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Selected Gibson Gazette articles that I authored
I worked at Gibson in several roles from 2007 until 2025, on both the marketing and web teams. These are some of the more useful articles that I wrote for the Gibson Gazette in my capacity as a Content Editor.
February 21, 2024
We speak to Jason Thalman, the U.S. Marine who became a TikTok sensation when he was reunited with his stolen Gibson Les Paul Custom
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January 29, 2024
Feeling overwhelmed in your home studio can indicate you’re facing “analysis paralysis” and “option paralysis”—similar but distinct issues
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May 2, 2024
Music production advice and compositional exercises designed to elevate your recorded music and get your tracks across the finish line
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March 28, 2025
Envy of None, the band featuring Rush’s Alex Lifeson on guitar, has released their second album, Stygian Wavz. We speak to them to find out more
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July 13, 2023
Epiphone’s Les Paul Custom Axcess, designed with Rush’s Alex Lifeson, with coil-splitting pickups and a Floyd Rose tremolo.
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February 17, 2025
The pentatonic scale’s origins can be traced back to ancient civilizations, evidenced by its widespread and fundamental role in rock and blues
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March 31, 2023
Part one of a series of practical challenges for musicians, from mapping your true influences to finishing what you start.
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January 16, 2025
Here are some new strategies to shake things up as you grow as a musician, including adding the Gibson App to your arsenal
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April 15, 2025
Part three of our motivational series features another set of exercises designed to spur you on toward productivity using the Gibson App
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November 29, 2023
From composition to studio recording to marketing, the path toward a sustainable music career involves many factors
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July 9, 2024
The Supreme Collection was launched with innovation in mind and contains elevated versions of the iconic Gibson Les Paul, SG, and ES guitars
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April 24, 2025
The tale of how a mysterious vintage Gibson SG was really a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard all along
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December 4, 2023
The story of one of the most revered innovators of the cool jazz genre and an elite Gibson signature artist
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November 2, 2023
The rare Gibson Crest: a Brazilian rosewood hollow-body made only from 1969 to 1972, priced at twice an ES-335.
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June 16, 2025
Designing a home music recording studio can take many forms, including mobile-friendly setups and pro-level rooms
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February 5, 2024
Science or myth? Weigh up the potential pros and cons of top-wrapping on a guitar with a Stop Bar tailpiece
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April 17, 2025
The Gibson practice of adorning acoustic guitar pickguards with artwork continues a tradition of lutherie dating back to the Renaissance
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Author
Shane Sanders is a decades-long veteran in the music, healthcare, and design industries as a creative—18 years within Gibson pushing pixels and editing content. His debut album was released on Space For Music Records, and he published four additional albums and one EP across various styles, including the dark ambient, DnB, and synthwave genres. His hobbies include the graphic arts, 3D modeling, industrial design, and writing fantasy fiction. He was awarded a scholarship for non-fiction research and misspent his youth within chess culture as part of State and National Scholastic championship teams long before Netflix made it cool.
