performance is our passion
goth les paul
®
studio
O
ur classic LP Studio
profile finished in Satin
Black with all-black
hardware and some
crazy, hot open coil
h
umbuckers. Definitely
a
“dark” vibe!
goth ‘58
flying V
™
Our classic symmetrical
d
esign finished in Satin
Black with all-black
h
ardware and some
crazy, hot open coil
humbuckers. Only for
f
lyin’ at night!
goth ‘58
explorer
™
Our classic
“modernistic” EXP™
design finished in Satin
Black with all-black
har
dware and some
crazy, hot open coil
humbuckers. Explore
the dark side!
‘58 korina
explorer
™
Based on Gibson’s
space age EXP™
design introduced in
1958, this breathtaking
guitar was way ahead
of its time. Featuring
two Humbuckers and
Gold hardware, this axe
looks as good as it
sounds. T
ake one with
you when you go
exploring your
musical universe!
‘58 korina flying V
™
Based on the Gibson ‘58 Flying
V, its symmetrical “modernistic”
d
esign changed the look of rock
and roll forever. The ultra-fast
n
eck and upper fret access,
o
ffers any guitarist with fast
h
ands and a flair for showman-
ship a must-have axe. Often imi-
t
ated, but never duplicated...
u
ntil now!
“worn”
firebird
™
studio
The Firebird Studio
combines the “r
everse-
body” style with our
traditional set-neck
design and full-size
Alnico Classic
humbuckers. To top it
off we’ve added
Steinberger 40:1 direct
drive, gearless tuners,
maintaining the “banjo”
tuner look and a
vintage “wor
n” finish.
Fly high!
In 1957 Epiphone was sold to
G
ibson, Inc. Gibson was initially
i
nterested in the big “doghouse”
bass line, which Gibson pre
si-
dent, T
ed McCarty thought was
an excellent bass. But he got
the whole thing for $20,000.
with the stipulation that a
portrait of “Epi” be hung
wherever Epiphone guitars were
made. It still hangs, side by
side, with the portrait of
Orville Gibson at Gibson
headquarters today.
Epiphone employees “
celebrated” the sale to Gibson
with a bonfire of Epiphone guitar
parts, according to this 1958
inter
nal memo fr
om Gibson
Sales Rep Howard Kelley.
The memo begins, “Now I’ve
heard everything.
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