Talk:List of Gibson players

Clarifying the List
I realize this isn't a discussion page, however I think some additional thought should go into the inclusion of some people on this list. For example, Keith Richards did play Gibsons early on, and likely still has a few. Yet he is noted for the Telecaster. Hendrix owned all sorts of guitars, yet including him as a Gibson player just because he happened to own a few is a bit of a stretch. He probably owned a few Gretch and Rickenbacker guitars, as well.

Point is, if we're going to include everyone who has ever had a picture taken of them with a Les Paul then we may as well just include every famous guitar player.

I suggest that the list be modified to include only players whose prominence came from playing Gibsons. Crossovers, of course, in the case of someone like Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, who both actually did do prominent guitar work on both Gibsons and Fenders. This, in comparison to Richards, who would just play whatever guitar he had laying around until he became so associated with the Telecaster. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zeeter (talk • contribs) 21:14, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Again I need to bring up the Hendrix factor. Why is he on this list? He owned a couple of Gibsons and even played a few songs on them. Does that make him a Gibson player? If so then everyone is a Gibson and Fender player because just about everyone has played both.

In fact, for Hendrix, the guitar mentioned as evidence that he had a custom Flying V was actually given away shortly after he received it. Including him here seems childish. When I came to this page I expected to see a list of players who made their names for themselves playing Gibsons. I did not expect to see everyone who ever was seen holding a Gibson in their hands. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:140:4000:9740:C112:A91C:DC21:38EC (talk) 19:44, 3 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2015
Krist Novoselic- He had several "Ripper" basses, "Thunderbird" basses and a fairly rare "RD" bass. His main player was the "Ripper" bass which was played from the "bleach" days thru "In Utero". He was using the "Ripper" when he famously tossed his bass into the air on MTV music awards and hit himself in the head and almost knocked himself out while performing. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Bass/Gibson-USA/Krist-Novoselic-Signature-RD-Bass.aspx http://www.virginmedia.com/music/features/greatest-rock-n-roll-injuries.php?page=5

Jpconkin (talk) 14:33, 27 April 2015 (UTC)
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Johnny Marr, Noel Gallagher, Bernard Butler
Johnny Marr (The Smiths) has a strong association with the ES-355, first purchasing a cherry-red ES-355 with a Bigsby in 1984. His performances and recordings around this time inspired both Noel Gallagher (Oasis) and Bernard Butler (Suede) to also acquire cherry-red 355s with Bigsbys which have been and continue to be prominent throughout their live performances. (In the video Marr describes how "Heaven Knows I'm miserable now" and "Girl Afraid" were both composed the first time Marr played his ES-355, also how Noel acquired his). My opinion is that the iconic imagery of Marr with his Cherry-Red ES-355 and the fact that it has inspired generations of musicians to play the same instrument makes him worthy of inclusion on this list.

129.78.233.210 (talk) 14:57, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 October 2015
Don Barnes Jr. (38 Special) Has used a modified Gibson Les Paul Junior DC faithfully through out his career with the band from 1977 on. He replaces the tuners with Grover Rotomatics and has added a tun-o-matic bridge by moving the stud tail piece down similar to a standard Les Paul setup. He also removes the dog ear P-90 pickup routing the cavity for a Dimarzio (then Dual Sound)Super Distortion humbucking pickup with added mini toggle switch on the lower horn of his guitar to manipulate the pickup into various sounds.

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 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: The source supplied does not cover any the details you've provided here. -- ferret (talk) 18:09, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

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Why not Don Felder?
HowardMorland (talk) 15:27, 30 January 2016 (UTC)


 * Why not Robert Fripp? 2601:205:8202:8E80:3C48:E003:8053:C552 (talk) 16:00, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2016
Mark Farner (The Pack, The Bossmen, Grand Funk Railroad, The Mark Farner Band, N'rG) Les Paul, L5S, SG

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Semi-protected edit request on 25 November 2016
Please remove sentence "He also used an SG on "Bitches Brew", Miles Davis' breakout fusion album from 1969." (under heading of JohnMcLaughlin) It is factually incorrect. McLaughlin never recorded or toured with a standard SG. He used a twin neck SG (the EDS1275) for later work with Mahavishnu Orchestra. The actual guitar on Bitches Brew is a debate between two guitars - the Gibson Les Paul & the Fender DuoSonic. Hail Uberbeast (talk) 14:26, 25 November 2016 (UTC)
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Gibson Players
Can you add Steve Sweeney to the list of players. He plays with Ekkostic Hookah. Has a 59 goldtop. And listen for yourself. Sandman 71 (talk) 17:52, 30 November 2016 (UTC)

Can you add Louis Bertignac to the list - exclusively uses a 1963 Gibson SG Junior - very famous in France as part of the group Telephone - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bertignac — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:79E0:60:2:4987:460E:1E9B:B37E (talk) 11:05, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2016 - Add Jim Hall
I request that Jim Hall be added to the list of notable Gibson guitar players. He is considered one of the greatest Jazz guitarists of all time and used a Gibson Les Paul Custom for the first six months of his career, and a Gibson ES-175 for the next 20 years.

http://jazztimes.com/articles/20662-jim-hall-the-emperor-of-cool

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Hall_(musician)#Equipment

Here is a relevant paragraph from the Jazz Times article listed above.

