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1962 Gibson guitar and bass catalogue


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This catalogue is dated 1962 on the front cover, though has a printing date of May 1961 on the inside back cover. It featured the following guitars. Click on the images for full size versions, or click on the model names below for more about each instrument

Part 1

Guitars:
Byrdland
ES-350
ES-355TD / ES-355TD-SV
Barney Kessel
ES-330T / ES-330TD
ES-335TD
ES-345TD
ES-125TC
ES-125T / ES-125T ¾
ES-140T ¾
Les Paul Standard, Custom
Les Paul Special, TV
Les Paul Junior
Melody Maker, Melody Maker ¾
Super 400CES
Johnny Smith
L-5CES
ES-175D
ES-125

Basses:
EB-0
EB-3
EB-6

Doublenecks:
Double 12
Double Mandolin

Part 2

Steel Guitars:
Multiharp
EH-620 Electraharp
EH-820 Electraharp
EH-610 Electraharp
Skylark
CG-520 / CG-530 Console Grande
Century-6

Guitar Amplifiers:
GA-1RT Maestro Reverb Echo
GA-2RT Maestro Deluxe Reverb Echo
GA-5 / GA-5T Skylark
GA-8 / GA-8T Discoverer
GA-6 Lancer
GA-18T Explorer
GA-20T Ranger
GA-30RV Invader
GA-40T Les Paul Model
GA-77RV Vanguard
GA-79RV Stereo-Reverb
GA-80T "Vari-Tone"
GA-100 Bass
GA-200
GA-400

Accordion Amplifiers:
GA-15RV Maestro 15 RV
GA-16T Maestro Viscount
GA-45T /GA-45RV
GA-78RV Maestro Stereo

Part 3

Flat Top Guitars:
J-200N
Hummingbird
B-45-12
SJN Country Western
SJ Southerner Jumbo
J-45
J-50
J-160
LG-0
LG-1
LG-2 / LG-2 ¾
LG-3

Classic Guitars:
C-1 / C-1E
C-2
C-6

Acoustic Guitars:
Super 400 C
L-4CN
L-7C
L-5CN / L-5CT
L-48
L-50
TG-0
TG-50 / ETG-150

Banjos:
RB-100
RB-170
RB-250
TB-100
TB-250

Mandolins:
A-5 Florentine
F-5 Artist
F-12 Artist
Florentine Electric
EM-150
A-40
A-50

Ukulele:
Uke-1
TU-1
BU-1



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