1981 Guitar World - Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders

Cover: Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders; Features: On the Frontline with The Pretenders / Chrissie Hynde; Ry Cooder's search for the lost chord; You may already be playing rockabilly guitar; Steve Howe - "Yes" I'm doing fine; Guitars that cry, fingers that fly - Santana and Al Dimeola talk about chops part 2; The return of the soul men; Collector's Choice - 1959 Gibson ES-335; more

1981 March Guitar World Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

Vintage 1979 Mechanical Accessories article: Devices for expanding the guitar's sound

...Almost parallel to the electric guitar's development was the experimentation into producing mechanically-induced vibrato on the guitar. The idea was simple enough: to be able to change the pitch of a note, or notes, without having to change left-hand fingerings. Vibrato is commonly achieved on nonfretted instruments (violin, viola, cello, etc.) simply by gently rocking the left-hand finger (that is stopping the string) back and forth, parallel to the string. Since the guitar has frets, such a method of pitch variation is impossible. Bending the guitar's strings is the most common method of achieving vibrato.

Photos shown:

- Doc Kauffman's Vib-Rola, patented 1929
- Rickenbacker vibrato tailpiece
- Early '60s Gibson vibrola, with rare ebony tail-block and decorative inlay
- Bigsby made vibrato tailpieces in various styles for several manufacturers, including Gretsh.
- Leo Fender's patent for the Stratocaster vibrato.
- Strat Vibrato (L-R): string anchor block, tension springs, spring plate, adjustment screws
- Mosrites feature a number of vibrato styles; this one entails individual roller bridges.
- Bigsby Palm Pedal
- E Bow with holster
- Early MSA Pedal Pitch
- Top view of Gizmotron
- Bottom view showing plectra (lower right)
- Lol Creme demonstrates the Gizmotron

1979 Mechanical Accessories / Vibrato Devices 8-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

The 1979 Vintage Guitar Market: Its Instruments, Dealers, And Collectors

Sunburst Les Paul, mint, $4500. Maple-neck Strats, $1000 and up. Flying V's slashed to $3300; cash only. Will trade Explorer for late-model Oldsmobile.

One thing that all the old guitars in this hypothetical advertisement have in common is that they used to list for about $250. What's going on? Why does someone trade in an armload of new guitars for a single old one? Why do some Les Pauls have virtually no pure "collector's value" while others are worth 20 times their original price? Are old instruments really better? Which ones? Why, and why not? Is the dusty old guitar under your bed a potential gold mine, or just a dusty old guitar? This article will answer some of these questions, present opinions on others, and examine the interactions of buyers and sellers, instruments and prices, fads and trends...

Shown in the following pictures:

- Larry Henrikson brought hundreds of guitars to the Dallas show: here's one corner of his exhibit.

- Sunburst Les Paul Standard; note tiger striping.

- 1934 Martin 000-45

- D'Angelico Excel arch-top acoustic

- Bart Wittrock (L) and Dave Wintz represented Houston's Rockin' Robin at the Dallas Guitar Show.

- Gene Witte's Danelectro Longhorn bass features concentric tone and volume knobs

- SG / Les Paul Standard, circa 1960

- 1958 Gibson Flying V

- 1924 Gibson L-5 arch-top steel-string

- Gibson's first Les Paul, the 1952 gold-top

- Ed Seelig's Style 2 National tri-plate (with three resonating sound cones) from the early '30s.

- 1955 Fender Precision Bass

1979 Vintage Guitar Market 16-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Chet Atkins Biography "Country Gentleman" released

Here is an original announcement article about Country Gentleman, which is Chet Atkins' biography (with a little editorial help from Bill Neely). It's hard to imagine any other book that can boast an index with such listings as George Barnes, Les Paul, Hank Garland, Christopher Parkening, Django Reinhardt, Grady Martin, and numerous other guitarists...

Also shown are vintage guitar ads of: Leo Quan "Badass" - for untunable Gibsons with bar tailpieces - "Badass" is designed to fit into existing mounting bolts and compensate harmonics without any modification to the guitar; Wheeler Ped-All Guitars, Killingsworth & I-5, Portland, OR, 97217, World's finest stainless steel tone bar!; Morninglory Music Songbooks.

