Gibson Gazette

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The Gibson Gazette was Gibson's own promotional magazine, with news of the latest guitars, amplifiers, musicians using Gibsons, and offering advice to owners and dealers alike. It was published from the mid 1950s up until the early 1970s, and then again (although sporadically) in the eighties and 1990s. Anyone interested in Gibson's classic years will find these magazines an interesting read, giving a unique insight into the company, it's idea of product placement, and how it adapted to reflect the changing profile of it's customers.

This site does not reproduced these magazines in their entirety, but there are links to parts that appear on this network of sites.

I am always looking for issues of Gibson Gazette to complete my collection - do you have one not shown here?

	Gibson Gazette September/October 1958 1958 NAMM show pictures of the Gibson EB2 bass (Gibson bass timeline | Gibson EB2 timeline)
	Gibson Gazette October/November 1959 Presenting the ES-330T
	Gibson Gazette July/August 1960 Mute developed for electric bass: Gibson were finding their basses just too clear sounding in 1960, so they developed a string mute for electric bass... "That muted or muffled tone so many bassists desire can now be obtained through the simple addition of a wonderful new gadget by Gibson" The Three Twins are pictured with their custom ordered Gibsons. Al Douglas with a white EB2 bass, Bill Bigger with a white Gibson ES350TD
	Gibson Gazette January/February 1961 Having amp trouble with electric bass?: a short response to customer concerns that with reasonably priced amplifiers... deep tones shake the speaker, sometimes shattering it completely
	Gibson Gazette Summer 1961 Announcement of the SG Special and SG style EB-O bass Gibson guitars - made to order
	Gibson Gazette Spring 1962 Les Paul graces the cover with an unusual SG Custom New for '62: The ES-120T
	Gibson Gazette Summer 1965
	Gibson Gazette Winter 1965
	Gibson Gazette Vol 6 No 1 - 1966
	Gibson Gazette Vol 6 No 2 - 1966
	Gibson Gazette Vol 6 No 3 - 1966
	Gibson Gazette Vol 7 No 1 - 1967
	Gibson Gazette Vol 8 No 1 - 1968
	Gibson Gazette Vol 8 No 2 - 1968
	Gibson Gazette Vol 9 No 1 - 1969
	Gibson Gazette Vol 9 No 2 - 1969
	Gibson Gazette Vol 10 No 1 - 1970
	Gibson Gazette Vol 11 No 1 - 1971