Gibson Guitar Corporation

All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Gibson	8
Gibson Guitar Corporation canonical	5
Gibson Artist Model line	1
Gibson Custom Shop	1
Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Manufacturing Company	1
Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd.	1
Gibson guitars	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2149884 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gibson Guitar Corporation
Context triple: [Kalamazoo, hasHistoricCompany, Gibson Guitar Corporation]

A. Gibson
Gibson is a surname most prominently associated with Eleanor J. Gibson, an influential American psychologist known for her work on perceptual learning and development.
B. Handy Brothers Music Company
Handy Brothers Music Company is a music publishing firm established by pioneering blues composer W. C. Handy to promote and distribute his influential works and other early blues music.
C. C. B. Fisk, Inc.
C. B. Fisk, Inc. is a renowned American pipe organ building firm celebrated for its handcrafted, historically informed instruments installed in prominent concert halls and churches worldwide.
D. Williamson Music
Williamson Music is a music publishing company best known for handling the catalog of major Broadway and popular songwriters, including works by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
E. Nagata Acoustics
Nagata Acoustics is a renowned Japanese acoustic consulting firm known worldwide for designing the sound environments of major concert halls and performing arts centers.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gibson Guitar Corporation
Target entity description: Gibson Guitar Corporation is a renowned American manufacturer of guitars and other musical instruments, famous for iconic electric models like the Les Paul and SG.

A. Gibson
Gibson is a surname most prominently associated with Eleanor J. Gibson, an influential American psychologist known for her work on perceptual learning and development.
B. Handy Brothers Music Company
Handy Brothers Music Company is a music publishing firm established by pioneering blues composer W. C. Handy to promote and distribute his influential works and other early blues music.
C. C. B. Fisk, Inc.
C. B. Fisk, Inc. is a renowned American pipe organ building firm celebrated for its handcrafted, historically informed instruments installed in prominent concert halls and churches worldwide.
D. Williamson Music
Williamson Music is a music publishing company best known for handling the catalog of major Broadway and popular songwriters, including works by Rodgers and Hammerstein.
E. Nagata Acoustics
Nagata Acoustics is a renowned Japanese acoustic consulting firm known worldwide for designing the sound environments of major concert halls and performing arts centers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	corporation ⓘ guitar manufacturer ⓘ musical instrument manufacturer ⓘ
brand	Epiphone ⓘ Kramer Guitars ⓘ Maestro ⓘ Mesa/Boogie ⓘ Steinberger ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
famousModel	ES-125 ⓘ ES-175 ⓘ Hummingbird ⓘ J-200 ⓘ J-45 ⓘ L-5 ⓘ Gibson Les Paul ⓘ surface form: Les Paul Custom Gibson Les Paul ⓘ surface form: Les Paul Standard SG Standard ⓘ
foundedBy	Orville Gibson ⓘ
foundedIn	Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States ⓘ surface form: Kalamazoo, Michigan
hasSignatureModelsFor	Angus Young ⓘ B. B. King ⓘ surface form: B.B. King Jimmy Page ⓘ Les Paul ⓘ Slash ⓘ Tony Iommi ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America ⓘ surface form: Nashville, Tennessee
inception	1902 ⓘ
industry	musical instruments ⓘ
knownFor	archtop guitars ⓘ hollow-body electric guitars ⓘ innovative guitar designs ⓘ solid-body electric guitars ⓘ
notableProduct	Gibson ES-335 ⓘ Gibson Explorer ⓘ Gibson Firebird ⓘ Gibson Flying V guitar ⓘ surface form: Gibson Flying V Gibson Les Paul ⓘ Gibson SG ⓘ
notableSeries	Custom Shop ⓘ Historic Collection ⓘ USA line ⓘ
originalName	Gibson Guitar Corporation self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd.
product	acoustic guitars ⓘ banjos ⓘ bass guitars ⓘ electric guitars ⓘ guitar accessories ⓘ guitar amplifiers ⓘ mandolins ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kalamazoo → hasHistoricCompany → Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ

Lucille → manufacturer → Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ

Lucille → signatureSeries → Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gibson Artist Model line

Les Paul → associatedWith → Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith → sponsor → Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ

Lucille (B.B. King’s guitar) → hasManufacturer → Gibson Guitar Corporation ⓘ