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Gibson Sammy Hagar Red Rocker Les Paul

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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 2:58 a.m.

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Ok so let me start out by saying as Gibson Les Paul’s go, this one minus the headstock is a mighty fine example. The Cabernet finish on the Flame Maple top is stunning and the Zebra ‘57 Classic humbucker in the neck and Zebra Burstbucker 3 in the bridge look cool although I wonder what gold hardware would have looked like? But a signature Sammy Hagar Gibson Les Paul? Fair enough Sammy getting a custom guitar from them, and even having his own private signature template that they can

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Gibson launch the Dusk Tiger

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Published Dec. 7, 2009 at 4:35 p.m.

Well you have probably already heard about this guitar as Gibson have already made some bold statements about the technology and hardware featured on what is quite a deviation in looks from the standard Les Paul, but what will the public think of this limited edition robot guitar? Well already there are mixed feelings and this is inevitable with such an adventurous design, fans of the classic Les Paul design disklike the crescent shaped pickguard and pickup surround which hangs down like some

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Gibson announce the 7 String Explorer

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Published Oct. 20, 2009 at 7:42 p.m.

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Gibson have had a bit of a rough trott recently in the media with a certain signature guitar that appeared and quickly disappeared but it looks like they have gone and totally redeemed themselves with the release of this Metal Monster of a guitar! The Gibson Explorer is by far one of the coolest guitar designs ever, so how can you make it any better? Add another string! Yes it goes up to 7. Gibson have also loaded it with EMG pickups so they really are aiming straight for the metal market, and

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The Gibson Jimi Hendrix guitar

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Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 6:45 a.m.

Today has been a strange day, first I wake up to a strange orange glow only to look out the window and see a scene from Total Recall as a dust storm engulfed Sydney (pics here) and then I check out my daily feeds only to see one of the weirdest pieces of news ever from MusicRadar.com. The post was entitled “When is a Strat not a Strat”, I was intrigued until I looked at closer at the image presented before me. At first glance I thought I was looking at Fender Stratocaster, then I noticed

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