Gibson left for Nashville in 1984, and now former Gibson guitar builders make guitars the way they were made in their heyday under the name of Heritage guitars. Guitars had been built there since 1917, and almost all Gibson, and 1958-1969 Epiphones were produced here. Gibson produced guitars in Kalamazoo, Michigan, in several buildings, but primarily at a plant in Parsons Street. No two Gibson bass guitar models have the same features, and it really is worth having a look at some of the less-known Gibson bass guitars. There are some incredibly well made instruments that sell for way under their 'worth' as functioning musical instruments.
An inventory was taken in 1852 showing a total value of $233,711.00. He had purchased land from James Bowie, of the Alamo, in 1828. After his marriage, he purchased land in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana and began farming in 1829 on four plantations he owned: Greenwood, Magnolia, Hollywood, and Live Oak. He later farmed at a plantation known as "Oakley" which was likely in Jefferson County, Mississippi. Some of his children were buried in the Shelby family cemetery located at Traveller's Rest, but were later moved to Lexington Cemetery. He began farming at Shawnee Springs, Mercer County, Kentucky and Traveller's Rest, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Tobias was born in Mississippi and first came to Kentucky as a student, studying at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 1817-1818. Tobias Gibson was one of the most successful planters of sugar and cotton in the Mississippi Valley.