You’ve seen the imagery: the big hair, the face paint, the black and silver outfits, the long tongue. You’ve heard the sounds: thunderous power chords, booming bass, pounding drums, and wild vocals. Love them or hate them, there is no qualm about it: the fire-breathing, blood-spitting, drum-levitating, rocket-shooting band called KISS is nothing short of iconic.

You’d be forgiven then, for thinking that a rockstar whose nickname is “The Demon” would already have a signature model with Gibson. But indeed, prior to Gibson’s January announcement of a partnership with Gene Simmons, there had been no signature model to speak of. Now, Gibson has released the first of the G2 (pronounced G-squared) line with the KISS bassist, and Gibson is rolling out all the stops for Dr. Love, including an 80’s style commercial that features a working phone number (430-227-7463 if you’re curious), and the fanfare is true to the hype: the Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird is a beast.

Featuring a reverse Thunderbird all-mahogany body and headstock, a hipshot bass bridge, and powerful T-Bird pickups, the G2 packs a heavy punch, fit for the God of Thunder himself. The ebony nitrocellulose lacquer finish against a mirrorplex pickguard and truss-rod cover is also an appealing design trait sure to please hardcore KISS fans and new players alike. Check out our listing and the full specs at the link below:

Gibson Gene Simmons G2 Thunderbird Bass Ebony Mirror

Picture the iconic guitar pedals and pedal companies in history. Your mind may drift to the original Vox Wah pedal, creating the sound of the late 60s. Perhaps you ruminate on the long
line of Boss pedals, offering a rainbow of colors and tones in their distinctly designed stompboxes. Maybe you think of the Line 6 DL-4, providing a vast universe of delays and loops to all players at the start of the millennium. Or perhaps you prefer the excellent modern boutique companies like Earthquaker, Wampler, and Walrus Audio. With such a lush, long history, it’s easy to forget where it begins, especially when its inception is synonymous with one of the most renowned and respected names in music: Gibson.

In a 1960 recording session in Nashville, the mixer channel for the bass guitar malfunctions and creates a fuzz effect. The producer leaves the track as is, and some months later, “Don’t Worry” by Marty Robbins becomes a hit record. Two years later, to replicate that fuzz sound, Gibson mass produces the first marketed guitar pedal, the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz Tone. It seems only appropriate that the Maestro line be resurrected, given its importance in music history, and Gibson has finally done just that. Featuring a lineup on ten effects (yes, including a variation on the famed FZ-1), the new Maestro Original Collection have all the sweet tones you could want from a pedal, while featuring nods to the old designs such as angled enclosures and acrylic inserts that illuminate the red, yellow and blue trumpets seen on the original Maestro logo. In a savory blend of vintage features and cutting edge sounds, Gibson tips its cap to the past while providing inspiration for the future generation of players.

See the whole line below:

Fuzz-Tone FM-Z
Ranger Overdrive
Invader Distortion
Comet Chorus
Discoverer Delay
Orbit Phaser
Mariner Tremolo
Titan Boost
Arcas Compressor Sustainer
Agena Envelope Filter