Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion III Electric Guitar (with Case) As a musician and a guitar designer, Howard Roberts brought the jazz guitar to a new level. The Howard Roberts Fusion model debuted in 1980 with such refinements as a more open cutaway, unique control configuration, and the 'fingers' tailpiece with individual string-angle adjustments.
Gibson Custom Historic 1958 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec Electric Guitar (with Case) In an effort to jump start the steadily declining sales of the Les Paul Model, Gibson abandoned the familiar gold finish and used a translucent, cherry sunburst finish which showed off the figured maple tops that were often used on Les Pauls. The renamed Les Paul Standard made its debut in 1958. Now part of Gibson's proprietary new Vintage Original ...
Gibson Custom Historic 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Vintage Original Spec Electric Guitar (with Case) Ted McCarty's Tune-o-Matic bridge (also known as the ABR-1) started to appear on higher-end Gibson guitars as early as 1954. The ABR-1 was added to the Les Paul Model in 1956 and, with individual saddles to adjust each string's length as well as thumbwheels to adjust the overall height of the bridge, represented a quantum leap forward in intonation ...
