Top four rock guitarists who play Gibson guitars

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Top four rock guitarists who play Gibson guitars

Some great guitar players have used Gibson guitars to tear up the fretboard and entertain the masses. Here’s a few of the players that have used Gibson guitars to bring rock & heavy metal to the people.

Angus Young -AC/DC. Perhaps the most famous Gibson player on the planet, Angus Young has been donning the school uniform and strapping on the Gibson SG ever since before most of us were born -and hes still doing it. Angus has rarely ever been seen without his Gibson SG, although he also owns a Gibson Firebird & a 335.
Classic tracks: Highway to hell, Back in Black, Let there be Rock
Slash. Otherwise known to his family as ‘Saul’, Slash has been playing a Les Paul since the recording of classic album ‘Appetite for destruction’. But what isn’t known is that the Les Paul on the album is a copy job, and not a Gibson model. It didn’t seem to matter, as Slash’s use of the Les Paul increased sales in the 80s and made the instrument even more iconic. Gibson has released a Slash signature model, but he still plays his 1987 Les Paul standard as his main guitar playing live.
Classic tracks: Welcome to the jungle, Sweet child of mine, Slither
Tony Iommi. The father of heavy metal, Iommi and his band Black Sabbath gave us the gift of heavy metal. Iommi lost his middle & index fingertips in an industrial accident and had to relearn to play guitar all over again -inspired by Django Rienhardt, who had limited use of his 3rd and 4th fingers. Iommi has been playing with a Gibson SG since the recording of the first Black Sabbath album when his Fender’s neck pickup broke and hasn’t returned to them since.
Classic tracks: Paranoid, Black Sabbath, War pigs
Zakk Wylde. Hired by Ozzy to replace Jake E Lee at the age of 19, Zakk has been Ozzy’s mainstay guitarist since 1987, leaving for a period in the late 90s, but remaining faithful to the singer for many years. Zakk also has his successful ’side project’ Black Label Society, which tours and records in Ozzy downtime. Wylde’s guitars are recognizable by their ‘bullseye’ paint job, which are on his signature Les Paul range.
Classic Wylde tracks: Still born, Mass Murder Machine, In this River