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GALLERY: NAMM 2016 Day 2

A few highlights from Day 2 of NAMM.

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By Premier Guitar StaffJan 22, 2016
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Gibson Guitars came to ‎NAMM‬ with a bunch of new stuff, including this handsome sunburst-finished SG with mini humbuckers.

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