Although Gibson was not the first commercial producer to make an electric guitar, the company made the first successfully-marketed electric guitar, the ES150 in 1936.

Although Port Gibson no longer has a Jewish community, it boasts the only Moorish Revival building in Mississippi and the oldest synagogue in the state, the Gemiluth Chessed synagogue, built in 1892.

Although Paul approached the Gibson Guitar Corporation with his idea of a solid body electric guitar, they showed no interest until Fender began marketing its Esquire which later had a second pick-up added and became known as the Telecaster.

Although his contract required him to pose with the guitar, he said it was not " his " instrument and asked Gibson to remove his name from the headstock.

Although Weekes was not on Queen Victoria's original list of sculptors, being selected to work on the project only after John Gibson declined to participate, his group occupies the preferable south side of the finished monument.

Although Reeves could not speak Afrikaans, this was remedied by the South African composer and songwriter Gilbert Gibson, who would stand behind Reeves and whisper the words of the song to Reeves, who would then sing the same words into the microphone.

Although most Heritage guitars were, and continue to be, based on Gibson designs, a few of their early electric guitars were based on modified Stratocaster and Telecaster designs.

Although the Today Show remained the king of the morning, the Sawyer, Gibson and Ross team inched close.

Although the Crawfords also included fellow Hall of Famers Gibson, Oscar Charleston and Cool Papa Bell, Johnson was the glue that held the team together.

Although he won more games than any other pitcher during the 1960s, he appeared in only one World Series game and he was often overshadowed by Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson in post-season awards.

Although the band's success quickly waned, " I'm Not Scared " appeared in the 1989 film Lethal Weapon 2, in which Kensit, now focused solely on being an actress, played Rika van den Haas, a South African consulate secretary with whom cop Martin Riggs ( played by Mel Gibson ) falls in love.

Although the new instrument models flopped commercially and Loar left Gibson after only a couple of years, Gibson instruments signed by Loar now are among the most prized and celebrated in stringed-instrument history.

Although none of Loar's original electric instruments appear to have been preserved, Walter A Fuller, who joined Gibson in 1933 and later became Gibson's chief electronic engineer, found some of Loar's original devices when he first set up his R & D lab in the mid-1930s.

Although it dates from after Loar left Gibson, Duchossior's book, Gibson Electrics, The Classic Years, features a photo of a Gibson L5, serial number 88258 of 1929, one of the original Loar-designed L5s, with fitted electrostatic pickup and factory-fitted jack socket in the tailpiece of the instrument.

Although Kenshiro ’ s appearance initially resembled more that of Lee in the first chapters of the manga, blending it with Mel Gibson ’ s likeness, he became more similar to Gibson in physique in the rest of the work, but retaining all mannerisms inspired by Lee, such as his fighting style and battle cries.

Although Alan Gibson described Sutcliffe as " a good public speaker ", Sutcliffe himself seems to have been modest about this ability.

Although this term normally refers to World War II, when used to describe Gibson banjos the term prewar operationally refers to banjos made prior to 1947.

Although it sounded very much like an electric guitar, Lennon actually played it on an acoustic-electric guitar ( a Gibson model J-160E ), employing the guitar's onboard pickup.

Although his first rap solo was 1986's " Ain't It Pretty " from the album On The Run, Gibson wrote and produced the first rap hit in CCM history ( by anyone ) called " This Wall " featuring M. C.

Although, on June 7, 2010, Gibson released the single " On a Mission " from the upcoming record which was available as an Internet download.

Although wanted by the sheriff for killing an old man named Asher Jones, the warrant for his arrest had never been served.

Although Pompey was strongly against it-he wanted to surround and starve Caesar's army instead-he eventually gave in and accepted battle from Caesar on a field near Pharsalus.

Although Louis XIV wanted peace he wanted it on reasonable terms ; for that, he needed victory in the field and to convince the Allies that his resources were by no means exhausted.

Although he wanted the opportunity to put his principles in practice, Confucius gave up on this idea in the end.

Although he wanted to plead guilty, Justice Samuel Chase urged him to name those who had helped him or subscribed to his writings in exchange for freedom.

Although MGM wanted Kelly to return to safer and more commercial vehicles, he ceaselessly fought for an opportunity to direct his own musical film.

" Although deliberately framed as if it were a law of nature or of mathematics, its purpose has always been rhetorical and pedagogical: I wanted folks who glibly compared someone else to Hitler or to Nazis to think a bit harder about the Holocaust ," Godwin has written.

Although many of these privileges had existed earlier, they were now granted globally, and once and for all, to allow the German princes to maintain order north of the Alps while Frederick wanted to concentrate on Italy.

Although these projects were satisfying, Pei wanted to establish an independent name for himself.

Although the government did not allow any legal opposition, Gayoom was opposed in the early 1990s by Islamists ( also seen as fundamentalists ) who wanted to impose a religious way of life and by some powerful local business leaders.

Although Gandhi wanted a total focus on the task of winning independence and not speculation about India's future, he did not restrain the Congress from adopting socialism as its goal.

Although his so-called " Razor Gang " implemented stringent budget cuts across many areas of the Commonwealth Public Sector, including the ABC, the Fraser government did not carry out the radically conservative program that his political enemies had predicted, and that some of his followers wanted.

Although he has been compared to the Jacobin Maximilien de Robespierre ( 1758 – 1794 ), Francia's policies and ideals perhaps most closely resembled those of François-Noël Babeuf ( 1760 – 1797 ), the French utopian who wanted to abolish private property and communalize land as a prelude to founding a " republic of equals ".

Although Roddenberry wanted Kelley to play the character of ship's doctor, he didn't put Kelley's name forward to NBC ; the network never " rejected " the actor as Roddenberry sometimes suggested.

) Although these things are true, the government also wanted more tax money from breweries, as using wooden barrels means that a significant amount of sake is lost to evaporation ( somewhere around 3 %), which could have otherwise been taxed.

Although Browning wanted to hire an unknown European actor for the title role and have him be mostly offscreen as a sinister presence, budget constraints and studio interference necessitated the casting of Bela Lugosi and a more straightforward approach.

Although the exhibition had not yet begun, Lennon wanted to hammer a nail into the clean board, but Ono stopped him.

Although Molitor wanted to remain with Milwaukee when he became a free agent after the 1992 season, the franchise offered him a one year contract with a $ 900, 000 pay cut ( to $ 2. 5 million ), while the Toronto Blue Jays offered a three-year, $ 13 million ($ in current dollar terms ) deal, leading to his signing with the defending World Series champion Blue Jays.

Although the Catholic Monarchs had already altered some rooms of the Alhambra after the conquest of the city in 1492, Charles V wanted to construct a permanent residence befitting an emperor.

Although the embezzler was able to escape from the papal fury and the justice of the Doge of Venice, it is known that Henry IV wanted to punish him.

Although several candidates were openly competing for the 1916 nomination — most prominently conservative Senator Elihu Root of New York and liberal Senator John W. Weeks of Massachusetts — the party's bosses wanted a moderate who would be acceptable to both factions of the party.

Although Gardner could afford her medical expenses, Sinatra wanted to pay for her to visit a specialist in the United States, and she allowed him to make the arrangements for a medically staffed private plane.

Although many wanted to rebuild the hall on a different site, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley elected to rebuild on the foundations of the burned building.

Although Living City was relatively successful, RPGA wanted to expand the scope of their new campaign — instead of one city as a setting, the new campaign would involve thirty different regions of Greyhawk, each specifically keyed to a particular country, state, or province of the real world.