The “stereo” features touted by some guitar and amp makers in the ... tailpiece like that used on fully hollow archtop electrics. In 1962, Gibson began phasing out the hallowed PAF humbuckers ...

Around 1880, Orville Gibson moved from his native ... Lloyd Loar’s Master Series L-5 guitar of 1922 defined the contemporary archtop, apparently more akin to violins than guitars.

Gibson has made instruments for stellar musicians past and present the Flying V for Jimi Hendrix, archtop guitars played by early jazzmen, and a stylish Les Paul model played by rock legends from ...

To honor the centennial, Chinery commissioned 21 master luthiers to craft 22 blue archtop guitars. All are on display at the National Museum of American History through October 1. Hokey?