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The irresistible rise of the signature guitar company, as explained by Ola Englund
By Amit Sharma published
With more artist products available now than ever before, and an entire movement of brands run and owned by musicians, we investigate the evolution of signature guitar gear with a little help from the Solar Guitars founder

I spent an evening with 7 original Gibson Les Paul ’Bursts from 1958 to 1960 – here's what I learned
By Jamie Dickson published
There were two ’58s, an ex-Mick Taylor ’59; the exquisite ‘Minnesota’ ’59 ’Burst, and ‘Grainger’, too – but did a 1960 ’Burst made to ’59 spec steal the show?

“A great guitar for young children without patronising them”: Gibson x Loog Les Paul Special review
By Adam Gasson published
We asked a dad and his eight-year-old daughter to test out Loog's three-string guitar collaboration with Gibson that's aimed at absolute beginners

John Mayer’s signature guitar has been reimagined as the wild ‘Golden Sky’ – and it’s inspired by Jerry Garcia’s Tiger
By Phil Weller published
Eric Krasno is now the proud owner of what has been dubbed the world's first Golden Sky conversion

The battle to save brick-and-mortar guitar stores – and why high-end electrics are essential to their survival
By Chris Gill published
In the past 25 years, brick-and-mortar guitar shops have been forced to compete with the internet or face closure. But as The Music Zoo’s Tommy Colletti explains, you shouldn’t rule ’em out yet

Clean, almost all original, lightweight with PAFs to die for – Gary Moore’s 1962 Gibson Les Paul is a true grail
By Jamie Dickson published
Sold at auction via Bonham's for around $27,385, was this Les Paul/SG one of the great bargains for vintage collectors and Gary Moore superfans?

Reverb has shared its best-selling guitars list for 2025 – and Fender's Indonesian experiment has paid off
By Phil Weller published
The gear retailer's end-of-year results make for interesting reading, and offers telling insight into players' buying habits

David Lynch's bonkers Parker Fly guitar recently sold at auction – and its new owner has put it through its paces
By Janelle Borg published
Lynch played a few oddball guitars in his time, including the 1997 Parker Fly – an avant-garde guitar-meets-synthesizer

These ‘60s Gibson semi-hollows were Gary Moore’s workhorses – and they’ve still got the blues
By Jamie Dickson published
Serial number A33857, this stunning '60 ES-355TD was top-of-the-line in its day, and with his ’63 ES-335TD, offered Moore stunning tones. We took a closer look as they headed to an auction where they fetched around $94,000 and $65,000, respectively
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