1974 Chet Atkins Biography "Country Gentleman" released Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1983 Larry Coryell - Explosive Master of fusion guitar

Larry Coryell - Explosive Master of fusion guitar; Inside Pete Wernick's Banjo Workshop; Chet Atkins supercharges your left hand; The Harps of Steve Triplett; Hand Injuries II; Repair Shop - repairing broken neck heel of upright bass; Electronic effects - the seven most popular kinks of devices and how you can use them; Workshops: Rob Wasserman - writing for bass; George Gruhn - "Mongrel" Arch-Top - a Gibson of uncertain pedigree; more

1983 December Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1984 Frets: The Kingston Trio - breakthrough boys of the '60s folk boom

Features: The Kingston Trio - breakthrough boys of the '60s folk boom; Evolution of the Mandolin - a pictorial history; Copyrights; Nashville's Grand Master Fiddling; Gibson leaves home - Kalamazoo factory closing; Workshops: Chet Atkins - The Harmonics Connection; Dan Crary - crosspicking "Home Sweet Home"; David Grisman - favorite Mandolins of the masters; Rick Gartner - the lowdown on composing; John McEuen - stepping out of the rut -diversify to make your music pay; more

1984 June Frets Acoustic String Instruments Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1988 David Grisman - Mandolin's Best Friend

Cover Story: David Grisman keeps on picking; Singer/Songwriter Nanci Griffith; Don't Call Me Leftie - String playing left handers speak out, there's more to being a southpaw than meets the eye; The Late Great Jean Carignan; Inside Gibson's Custom Shop; Meet Henry Juskiewicz - president of Gibson; Workshops: Tony Rice - The flatpicking train runs on time; more

1988 June Frets Guitar Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Gibson Ripper Bass - Designed to rip your ears off!

Gibson's astonishing new Ripper Bass gives you a choice - stay in the rhythm section or steal the show. Because The Ripper gives you a variety of sound that come off like many basses. Or like no bass you ever heard before. The choice is yours.

1974 Gibson Ripper Bass - Designed to rip your ears off! 2-Page Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Vintage Gibson Fretted Instrument Accessories Catalog Ad

El Capo De Tutti Capo - Gibson full line of capos covers the field. There's a model to fit the needs of every guitar and banjo player - four elastic capos, two Dunlop capos, and one clamp capo; Finger picks, thumb picks, flat picks made of durable Eboneen; Humbucking Pickups; Gibson Bottle Neck Slide; more

1974 Vintage Gibson Fretted Instrument Accessories Catalog Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1974 Gibson Ripper Bass - designed to rip your ears off!

Gibson's astonishing new Ripper Bass gives you a choice - stay in the rhythm section or steal the show. Because The Ripper gives you a variety of sounds that come off like many basses. Or like no bass you ever heard before. The choice is yours...

1974 Gibson Ripper Bass - designed to rip your ears off! Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1981 Dizzy Gillespie - the man and his revolution

Contents: Dizzy Gillespie - the man and his revolution; GuitarCheck - Gibson 335-S solid body; B.B. King; Nazareth; The Who; Studio of the month - Recording Studio 55 of Kansas City, Missouri; more

1981 July International Musician & Recording World Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1982The John Entwistle guitar & classic instrument collection - shown: Gretsch Model 6120 Chet Atkins

John Entwistle - although best known as one of the most influential bassists in rock history, the Who's John Entwistle is also a formidable collector. Here he reveals his views on the art of collecting classic instruments.

Contents: Recording Acoustic Guitar; John Entwistle; The Entwistle Collection in full color; Hi-Tech Guitars; Gibson Factory Tour; Essential Listening by Rik Emmett; Barney Kessel; more

1982 May Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1985 Gallery of Gibson Les Paul Sunburst Guitars

Sunburst Gallery: Gibson's late '50's Les Paul Standard - arguably the quintessential collector's solid-body is one of the few electrics to command stratospheric prices primarily because of its beauty. This color pictorial shows why.

