Hendrix borrowed a Fender Telecaster from Noel Redding to record " Hey Joe " and " Purple Haze ", used a white Gibson SG Custom for his performances on The Dick Cavett Show in the summer of 1969, and the Isle of Wight film shows him playing his second Gibson Flying V. While Jimi had previously owned a Flying V that he had painted with a psychedelic design, the Flying V used at the Isle of Wight was a unique custom left-handed guitar with gold plated hardware, a bound fingerboard and " split-diamond " fret markers that were not found on other 1960s-era Flying Vs.

* Gibson 1961 SG

Gibson renamed the guitar " Gibson SG ", which stands for " Solid Guitar ", and it also became one of the company's best sellers.

The original Gibson Les Paul-guitar design regained popularity when Eric Clapton began playing the instrument a few years later, although he also played an SG and an ES-335.

In the late 1960s, Townshend began playing Gibson SG models almost exclusively, specifically the Special models.

By 1970, Gibson changed the design of the SG Special which Townshend had been using previously, and thus he began using other guitars.

There are several Gibson Pete Townshend signature guitars, such as the Pete Townshend SG, the Pete Townshend J-200, and three different Pete Townshend Les Paul Deluxes.

These instruments include a few vintage and reissue Rickenbackers, the Gretsch 6120, an original 1952 Fender Telecaster, Gibson Custom Shop's artist limited edition reissues of Townshend's Les Paul DeLuxe models 1, 3 and 9 as well his signature SG Special reissue.

Bell currently plays several Gibson guitars live including an SG and an Explorer.

** The Fool ( guitar ), 1964 Gibson SG designed by The Fool for Eric Clapton

Ness was seen early in his career using Gibson SGs and SG Juniors but currently uses 70's Gibson Les Paul Deluxes ( a 1971 sunburst, a 1975 sunburst, a 1975 goldtop and a 1976 goldtop ).

* Gibson SG, an electric guitar manufactured by Gibson Guitar Corporation

The Gibson SG is a model of solid-bodied electric guitar that was introduced in 1961 by Gibson, and remains popular.

Gibson honored Les Paul's request, and the new model was renamed " SG ", which stood for ' Solid Guitar '.

The SG Standard features pearl trapezoid fretboard inlays, as well as fretboard binding and inlaid " Gibson " logo ; the SG Special omits these features, instead using cheaper white dot inlays and a silk-screened logo.

Over the years, Gibson has offered many variations of the SG, and continues to manufacture special editions, including models such as the Special and Faded Special, Supreme, Artist Signature SGs, Menace, and Gothic, as well as the premium-priced VOS reissues of the sixties SG Standard and Custom.

Gibson experimented with an SG that included the same Moog active electronics that had previously been used in another Gibson model, the RD Artist.

It also featured a " Nashville " style bridge which was used in some 70's Gibson SG models.

He has also used Guild, Takamine and Gibson J-200 acoustic models, with the J-200 providing his signature recorded acoustic sound in such songs as " Pinball Wizard ".

Vaughan used a Gibson Johnny Smith to record " Stang's Swang ", and a Guild 12-string acoustic for his performance on MTV Unplugged in January 1990.

Bigsby vibratos are still factory installed on a variety of electric guitars, including certain instruments branded as PRS ( Starla ), Epiphone, Fender, Gibson, Gretsch, Guild, Hamer, Ibanez, Schecter Guitar Research as well as luthiers companies such as Motor Ave.

The " twangy " sound of his guitars ( which include Duane Eddy custom-builts by Guild, Grestch and Gibson ) augmented the even deeper twangy sound made by the Danelectro baritone.

In the field of musical theatre, the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodgers, teamed with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II, George and Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne, and Meredith Willson, all of which have become classics. Under President John F. Kennedy, the Guild was engaged to assemble a US theatre company, headed by Helen Hayes, to tour the capitals of Europe and South America with works by Tennessee Williams, Thornton Wilder, and William Gibson.

When Tuna became a power trio in the mid 70's, Casady's Guild Flying V custom bass became his trademark.

Korg MS-20, Solina String Ensemble, Manikin Memotron, Wurlitzer, Moog Source, VP-550, Fender Mustang Bass Blue Competition, Guild D35, Ashdown Amp