Gibson Guitars 100 Years Of An American Icon Walter Carter

Gibson Guitars: 100 Years Of An American Icon is the definitive book on the world's leading maker of stringed instruments as well as a breath-taking stroll through America's musical heritage.

Over 600 rare and lavish photographs, plans and nostalgia from the Gibson archives and private collections

Hundreds of the most revered Gibson instruments

A century of artists and their instruments including from Les Paul to Jimmy Page and more

A close up look at the evolution of popular music from ragtime and big bands to blues and Rock 'n' Roll

Researched and written by today's most prominent music writers and authorities on fretted instruments

An annoted bibliography of resources for tracing Gibson guitar models and serial numbers

Contents

1880s - 1916, THE SYSVO REAMS ERA

1917 - 1923, THE L.A. WILLIAMS ERA

1924 - WW 2, THE GUY HART ERA

1948 - 1966, THE TED MCCARTY ERA

1966 - 1985, THE RENDELL/NORLIN ERA

1986 - 1994, GIBSON U.S.A.