When Gibson unveiled the Flying V and Explorer in its Modernist Series in 1958, their radical designs quickly proved the very definition of “ahead of their time.” Gibson president Ted McCarty and his ...

Nearly six decade after Indianapolis music store owner Amos Arthur sold an odd-looking Gibson electric guitar, the now-classic instrument and its amazing backstory continue to draw international ...

Indianapolis music store owner Amos Arthur took a chance in 1958 and ordered a new, odd-shaped electric guitar. The instrument made by Gibson didn’t have the gently rounded body that had been the ...

When in 1958 Gibson president Theodore ‘Ted’ McCarty designed the ES-335 and its siblings the ES-345 and ES-355, it was clear that his understanding of electric guitar design ran deep. The models were ...