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