Vintage Gibson advertisements; 94 adverts covering a period of 34 years, from 1953 to 1987. Click the images to have a closer look.

They're Tops... Les Paul, Mary Ford and their Gibsons
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1953

Gibson Les Paul Model
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1953

Revelation in Rhythm
Gibson EB-1 - 1954

Les Paul Says: It's Gibson
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1956

George Barnes "fascinatin' rhythm"
Gibson ES-150 - 1957

"Gibson Boy"... Tal Farlow
Gibson ES-350 - 1957

A Billy Byrd-Hank Garland Collaboration
Gibson Byrdland - 1957

Gibson Thin Body Guitars Feel Just Right
Gibson ES-355TD - 1959

Solid Hit
Gibson SG custom - 1961

Barney Kessel Guitar
Gibson Barney Kessel Custom - 1962

Tony Mottola has a New Sound
Gibson ES-355TD-SV - 1963

The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery
Gibson L-5 CES - 1964

Three of a Kind
Gibson Johnny Smith - 1965

Trini Lopez
Gibson Trini Lopez Deluxe - 1965

Wes Montgomery
Gibson L-5 CES - 1965

Tony Mottola
Gibson ES-355TD-SV - 1965

Johnny Smith
Gibson Johnny Smith - 1966

Kenny Burrell
Gibson Super 400 CES - 1966

Gibson, The Workingmans Guitar
Gibson L-5 CES - 1967

Gibson, the workingman's guitar (Trini Lopez)
Gibson Trini Lopez Deluxe - 1967

Gibson, the workingman's guitar (Barney Kessel)
Gibson Barney Kessel - 1967

People Change To But Never From
Gibson ES-345TD - 1967

Some Guitarists Have All the Fun
Gibson Firebird III - 1968

Including beginners
Gibson Electric Guitars - 1968

Daddy of 'em All
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1969

Voice of the Underground
Gibson Amplifiers - 1969

Gibson Set the Standard for Which All Others Strive
Gibson J-160E - 1969

Your Long Lean Mother Is Comin' Back To You
Gibson EB-1 - 1970

Steve Howe plays Gibson
Gibson ES-175D - 1971

Here's the INSIDE Story on Gibson
Gibson Flattops - 1971

The Gibson Citation
Gibson Citation - 1972

Gibson lets you feel what you play - so you can play what you feel
Gibson SG standard - 1972

The Man and the Woman
Gibson ES-355TD-SV - 1972

Heart And Soul
Gibson Electric Guitars - 1972

Say it All With the New Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul Recording - 1972

If You Ever Lost a Les Paul, You'd Just Have to Buy Another
Gibson Les Paul Recording - 1972

Jack Bruce basses his sound on Gibson
Gibson Bass guitar - 1972

Gibson Offers a World of Sound
Gibson Flattops - 1972

The Natural Sound
Gibson Flattops - 1972

Already Standards, Always Special
Gibson SG standard - 1973

Yeah I Paid Some Dues
Gibson ES-355TD-SV - 1973

The Moment of Truth
Gibson SG standard - 1973

The beauty of Howard Roberts new guitar is in the design
Gibson Howard Roberts - 1974

Its the best damn guitar you ever played
Gibson L6-S Custom - 1974

Santana Calls it His Rainbow
Gibson L6-S Custom - 1974

Les Paul Designed It. Gibson Makes It
Gibson Les Paul Signature - 1974

Show us a man whos too good for a Gibson Les Paul
Gibson Les Paul Recording - 1974

The Ripper. Designed To Rip Your Ears Off
Gibson Ripper - 1974

The Gibson Gospel. One Heavenly Guitar
Gibson Gospel - 1974

No one ignores the Marauder
Gibson Marauder - 1975

Would you sell your soul for a 1955 Les Paul Special
Gibson Les Paul Special 55 - 1975

We dont promise you fantasies
Gibson Grabber - 1975

KISS Knows looks Aren't Everything
Gibson Marauder - 1976

Before Gibson Designed The S-1, Ron Wood Had His Guitars Customized
Gibson S-1 - 1976

Santana Calls It his Rainbow
Gibson L6-S Custom - 1976

Before Gibson Designed The S-1, Ron Wood Had His Guitars Customized
Gibson S-1 - 1977

L6-S. It's the Best Two Guitars Al DiMeola's Played
Gibson L6-S Custom - 1977

Try Gibson for a change of bass
Gibson Ripper - 1977

It Sounds Like Peter Ceteras Playing A Lot Of Basses
Gibson Ripper - 1977

As pickups stack up, Gibson's on top
Gibson L5-S - 1978

The Most Les
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1978

Passive Active Gibson RD
Gibson RD Artist - 1978

A new instrumental album featuring a man, his guitar, and our amplifier
Gibson Lab Series L5 - 1978

LAB Series
Gibson Lab Series L5 - 1978

There Is No Energy Shortage
Gibson RD Artist - 1979

An SG. For Half A G
Gibson The SG - 1979

The Active Sound Of The 80s
Gibson RD Artist - 1979

Gibson Guitars. To the Tune of $399 and Up
Gibson The SG - 1979

Power Play - Basses Loaded
Gibson RD Artist - 1979

And Now For My Next Number.....
Gibson The Paul - 1979

It's no big thing. 'Til you turn it on.
Gibson Lab Series L3 - 1979

Win a grand guitar
Gibson Lab Series amplifiers - 1979

Employment Assurance
Gibson Lab Series L2 - 1979

A Shape You've Seen. The Sound You're Looking For.
Gibson 335-S - 1980

A New Look for a New Decade
Gibson Flying V II - 1980

The Firebrands. Hot New Brands at a Price that Doesn't Burn.
Gibson The SG - 1980

In the Gibson Spotlight...
Gibson ES-347TD - 1980

It's got to be about the best tranny amp I've ever heard – damn it, it's got to be one of the best apps I've heard, tranny or not!
Gibson Lab Series L7 - 1980

Try my sound.. See if you like it!
Gibson Lab Series L5 - 1980

Lab Series. They've never sounded so good
Gibson Lab Series L2 - 1980

The Fusion by Howard Roberts and Gibson
Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion - 1981

Larry Carlton and the Gibson TP-6
Gibson ES-347TD - 1981

Only the Price Brings it Back to Earth
Gibson Sonex-180 deluxe - 1981

Sounds Like... All Of 'Em
Gibson Victory MV II - 1981

Gibson Sonex. Only the price is cheap.
Gibson Sonex-180 deluxe - 1981

Sonex. Another first for Gibson technology.
Gibson Sonex-180 deluxe - 1981

The Thrill of Victory
Gibson Victory Standard - 1981

When a Bass Sounds This Good, You Just Can't Keep it To Yourself
Gibson Victory Standard - 1981

"My Lab Series amp takes all the bumps, and still gives a smooth performance."
Gibson Lab Series L5 - 1981

Lab series. If only you could see how they sound.
Gibson Lab Series amplifiers - 1981

Airborne Again. The original Flying V
Gibson Flying V - 1982

Vintage Voltage. 30th Anniversary Les Paul Standard
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1982

American-made. World-played.
Gibson Les Paul Standard - 1982

Gibson is Back to Bass-ics!
Gibson 20/20 - 1987