Overall Comments

Gibson: 100 Years of An American Icon (1994), Walter Carter

I just finished reading this book. I highly recommend it. It is pure propaganda in places. Carter was Gibson’s in house historian and it was published by Gibson Publishing Company. It has excellent photos. Page 267 has a full page picture of a 1932 Granada under the article heading “The Vintage Backlash.” Pages 114 and 115 are devoted to Earl with the later being a full color, full page photo. There is great information about Gibson evolution over the years. A party line explanation about the rationale behind the move to Nashville, etc. is also included. I would highly recommend this text (out of print) to all Gibsonphiles. There was much more banjo stuff that I expected which was a pleasant surprise.

Overall Rating

9