During Jim’s early days with Chico Hamilton, he used a black Les Paul Custom. “But only for about six months,” Jim avers. “What happened was the [Chico Hamilton] quintet had a job in a club in Long Beach, California, and it was my first experience like this. I was sitting in a chair, and there was a bar around the bandstand so that the bar came above us. The amp was going right into that, and Chico loved to play his bass drum, and he had a big drum, and I couldn’t get any highs out of this thing. So I lost control and I bought a Les Paul, but it didn’t vibrate or anything—I couldn’t play rhythm on it.” So he sold it and bought a Gibson ES-175 acoustic-electric, with which he defined his trademark sound over the next twenty years. Sethmilman (talk) 23:22, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 25 March 2017
❌ Adam "Scuff" Ackerman does not have his own article, and even if he did, you would still have to meet the other inclusion criteria at the top of the list. - Arjayay (talk) 20:15, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Adam "Scuff" Ackerman uses an All-Stock 2011 Gibson Melody Makers Explorer. InformativeClue (talk) 12:02, 25 March 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 July 2017 - correct Jim Hall entry
The cited article does not support the text regarding Jim Hall.

Please change: Jim Hall used Les Paul models for over 20 years.

To: Jim Hall used Gibson models for over 20 years.

Or:

Jim Hall used Gibson guitars for over 20 years.

As noted in the Jazz Times article (reference number 44 - https://jazztimes.com/features/jim-hall-the-emperor-of-cool/), Jim hall used a Gibson Les Paul model for a short time, but then switched to a Gibson ES-175 model, which is not a Les Paul model, and which he used for over 20 years. The statement currently on the page (i.e. Jim Hall used Les Paul Models for over 20 years) is incorrect. Sethmilman (talk) 18:20, 18 July 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2018
Add "ES-Artist" to the list of guitars played by Steve Howe. Cite http://www.classicrockrevisited.com/show_interview.php?id=1059. Billrosenblatt (talk) 12:29, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Fails verification. Does not appear inn linked article (unless ES-Artist and ES-175 are the same, in which case still not done because the ES-175 is already listed). Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 23:57, 20 January 2018 (UTC)

Simon Ratcliffe
Can you add Simon Ratcliffe, the guitarist for Basement Jaxx. He plays a 1978 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop. Vizzage (talk) 16:38, 21 March 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 July 2020
Louie Shelton (Wrecking Crew) played Gibson-L5S on Boz Scaggs "Lowdown". Gibson-335 on Seals & Crofts Diamond Girl & Summer Breeze, Gibson-175 on Lionel Richie's "Hello". Guitar1844 (talk) 11:32, 15 July 2020 (UTC)


 * ❌. It's not clear what changes you want to make. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 15:09, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 July 2020
Brian Tatler plays for the band Diamond Head. What is currently linked is the city of Diamonhead Mississippi. Needs to be changed.

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 * Yes check.svg Done, thank you. Bretonbanquet (talk) 23:04, 15 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 January 2021
Jake Kiszka- Guitarist for Greta van Fleet, has used 1961 Gibson Les Paul for every album. LtotheT2005 (talk) 01:40, 27 January 2021 (UTC)
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Where are Ron Asheton and James Williamson from The Stooges?
Not only has James Williamson used a 1969 Les Paul Custom for roughly fifty years as his primary guitar, but Ron Asheton had used several Gibson models throughout his career (Les Paul, Flying V, SG Jr., AND a Firebird)! Yet, neither of these highly influential protopunk artists are not featured on this list! StarLordyLordyPiccaBenicoff (talk) 20:42, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham played a 1974 Les Paul Custom in Alpine White finish, which he acquired from a Guitar Center store in Hollywood, CA, in 1974, shortly before he was recruited to join Fleetwood Mac. He used this Les Paul on the Fleetwood Mac 1975 album as well as most of the sessions for Rumours, before retiring the guitar in 1978 after it was discovered the guitar's humbuckers were not to his specifications. Just thought he should be added to the list given that Rumours is one of the biggest selling albums of all time and Lindsey Buckingham is a profound guitarist.

Stevie Ray Vaughan
SRV played at least two 50's Les Pauls, a Flying V and and ES-335. 12.186.213.194 (talk) 16:04, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2024
This is the original text:

"Preecha Chanapai (Lek Carabao)use Gibson Explorer but modify re-designwith cut the bottom section straight"

There are multiple errors in grammar, and the names listed break established conventions set up in the rest of the article (in which the musician's name or stage name is listed first, and then the band they play for is listed in parenthesis. Here, the musician's real name is listed as well as their stage name in the parenthesis).

Here is my suggested edit:

"Preecha Chanapai (Carabao) uses a custom Gibson Explorer with the bottom section cut straight" FormingPluto (talk) 03:41, 14 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ --Ferien (talk) 21:55, 16 April 2024 (UTC)