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Gibson’s Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior signature upgrades the stock LPJ in just about every way
A Starr is reborn as the Blackberry Smoke frontman and champion of the Les Paul Junior gets his own Gibson signature model
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the moment he met Slash… and his pet snake
Duff McKagan recalls a teenage Slash bringing along an unexpected guest to their first-ever meeting
How Ritchie Blackmore ended up buying his first-ever Fender Stratocaster from Eric Clapton
Blackmore switched up his ES-335 for a Strat after he was given the chance to buy one of Clapton's own examples – and the rest was history
Gene Simmons recalls the moment Jimmy Page complimented his bass playing – and turned out to be a KISS fan
The KISS bassist on that time he nearly passed out after Jimmy Page praised his bass playing
Blackstar and The Dead Daisies have launched a tiny signature practice amp – and it’s got skull-shaped control knobs
David Lowy, Doug Aldrich and Michael Devin have given the popular practice amp a fitting hard rock visual overhaul
Brian May confirms Gibson-built Red Specials are on the cards
The Queen guitar icon was announced as a new member of the Gibson family earlier this year, and it sounds like the new partnership will lead to a meticulous Murphy Lab Red Special recreation
Fender is taking on Amazon’s cheap guitar sellers at their own game with a $119 Stratocaster
The Squier Debut sees the Big F taking the fight to the retailer’s cheap importers
Heritage overhauls its Custom Shop Core Collection with the H-157 – debuting all-new pickups in the process
The LP-style guitar boasts new humbuckers that promise “more oomph and power”
Orangewood has launched a short-scale signature acoustic guitar that is designed to feel like an electric
Genre-bending guitarist Ruben Wan has helped design a 23.5" scale length acoustic that looks to provide the comfort and playability of electrics
Serj Tankian on his collaborations with the enigmatic Buckethead – and the time they played a high school battle of the bands together
From taxidermy-inspired music videos to playing a high school battle of the bands as fully grown adults, the System of a Down frontman recalls his artistic camaraderie with Buckethead
