The earliest documented instrument produced by founder Orville Gibson was a mandolin made in 1894 ... Noel Gallagher owns the black Gibson Les Paul which Johnny Marr played on seminal The Smiths ...
Mat Koehler: “Orville Gibson came up in a time where mandolins were probably the most ... why did it go with black Les Paul Customs and Goldtops, rather than ’Burst reissues?