Gibson Factory Memphis

145 Lt George Lee Ave, Memphis , Tennessee, United States - Phone: 1-901-205-2526

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    A Brief Taste of the South

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    ... be a Mecca for musicians, the tour made some of the magic disappear.  Rather, it seemed as if the Gibson factory was more of a production line, with workers in harsh industrial conditions on their single workstations, with tight targets to ...

  • 2

    Hey Mister, Can You Spare a Dime? ...or 10 Bucks?

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    ... .   I head over to the Gibson Factory with $22 less in my pocket then when I started my walk. The Gibson Factory in Memphis produces the semi hollow guitars. The production process is quite interesting as each guitar is handmade and they are all ...

  • 3

    Memphis

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    ... tour we headed over to Sun Studios, where Elvis and Johnny Cash did their first recordings. We then toured the Gibson Guitar Factory and got to see how guitars are made, including walking through the entire factory amongst the workers, then walked ...

  • 4

    Day 34 Elvis Lives

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    ... sightseeing around Memphis for the first half of the day, notable activities were the trolley ride around town and the Gibson Factory. We were a little dubious about going to Graceland, as it's not the cheapest of tourist attractions, but ...

  • 5

    Smokin' Hot Memphis City Blues

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    ... Street, FedEx Forum home of Memphis Girzzlies, Rock 'n Soul Museum, W.C. Handy Museum- Father of the Blues, Elvis statue, Gibson Factory, WLOK Radio Station, Rufus Thomas Jr. statue, National Civil Rights Museum, Lorraine Hotel, Founder Park, Cvil Rights ...

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    Memphis Blues

    ... were at noon. We then headed for the cornerstone of Memphis - Beale Street.  We had to go to A. Schwab and the Gibson factory tour before 5 o' clock.  Somehow I was able to resist buying the peter meter shot glass (Yes, it's exactly what you ...

  • 7

    Memphis & the King!

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    ... Jerry Lee Lewis & Roy Orbison made their famous hits and started there careers in the 1950's :) Then did a tour of the Gibson Factory and saw the process of making guitars, next we visited the civil rights museum and the spot where Martin Luther ...

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    Day 21

    ... chilled there all day. But I didn't want the on lookers to see my sexy legs…hehehe. We went for a walk down to the Gibson Factory and the Rock and Soul Museum. Yes, dad I got you souvenirs. After our walk we found an old school Barbers for ...

  • 9

    Has Elvis Left the Building?

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    ... listen and tune it accordingly, by ear, so that it was all set and ready for consumer purchase. At this particular Gibson factory, each guitar was virtually hand-built and individually tuned before it got shipped out and sold for anywhere from $2,000 to ...