The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Co. LTD, founded in 1902 by Orville Gibson, has been at the forefront of musical instrument innovation and popularity with musicians for over a century. What began as a mandolin, harp guitar, and arch top guitar shop quickly included banjos in the 1910’s , flat tops by the 1920’s, hollow-body electrics in the 1930’s, solid body electrics in the 1950’s…and the rest is history! Models like the J-45, Southern Jumbo, L-00, J-200 on to the Les Paul, SG, Flying V, and ES-335 - all your favorites played by the most famous musicians of all time. Pre-war, post-war, post-punk, pop, country, & rock ‘n roll, Gibson has been there for it all!
