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“When I finished, I sent Kirk Hammett a picture and said, ‘Do you want to use it?’ He replied in all caps, ‘YES!’” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has spent 4 years learning how to build guitars – and his prized SG was played at metal’s most historic concert

Gueikian has juggled the demands of his CEO role with learning the art of guitar making, and his builds already have some high-profile admirers – including Jason Momoa, Kirk Hammett and Tony Iommi

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“I put the headstock on the buffing wheel. It threw it out of my hands. That day I learned how to fix a broken headstock”: Cesar Gueikian on building the SG Kirk Hammett played to honour Black Sabbath and how his designs might shape future Gibson releases

The Gibson CEO on his guitar-making journey, from early missteps to making the SG Hammett rocked at Back To The Beginning, and the Ghost Burst finish that's coming soon to the Gibson lineup

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“Great Scott!” Gibson teases Back to the Future ES-345 replica – and an Epiphone version may not be far behind

The hunt for the original goes on, but Gibson Custom Shop is making headway on what looks like plans for a fully fledged Back to the Future guitar line

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“I guess I’m buying a new Gibson”: Cesar Gueikian teases Custom Shop replica of Marty McFly’s “1955” ES-345 – but hunt goes on for original Back To The Future guitar

And could there be an Epiphone version too?

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Kirk Hammett’s mystery SG from Back to the Beginning was built by Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian – and now it’s being auctioned off for charity

The one-of-a-kind metallic silver axe was used to cover a Sabbath classic and is being sold to raise funds for Gibson Gives

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“One of my favourite forgotten Gibson designs of all time”: The cult-classic RD Custom is officially back (in black)

Gibson president and CEO Cesar Gueikian loves them, so too the Nameless Ghouls of Ghost, and this oft-slept on model becomes the first core Gibson Custom electric with a 25.5" scale length

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“This fiddle is Really Dope”: Cesar Gueikian all-but-confirms the return of the cult Gibson RD – an unsung build beloved by Dave Grohl and Ghost

One of the firm’s most obscure designs of the 1970s looks set for an unlikely return

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“I called looking for advice. He tells me, ‘Just wait, I’ve got a surprise for you’”: Gibson’s mystery Metallica-inspired Explorer hasn’t gone to James Hetfield – it’s been gifted to a Hollywood superstar

It was theorized that Gibson was crafting a Custom Shop Explorer inspired by Hetfield’s “So What” model ahead of some signature models, but that wasn't the case...

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“Reveal coming soon”: At long lost, is Gibson finally working on James Hetfield signature guitars?

The Metallica frontman is poised to receive a Gibson Custom Shop creation that pays homage to his famed ‘So What’ 1984 Explorer. Could signature guitars be next?

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“Created in response to player requests for the return of this ‘80s-era cult favourite”: Gibson brings the Victory S-style back – new and improved with an Explorer headstock

The Victory returns with 80s Tribute humbuckers, coil-splits, revised body counters and improved balance and weight, and with the choice of a figured maple top or solid-colour satin finish

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Gibson's CEO has just revealed some guitar-shaped easter eggs: Three new Epiphone models with 'open book' headstocks are on their way

The Gibson-style headstock is currently only available on the Adam Jones and Greeny Epiphone signature Les Pauls – but that looks set to change

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“We walked into your house, you had the case on the floor and you handed it to me – and then said, ‘No Stairway to Heaven!’” Gibson announces new multi-guitar series with Jimmy Page, kicking off with the signature 1971 EDS-1275 double neck

The firm broke the news at a star-studded opening ceremony for its new Gibson Garage London space – and the partnership is launching with the ultimate symbol of stadium-rocking excess

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NAMM 2024: Gibson unveils the Ebony Series, giving four of its most popular acoustic guitars a Custom makeover

Four classic Gibson acoustics, all dressed up like Les Paul Customs, with LP-style headstocks as standard, gold hardware, multi-ply binding and inlays to complete the look

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“A revolving collective of Gibson artists”: the guitar brand becomes a guitar band, as the Gibson Band debuts its first single, featuring CEO Cesar Gueikian, Serj Tankian, and a solo from Tony Iommi

The original new song, Deconstruction, is being released as part a new fundraising initiative, accompanied by Tankian’s original artwork and what else? A Les Paul with a custom finish

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Gibson launches the Adam Jones Flying V Collector’s Edition, a $19,999 Murphy Lab doozy with a Futura-style headstock

Gibson's collab with the Tool guitarist continues with a limited run Flying V, finished in Reverse Antique Silverburst, equipped with Custombucker and Seymour Duncan DDJ pickups

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“Please tell me that’s the new Epiphone headstock in general”: The Epiphone Greeny Les Paul is nearly here – and guitarists are losing their minds over the headstock

Kirk Hammett and Cesar Gueikian have both teased the new model, offering glimpses of a build that looks much more faithful to Gibson’s own design

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Epiphone Greeny Les Paul breaks cover early: Kirk Hammett and Gibson CEO have been filmed playing it

Hammett used in onstage with Metallica in Detroit while Cesar Gueikian jams Metallica riffs on the soon-to-be-announced model in his office

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Gibson is bringing “the ultimate guitar experience” to London as new flagship Garage to open in early 2024

“London has always been an influential musical ecosystem and became an obvious choice of where to open our next Gibson Garage,” says Gibson president and CEO Cesar Gueikian

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Gibson president Cesar Gueikian teases the return of the Les Paul Supreme

Plain maple tops, triple humbucker configurations, and what’s going on with that smart new headstock inlay?

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