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