Gibson Guitars 1550-07 GUS manual First archtop guitar 1922 - First ƒ-hole archtop, the L-5

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Here are just a few of the Gibson innovations that have reshaped the guitar world:

1894 – First archtop guitar

1922 – First ƒ-hole archtop, the L-5

1936 – First professional quality electric guitar, the ES-150 1947 – P-90 single-coil pickup introduced

1948 – First dual-pickup Gibson, the ES-300 1949 – First three-pickup electric, the ES-5

1949 – First hollowbody electric with pointed cutaway, the ES-175 1952 – First Les Paul guitar

1954 – Les Paul Custom and Les Paul Jr. introduced 1955 – Les Paul Special introduced

1957 – First humbucking pickup

1958 – Flying V and Explorer introduced