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PHOENIX RISING

a landmark year for Gibson as the company moves forward under new leadership to rebuild its business and reclaim its place as one of the most revered brands in guitar history. Gibson was clearly on a roll at the Winter NAMM show last January, where scads of models were on display in a huge space filled with dealers, music store owners and guitar fans. The recent Summer NAMM show in Gibson’s hometown of Nashville witnessed more of the same, with the launch of the G-45 series acoustics [], the Strings Collection, and new signature models for Sheryl Crow, Vivian Campbell and Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray. Those guitars join tributes to Slash, with an exacting replica of his 1966 Gibson EDS-1275 double-neck [ Guitar Player], a re-creation of Eric Clapton’s long-lost 1964 Firebird I and the limited-edition

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