factory tour

  1. Inside Gibson - Part 4: Gibson Memphis Semi-Hollow Factory

    Inside Gibson - Part 4: Gibson Memphis Semi-Hollow Factory
    We must be in Memphis – we took a quick swing by the legendary Sun Studios, snapped a few photos, and continued on to the factory. The sign to not stand in the street seems like solid advice. The Memphis factory is very unusual as it is located right in the downtown core of Memphis, near Beale Street and the...


  2. Inside Gibson - Part 3: Gibson Custom Shop

    Inside Gibson - Part 3: Gibson Custom Shop
    After we finished at Gibson USA, we went over to the Custom Shop. Our first stop was the meeting room, which had these cool screens with blueprint-type graphics of all of the small parts: In the case was this ’58-style V with Lonnie Mack-style Bigsby mounting: Here’s what the inside of the factory looks like: This shot is interesting: it...


  3. Inside Gibson - Part 2: Gibson USA Oddities

    Inside Gibson - Part 2: Gibson USA Oddities
    In Part 1 we took a quick overview of the manufacturing process at Gibson USA. In this part we will take a look at some of the interesting and unusual things we saw. Check out this: either there’s another guy out there named Nikki Six, or this piece of wood is intended for Nikki Sixx. In any case, artist names...


  4. Inside Gibson - Part 1: Gibson USA

    Inside Gibson - Part 1: Gibson USA
    Tom Lee Music just got back from a whirlwind tour of the Gibson guitar factories in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee.  We are proud to now be a Gibson dealer in most of our locations, and what better way to mark the occasion than to take you behind the scenes where all of these amazing guitars are made! Our first stop...


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