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The evolution of the Les Paul: how Gibson’s single-cut design developed from 1952 to 1978
We chart the key changes the Les Paul and its variants went through in its seminal early years
Acoustic guitar vs classical guitar: what’s the difference?
Which does it for you – the cool touch of steel or the smooth feel of nylon? We take a look at the key differences between steel-strung acoustic guitars and classical guitars
Peter Frampton details his farewell tour guitar rig
It's a stereo rig, it's massive, and Frampton feels a little embarrassed by its size. Here, he takes us through the guitars and amps behind his farewell tour
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Tim Commerford and Jonny Polonsky on the unlikely origins and promising future of their eclectic new trio project, 7D7D
The Rage Against the Machine bassist on why playing with Polonsky is like “jamming with Hendrix”, and his failed experiments with short-scale basses in RATM
Session guitarist Mitch Dalton takes you behind the scenes of the recording of Eric Idle's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
How the Monty Python classic was made, buried, resurrected by a Beatle and celebrated an afterlife as a football terrace chant
Buddy Guy’s 5 greatest guitar songs
The electric blues pioneer, Chicago guitar great and world's greatest living bluesman's career in five key tracks
Norman’s Rare Guitars’ Jack Ryan Sullivan talks jamming bluegrass with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, selling guitars to Jack Black, and his favorite instrument in the store
Co-managing one of the world's most famous guitar stores, Sullivan has traded licks with – and even picked up tips from – some of the best in the business
Marisa Anderson on the art of improvisation versus composition and the everlasting allure of a sustaining electric guitar
The Portland, Oregon instrumentalist returns with Still, Here, and unpacks her approach to writing socially conscious guitar music
