In 1962, Gibson collaborated with the Everly Brothers to produce the Everly Brothers Flattop. This flat top guitar featured a thin J-185-style body and an adjustable bridge. The guitar was unusual in that it featured star-shaped inlays on the rosewoodfretboard, and it had a large double tortoise grain pickguard, which covered most of the top of the body. As the pickguard covered most of the top of the guitar, it limited the vibration of the top, thus limiting the sound of the guitar. The standard finish on the guitar was black, though a few models were natural or sunburst finish. The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972, but was reissued as the Gibson J-180 in the mid-1980s.
Leonard, Michael (2011-06-28). "20 Essential Facts About The Gibson J-180". News-Lifestyle, gibson.com.
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gibson, everly, brothers, flattop, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop is a signature acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation Gibson Everly Brothers FlattopGibson Everly Brothers GuitarManufacturerGibsonPeriod1962 1972ConstructionBody typeJumboNeck jointDovetailWoodsBodySitka Spruce top Mahogany back and sidesNeckMahoganyFretboardRosewoodHardwareBridgeRosewoodColors availableNatural Black Vintage SunburstThe Everly Brothers recorded many hit songs during the 1950s and the 1960s such as Wake Up Little Susie Let It Be Me Cathy s Clown All I Have to Do is Dream and Bye Bye Love Throughout the 1950s they used Gibson J 200 guitars some customized with dual pickguards In 1962 Gibson collaborated with the Everly Brothers to produce the Everly Brothers Flattop This flat top guitar featured a thin J 185 style body and an adjustable bridge The guitar was unusual in that it featured star shaped inlays on the rosewood fretboard and it had a large double tortoise grain pickguard which covered most of the top of the body As the pickguard covered most of the top of the guitar it limited the vibration of the top thus limiting the sound of the guitar The standard finish on the guitar was black though a few models were natural or sunburst finish The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972 but was reissued as the Gibson J 180 in the mid 1980s The Everly Brothers used these guitars throughout the 1960s both live and in the recording studio Paul McCartney also owns and plays an Everly Brothers model as did many influential artists including George Harrison Bob Dylan Cat Stevens Neil Diamond Keith Richards Jimmy Page Roger Daltrey Billie Joe Armstrong Billy Idol Sharleen Spiteri Madonna and many more Albert Lee is the owner of Don Everly s original Everly Brothers Model Lee was presented with the guitar by Don Everly himself The guitar that Don gave to Albert Lee is not an Everly Brothers Model but a 1958 SJ 200 finished in black with cream double pickguards Further reading EditLeonard Michael 2011 06 28 20 Essential Facts About The Gibson J 180 News Lifestyle gibson com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop amp oldid 1044496169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
