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GIBSON CUSTOM ’59 LES PAUL STANDARD

Let’s talk about Gibson Guitars – the company – for a moment. It's fair to say that the past couple years haven’t been smooth sailing for the guitar giant. Approximately 12 months ago, the 117-year-old enterprise filed for bankruptcy, its business saddled with plummeting financials and $500 million of untenable debt.

The culprit was the ill-advised acquisition of

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