a dealer. The guitars can easily go for more than $10,000 at retail and some, like a very small series of Les Pauls that Jimmy Page played and signed, are worth more than $100,000 on the open market.

Some of the pictures taken...

kingedb · 07-01-2008, 08:30 AM

Great find!!

decoy205 · 07-01-2008, 09:03 AM

That was cool. The custom shop looks nice man! The birthplace of a lot of our guitars! Thanks Alex.

Harpozep · 07-01-2008, 11:16 AM

Thanks . Great craftsmanship there.

But they should add a person to the QC end of things. CS are not all coming out near perfect like they should. That said, I own three and they are the best Gibson's I've ever owned outside of my Real 1968 LP BB Custom.

Thanks for the link and pics!

stryker59 · 07-01-2008, 11:32 AM

nice read!!! sounds like c-net spent some time in gibson's marketing department as well!

jkinnison90 · 07-01-2008, 05:51 PM

Nice find!

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