Gibson Electric Guitar

So what is an electric guitar and how is it different from the rest? The basic concept behind these is that it converts the vibration of the strings into electrical current using pickups and these sounds are further enhanced using the speaker and amplifier. The sound emanating from it can be further altered electronically giving it a unique feeling. If it is electric guitars then it has to be Gibson Electric guitars as the very name represents a revolution that was witnessed with the production of these path breaking musical instruments.

The Gibson Electric guitar models can be divided into solid body, hollow body and high end arch tops. Les Paul, SG, Explorer, Flying V and Firebird can be classified in the solid body model. ES-175 and ES-335 represent the hollow body and L-5 and Citation fall under the high end arch types. The first electric guitar was made in the year 1936 and from then onwards Gibson has innovated the instrument to such an extent that it has become the number one choice of rock bands all over the world.

It was only during World War II that there was a brief break of production of the Gibson electric guitars and they resumed production once the war ended. The P-90 was the first guitar to come out of the stables of Gibson after the war and musicians all over the world loved it for its power. From 1946 to 1949 new innovations took place which in a way changed the way a guitar is made and played. The first three pick up guitar known as the ES-5 and the sharply pointed cut away bout called the ES-175 were trend setting models.

It was around this time that the company got its biggest block buster product the Gibson Les Paul made. It is one of the finest electric guitars ever made. The popularity of the Gibson electric guitars has given birth to a lot of clones with none able to match the class and sound of the original.

 

 

 

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