Until the launch of the Flying V and Explorer in 1958 electric guitars were supposed to look like...guitars. Suddenly Gibson turned conventional design upside down almost literally by using straight lines and angular body shapes changing the way electrics could look and in the process creating a set of rare future collectables.Flying V Explorer Firebird tells the story of those first pecu…

Gibson Guitars- Ted McCarty's Golden Era is a long overdue book that covers the world's greatest period of guitar manufacturing. As CEO of Gibson Guitars from 1948 to 1966 Ted McCarty presided over the production of nearly one million instruments and amplifiers. 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standards Flying Vs Explorers and ES-335s are considered to be some of the most valuable fretted instruments in…

The Moderne is an electric Guitar designed by Gibson in 1957 alongside the Flying V and Explorer as part of a stylistically advanced line.Sources claim that Gibson made a handful of prototypes but an original has yet to surface. The Moderne was eventually put into production in 1982. Because of their very limited production and unusual design they have become highly sought after by collectors.He…