Lamb of GodguitaristMark Mortonhas officially signed withGibson, seemingly ending his previous endorsement withJackson.
Gibson revealed the endorsement on Twitter, adding that the guitarist will be using its guitars for Lamb of God’s upcoming tour.
“We’re excited about joining @MarkDuaneMorton on stage left of the @lambofgod Omens tour,” the caption reads, attached to a picture of Morton holding a red burst Les Paul, leaning against aMESA/Boogiecabinet.
We’re excited about joining@MarkDuaneMortonon stage left of the@lambofgodOmens tour!https://t.co/E30223Sez7#gibson#gibsoncustom#epiphone#mesaboogiepic.twitter.com/siQ7cWRyQI
— Gibson (@gibsonguitar)September 1, 2022
A similar post was made on Mesa Engineering’s instagram account, this time featuring another picture of the guitarist with a blacktopEpiphoneLes Paul. “Les Pauls and Badlanders sound great together,” the post stated. “Looking forward to hearing Mark Morton’s new guitars on the tour!”
The guitarist also affirmed the new endorsement on the Gibson acquiree’s post, commenting, “Stoked!”
The move suggests the end of Morton’s partnership with Jackson, with whom he produced hissignature Jackson Dominion guitar. Further, Morton has been removed from Jackson’sartists page, and the aforementioned Dominion no longer shows on Jackson’s list ofartist signatures.
In celebration of his Gibson endorsement, Morton also announced that for each date of Lamb of God’s upcoming Omens tour, he will be giving away an Epiphone Les Paul which will be played during the show and personally signed. The “Mark Morton Guitar Upgrade Package” will also include a meet-and-greet and photo with the guitarist. Only one of such packages will be available for every date, and admission to the concerts will be sold separately. Concertgoers can purchase the $1,299 package for their respective dateshere.
You come to the Lamb of God show…you go home with my guitar.pic.twitter.com/ZlhK3utKy9
— Mark Morton (@MarkDuaneMorton)September 2, 2022
In 2021, Gibson released two signature models forMegadeth’sDave Mustaineafter his move from Dean guitars– theDave Mustaine Flying V EXPand his equally-metal signature GibsonSongwriter acoustic guitar.