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 99 Gibson guitar quiz 1 / 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? SG Marauder Futura Kalamazoo 2 / 20 What does the 'ES' in model names such as ES-335 stand for? Electro Sunburst Electric Sound Electric Spanish Electro Semi 3 / 20 The Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar was originally launched as the SJ-200 in which year? 1939 1937 1935 1927 4 / 20 Derek Trucks (Allman Brother Band, Tedeschi Trucks Band) mostly plays which Gibson guitar? Explorer ES 335 SG Flying V 5 / 20 Gibson's first square-shoulder dreadnought shape guitar was what? Dove J 45 B Series Hummingbird 6 / 20 Who built a home studio and named it Room 335 in honour of the Gibson ES-335? BB King Alvin Lee Larry Carlton Grant Green 7 / 20 Gibson took court action against PRS for making which guitar? Studio McCarty series Singlecut EG 8 / 20 Which other Gibson guitar was launched with the Flying V? Explorer Marauder SG Firebird 9 / 20 The Gibson ES-339 is based on the ES-335, but with what main difference? Fully hollow body Smaller size Single cutaway Solid body 10 / 20 The Gibson Les Paul was introduced when? 1958 1955 1952 1961 11 / 20 U2s The Edge mostly plays which Gibson guitar model? Flying V Melody Maker Explorer Firebird 12 / 20 Gibson's factories were raided in 2009 and 2011 by a government department, what were the raids trying to find? Unsafe working conditions Illegally imported timber Under-age workers Evidence of false accounting 13 / 20 Which Epiphone model has not also been branded as Gibson? Firebird ES-339 Thunderbird bass Casino 14 / 20 Which of these is a Gibson guitar? Graf Corvus Egret Viking 15 / 20 When did Gibson introduce the Flying V guitar? 1962 1965 1958 1972 16 / 20 In which year did Gibson purchase Epiphone? 1952 1967 1957 1962 17 / 20 What type of instruments did Gibson originally make? Banjos Violins Mandolins Ukeleles 18 / 20 The designer of the Gibson Firebird, Ray Dietrich, was an established designer in what field? Automotive Loudspeakers Furniture Architecture 19 / 20 What is the defining feature of the Gibson Robot guitar? On-board pre amp Self tuning On-board pre amp and speaker On-board digital modelling 20 / 20 Early Les Paul guitars were available in one colour only, what colour? Red Black Brown (natural) Gold Your score is The average score is 52% LinkedIn Facebook Twitter VKontakte Restart quiz Send feedback