When Gibson unveiled the Flying V and Explorer in its Modernist Series in 1958, their radical designs quickly proved the very definition of “ahead of their time.” Gibson president Ted McCarty and his ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Consequently, Gibson’s sales began to suffer. In 1957, Gibson president Ted McCarty decided that Gibson needed to restore its ...

February 24, 2009 You can often tell a lot about what a guitarist is about to do just by looking at the axe he's chosen for the gig. If it's a Flying V, he's here to rock, and he doesn't care who ...

Gibson Guitars on Tuesday (Dec. 14) released the first for-sale versions of Megadeth bandleader Dave Mustaine's new signature instruments with the Tennessee-based guitar manufacturer. However, the ...

As Guitar Aficionado notes, its look was Gibson's attempt to come up with a Modernist answer to the Fender Stratocaster. In 1956, Gibson president Ted McCarty commissioned some new designs, and the ...