Gibson Les Paul with "stove top spiral" finish spotted for sale on Reverb By Richard Bienstock You’ve heard of a Les Paul Gold Top - but how about a Les Paul stove top?
US bluesman Lucky Peterson dies aged 55 By Richard Bienstock The guitarist, keyboardist and singer was discovered by Willie Dixon at five years old
Woodpecker Instruments introduces woody 36-inch Mini Jumbo acoustic By Richard Bienstock Travel-sized model sports solid spruce top, sapele back and sides, African mahogany neck and more
JHS’s Legends of Fuzz pedals pay tribute to the “most important fuzz circuits ever made” By Richard Bienstock Access iconic Tonebender, Fuzz Face, Univox and Soviet-era Big Muff sounds with the company’s new stompbox series
Nice distortion, bro: J. Rockett’s Broverdrive conjures dirt tones that go from “mild to wild” By Richard Bienstock New pedal offers everything from “single-coil chewiness to heavier humbucker driven tones”
Can Tsakalis AudioWorks’ MultiCab MKIII pedal deliver tube tone without the amp? By Richard Bienstock Preamp and cab sim pedal boasts eight virtual guitar cabs, natural room ambience, a variety of preamps, power amps, mics and more
Mark Tremonti is collaborating with “the best guitar player on Earth,” Eric Gales By Richard Bienstock “If there was ever the ultimate head-cutter in any head-cutting guitar competition, he’d be the king,” Tremonti has said of the bluesman
Fender releases 5 new short-scale offset Player Series models By Amit Sharma The Mustang, Mustang 90, Duo-Sonic, Duo-Sonic HS and Mustang Bass PJ join the Player line-up
Guitarist Jorge Santana, younger brother of Carlos Santana, has died aged 68 By Richard Bienstock Santana played with Latin rock act Malo as well as performed and recorded with his brother
Danelectro reissues the ‘66-12 12-string semi-hollow By Richard Bienstock Double-cutaway reverse body with f-hole is loaded with Dano dual lipstick humbucker and P-90-style single-coil pickup
Pretty Things frontman Phil May dies aged 75 By Richard Bienstock The British R&B and psychedelic-rock band influenced everyone from David Bowie to the Ramones and counted Led Zeppelin among its fans
Cort offers a “modern take on the oldest form of guitar” with the Gold-OC8 Nylon acoustic By Richard Bienstock OM classical nylon-string design boasts torrefied Engelmann spruce top, Fishman Flex Blend preamp system
Old Blood Noise Endeavors debuts versatile, slider-equipped Fault V2 overdrive/distortion pedal By Richard Bienstock Dual-gain unit boasts slider-controlled three-band EQ for extreme tone sculpting options
Matt Bellamy just bought Jeff Buckley’s ‘Grace’ Fender Telecaster - and plans to use it on the next Muse album By Michael Astley-Brown Exclusive: the arena-rocking frontman and massive Buckley fan on how he intends to keep the historic guitar alive
Ichika Nito and Covet’s Yvette Young keep the playing smooth and the tones clean in this jazzy quarantine jam By Richard Bienstock “We decided to call it Sprout!” Young says
Invaders' 720 Britt amp offers 20 watts of British-voiced clean and crunch in customizable colors By Richard Bienstock Two-channel head features bright and sweep switches, three-band EQ, footswitch and more
Eric Johnson is giving guitar lessons to support food banks during COVID-19 pandemic By Richard Bienstock First EJ Mini Lesson is on “using different strings to play different notes in combination with utilizing open strings”
Joe Bonamassa is livestreaming a performance and tour of his Fender guitar collection to support musicians affected by COVID-19 By Richard Bienstock The livestream, a collaboration with Fender Premium Audio and Volkswagen, will raise funds for JoBo’s Fueling Musicians Program
Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra, Kiss’s Bruce Kulick, Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser and more jam The Police’s Synchronicity II By Richard Bienstock Guitars Against COVID-19 raises funds for the Red Cross to help fight the pandemic
Gibson releases nicely priced Modern Collection Les Paul Special Tribute By Richard Bienstock Nashville-built model offered with P-90s or humbuckers, in Worn White and other satin finishes