Cover: Gibson Les Paul Sunburst

Contents: Special Equipment Issue: Gibson Les Paul Sunburst Gallery; Inlay & Detailing; British High-Tech; Martin's OM Steel-String; The Melobar Story; Luthiers' Convention; Miss Off the Wall - Color Pull-out poster of this year's cheapo guitar competition winner; Production Arch-Tops; Playable Sculpture; Carl Thompson's Custom Basses; Retrospec - Fender Bandmaster; Free Soundpage Record - Special Effects Chains / Craig Anderson; Wang, Twang & Whammy; more

1985 March Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Gibson Guitar Pickups - as pickups stack up, Gibson's on top

It is easy to customize your guitar with one of Gibson's great pickups: Laid Back, BJB Jazz, True Blues, Dirty Fingers, Super Humbucking, Original Humbucking

1978 Gibson Guitar Pickups - as pickups stack up, Gibson's on top Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Gibson 25th Anniversary Les Paul Guitar - The Most Les

Les Paul's silver anniversary is your golden opportunity. Fifty years ago Les Paul broke into the music business and began breaking it wide open with his echo chambers, overdubs and hit records. Twenty-five years ago the Gibson Les Paul guitar began establishing its own records, becoming the world's greatest electric guitar. And today, both are still creating Grammy award winning music.

Gibson is honoring its twenty-five year association with Les Paul by introducing the 25th Anniversary Les Paul guitar. It's the kind of guitar they'll be talking about 25 years from now. But you have to order it by December 31st, 1978, because it's a limited edition model. In fact, each guitar will be serialized to make it a one of a kind collector's item...

1978 Gibson 25th Anniversary Les Paul Guitar - The Most Les Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1976 Santana calls it his rainbow - Gibson L6-S electric guitar

Actually, it's the Gibson L6-S. But he's got a point. Because the L6-S lets you color your sound any way you want with tone and mid-range control and a six-position sound switch. From pretty and warm to funky and hard - and anything in between - the choice is yours. The L6-S also has two incredibly powerful pickups mounted in its solid maple body for exceptional sensitivity and sustain. and the body itself is designed to give you complete access to 24 frets of the quickest, easiest action you ever laid your hands on. Creem Magazine called it "The kind of guitar that musicians ten years from now will dream about owning." Santana calls it his rainbow. We call it the L6-S.

1976 Santana call it his rainbow - Gibson L6-S electric guitar Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1978 Rory Gallagher - Irish guitar star with roots in American blues & rock

Cover: Rory Gallagher - Irish guitar star with roots in American blues & rock

Contents: Rory Gallagher -traces his background and explains his own techniques; Lonnie Mack; The harmonized scale - using scales as a basis for building new chords; Guitar Synthesizers; Narciso Yepes - classical & modern guitar with 10 strings; Marty Grosz; Julius Bellson - reminescences by the author of The Gibson Story; more

1978 March Guitar Player Magazine Back-Issue available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Gibson Heart Guitar Pick

Go straight for the Heart.

Touch their hearts with Gibson's new Heart pick. It's the perfect memento for fans to have and to hold and it's considerably less painful than leaving them a piece of your clothing or your skin. The Heart is designed to give you everything you like in the pick you're now using and more. Each and every Heart is available in thin, medium, and heavy gauges, depending on your needs. Make it your personal pick. Play with 'em...toss 'em to the crowd as a heartfelt ending to a great concert! The Heart. It's from Gibson, the people with heart.

1979 Gibson Heart Guitar Pick Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Abraham Wechter - Gibson, guitar builder, designer, luthier

Currently a working apprentice with guitar research and design engineer Richard Schneider and a consultant for Gibson, Abraham Wechter has a background that is well-suited to instrument design...

1979 Abraham Wechter - Gibson, guitar builder, designer, luthier 1-Page Article available at www.GuitarPulp.com

1979 Lab Series Music Equipment

Choose up to $5,000 worth of instruments and equipment from these product lines: Pearl microphones, Gibson, Pearl, Sennheiser microphones, Moog, Maestro, Epiphone, Lab Series.

Lab Series, a product of Gibson, a division of Norlin Industries

1979 Lab Series Music Equipment Ad available at www.GuitarPulp.com