Gibson Guitars 1550-07 GUS manual First semi-hollowbody guitar, the ES-335

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1958 – First semi-hollowbody guitar, the ES-335

1961 – SG body style introduced in the Les Paul line

1963 – Firebird guitars and Thunderbird basses introduced

1969 – Les Paul Personal and Professional with low-impedance pickups introduced 1979 – L.P. Artist with active electronics introduced

1982 – First solidbody acoustic, the Chet Atkins CE

1983 – Les Paul Studio introduced

1990 – Les Paul Classic introduced

1996 – Les Paul SmartWood introduced

1998 – Double-Cutaway Les Paul Standard introduced

2002 – Gibson Digital Guitar introduced