Gibson Guitar quiz A Gibson guitars quiz, 20 multiple choice questions. After completing the quiz, you will see the questions you got right and wrong and your score. 2 votes, 3 avg 157 Gibson guitar quiz 1 / 20 The Gibson Les Paul was introduced when? 1955 1961 1952 1958 2 / 20 When the Les Paul guitar was radically restyled in 1961, Les Paul disliked it so much he asked for his name to be removed. What became the new name? Kalamazoo Futura SG Marauder 3 / 20 Gibson's first square-shoulder dreadnought shape guitar was what? J 45 B Series Dove Hummingbird 4 / 20 When did Gibson introduce the Flying V guitar? 1965 1972 1958 1962 5 / 20 Gibson took court action against PRS for making which guitar? Singlecut McCarty series Studio EG 6 / 20 Which Epiphone model has not also been branded as Gibson? ES-339 Firebird Thunderbird bass Casino 7 / 20 Derek Trucks (Allman Brother Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band) mostly plays which Gibson guitar? Explorer SG Flying V ES 335 8 / 20 Which of these is a Gibson guitar? Corvus Viking Egret Graf 9 / 20 In which year did Gibson purchase Epiphone? 1957 1967 1952 1962 10 / 20 The Gibson ES-339 is based on the ES-335, but with what main difference? Fully hollow body Solid body Smaller size Single cutaway 11 / 20 U2s The Edge mostly plays which Gibson guitar model? Firebird Explorer Melody Maker Flying V 12 / 20 The Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar was originally launched as the SJ-200 in which year? 1937 1939 1935 1927 13 / 20 What is the defining feature of the Gibson Robot guitar? On-board pre amp On-board digital modelling On-board pre amp and speaker Self tuning 14 / 20 Which other Gibson guitar was launched with the Flying V? Explorer Marauder Firebird SG 15 / 20 Who built a home studio and named it Room 335 in honour of the Gibson ES-335? Grant Green Larry Carlton BB King Alvin Lee 16 / 20 The designer of the Gibson Firebird, Ray Dietrich, was an established designer in what field? Automotive Furniture Architecture Loudspeakers 17 / 20 Gibson's factories were raided in 2009 and 2011 by a government department, what were the raids trying to find? Under-age workers Illegally imported timber Evidence of false accounting Unsafe working conditions 18 / 20 Early Les Paul guitars were available in one colour only, what colour? Black Gold Brown (natural) Red 19 / 20 What type of instruments did Gibson originally make? Ukeleles Banjos Violins Mandolins 20 / 20 What does the 'ES' in model names such as ES-335 stand for? Electric Sound Electro Sunburst Electro Semi Electric Spanish Your score is The average score is 51% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Restart quiz Send feedback