Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop

The Gibson Everly Brothers Flattop is a signature acoustic guitar model produced by the Gibson Guitar Corporation

The Everly Brothers recorded many hit songs during the 1950s and the 1960s, such as "Wake Up Little Susie", "Let It Be Me", "Cathy's Clown", "All I Have to Do is Dream", and "Bye Bye Love". Throughout the 1950s, they used Gibson J-200 guitars, some customized with dual white pickguards.

In 1962, Gibson collaborated with The Everly Brothers to produce the Everly Brothers Flattop. This flat top guitar featured a thin J-185-style body and an adjustable bridge. The guitar was unusual in that it featured star-shaped inlays on the rosewood fretboard, and it had a large double tortoise grain pickguard, which covered most of the top of the body. As the pickguard covered most of the top of the guitar, it limited the vibration of the top, thus limiting the sound of the guitar. The standard finish on the guitar was black, though a few models were natural or sunburst finish. The Everly Brothers Flattop was discontinued in 1972, but was reissued as the Gibson J-180 in the mid-1980s.

The Everly Brothers used these guitars throughout the 1960s, both live and in the recording studio. Paul McCartney also owns and plays an Everly Brothers model, as did many influential artists including George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Neil Diamond, Elvis Presley, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Roger Daltrey, Billie Joe Armstrong, Billy Idol, Sharleen Spiteri, Madonna and many more. Albert Lee is the owner of Don Everly's original Everly Brothers Model. Lee was presented with the guitar by Don Everly himself.

The Everly Brothers
Studio albums
  • The Everly Brothers (1958)
  • Songs Our Daddy Taught Us (1959)
  • It's Everly Time (1960)
  • A Date with The Everly Brothers (1961)
  • Both Sides of an Evening (1961)
  • Instant Party! (1962)
  • Christmas with the Everly Brothers (1962)
  • The Everly Brothers Sing Great Country Hits (1963)
  • Gone, Gone, Gone (1964)
  • Rock & Soul (1965)
  • Beat & Soul (1965)
  • In Our Image (1966)
  • Two Yanks in England (1966)
  • The Hit Sound of the Everly Brothers (1967)
  • The Everly Brothers Sing (1967)
  • Roots (1968)
  • Stories We Could Tell (1972)
  • Pass the Chicken & Listen (1973)
  • EB 84 (1984)
  • Born Yesterday (1986)
  • Some Hearts (1988)
Live albums
  • Everly Brothers Show (1970)
  • The Everly Brothers Reunion Concert (1983)
Compilation albums
  • The Best of The Everly Brothers (1959)
  • Greatest Hits Vol. III (1977)
  • All They Had to Do Was Dream (1985)
  • Heartaches and Harmonies (1994)
  • Stories We Could Tell:The RCA Years (2003)
Other albums
  • The New Album (1977)
  • Too Good to Be True (2005)
  • Give Me a Future (2005)
Singles
  • "Bye Bye Love" (1957)
  • "Wake Up Little Susie" (1957)
  • "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (1958)
  • "Bird Dog" (1958)
  • "Devoted to You" (1958)
  • "Let It Be Me" (1960)
  • "Cathy's Clown" (1960)
  • "When Will I Be Loved" (1960)
  • "Be-Bop-A-Lula" (1960)
  • "Lucille" (1960)
  • "Walk Right Back" (1961)
  • "Ebony Eyes" (1961)
  • "Temptation" (1961)
  • "Don't Blame Me" (1961)
  • "Crying in the Rain" (1962)
  • "The Price of Love" (1965)
  • "Love Is Strange (1965)
  • "Bowling Green" (1967)
  • "Love of the Common People" (1967)
  • "Carolina in My Mind" (1969)
  • "Brother Jukebox" (1977)
  • "Ballad of a Teenage Queen" (1989)
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  • Everly Music Company
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