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Musikmesse 2010: the Gibson stand in pictures

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By Chris Vinnicombe published 24 March 2010

Gibson, Epiphone and Wurlitzer goodness from Frankfurt

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The (empty) Gibson artist stage

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Chris Vinnicombe

Chris Vinnicombe worked with us here on the MusicRadar team from the site's initial launch way back in 2007, and also contributed to Guitarist magazine as Features Editor until 2014, as well as Total Guitar magazine, amongst others. These days he can be found at Gibson Guitars, where he is editor-in-chief.

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