• News from NAMM

    A number of prominent bluegrass instrument manufacturers are exhibiting this weekend at the annual convention and trade show of the National Association of Music Merchandisers, known as The NAMM Show. Held in January of each year in Anaheim, CA, it

  • David Harvey joins Gibson (OAI)

    The mandolin division at Gibson Original Acoustic Instruments is a place of legends. Names like Lloyd Loar and Charlie Derrington are ever present in the minds of mandolinists. Danny Roberts, of the Grascals, has also served a stint with Gibson

  • No deal – Gibson calls off merger

    The proposed merger between Gibson Guitar and TC Group which was announced in January '08 has been shelved. The two companies issued a joint press release late last week. Gibson Guitar, the world's premier musical instrument manufacturer and leader in music technology

  • Commemorative Earl Scruggs banjo update

    Here's a brief update to our post from last week about Gibson's new limited edition Earl Scruggs Flint Hill Special banjo model. In our previous post, we mentioned that no pricing information was found on the Gibson site, and that our

  • Gibson announces commemorative Scruggs banjo

    Gibson is debuting a new, limited edition banjo model this year, marking the 5oth anniversary of the original release of Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs' classic recording, Foggy Mountain Jamboree. Though they had been releasing singles on a regular basis

  • Phil Leadbetter feature at Gibson.com

    Gibson has posted an article on their web site about Grasstowne Dobro man Phil Leadbetter. The piece covers Phil's early experiences learning teh resonator guitar, his work with JD Crowe, his IBMA awards and teh debut CD with his new performance

  • Gibson to merge with TC Group

    The Tennessean, Nashville's hometown paper, ran a story yesterday (1/18) that Gibson Guitar Corp. will merge with TC Group, a Danish pro audio firm. The merger was announced at the NAMM Winter Show in California, and according to The Tennessean, the

  • Led Zep and the G’Earls

    Gibson has published an interview on their web site with Kristin Andreassen of Uncle Earl. The article largely centers on their having worked with former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones, who produced their latest CD, Waterloo, Tennessee. How did you guys

  • Scruggs videos at Gibson.com

    There are six short videos up on Gibson's web site that feature banjo legend Earl Scruggs discussing his life and career in bluegrass and acoustic music. It seems that they were all recorded earlier this year. Each of the links below