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Do you make videos? Want to win this killer studio setup? Check out the rules for the Gibson Brands Win A Studio Video Contest at www.gibson.com/contest

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Sometimes rock and roll takes you to unexpected places. #playlistlive

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A Gibson always draws a crowd.

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Mayday Guitarist Monster Shoots the Breeze

After working tirelessly for a decade and a half building up a significant fan base in Asia, Taiwanese quintet Mayday bring their unique blend of alternative rock and pop on a multi-continent tour. Co-founder and guitarist Monster gives an insight into the band today and talks about plans for signature model Gibson...

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SMASHED GUITAR PRANK!

More shenanigans from Roman Atwood and Dennis Roady at the biggest music trade show in the world: Musikmesse in Frankfurt, Germany

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HUG ME IF YOU LOVE GIBSON Prank Masters Roman Atwood and Dennis Roady helped us fight off jet lag with some lighthearted pranking at Musikmesse.  

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DJ Hix Boson tearing it up at the #Motodrom. #Musikmesse

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Gibson Custom Collector's Choice 18, and the 1960 Les Paul that inspired it. Both here at #musikmesse.

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Xander and the Peace Pirates rocking the #motodrom, and proving you can overcome any obstacle if you want it hard enough and #nevergiveup.

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Rudolf Schenker and a very different kind of Flying V here at #musikmesse.

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Jeff Waters melting faces at the #motodrom

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Other brands have booths here at #Musikmesse. We have the #Motodrom.

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We've got some big plans for getting real loud at #Musikmesse in Frankfurt.

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A lot cool people have come by to visit Gibson Custom.

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FIVE WAYS I WAS WRONG ABOUT AUTOMATIC TUNING

I first became seriously involved with Gibson because of the HD.6X Pro hex guitar, and even put a two-piece band together based on it. Then one day Henry Juszkiewicz, Gibson’s Chairman and CEO, called to say if I liked the HD.6X Pro, I was really going to like Gibson’s latest development—the Robot Guitar. “Craig, it’s a guitar that tunes itself!”

I was unimpressed. “Henry, I know how to tune a guitar…I guess beginners will like it, though.” But then he added “It does alternate tunings.” Well, I wasn’t impressed with that either; I seldom used alternate tunings because they’re a pain. I’m also the kind of guy who was even reluctant to put a battery in a guitar. But he was insistent, so I figured I should at least try it out.

Ooops! Here are the five main aspects where my initial assumptions were wrong. (...)

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Ever seen a real '59 #LesPaul in the flesh? Well at least now you've seen it on Instagram.

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This is magic happening.