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