Les Paul

The guitar used to record Journey's Don't Stop Believin' has sold for over a quarter of a million dollars

By Janelle Borg published 16 March 26

Neal Schon's 1977 Gibson Les Paul Pro Deluxe was part of the historic Jim Irsay auction

Janelle Monáe’s new guitar of choice is the cheapest Epiphone Les Paul ever released

By Janelle Borg published 9 March 26

The multi-instrumentalist donned one of the most budget-friendly guitars Epiphone has ever released when teasing her new era

The reason Adrian Smith isn’t keen on some vintage Gibsons

By Phil Weller published 2 March 26

The Iron Maiden guitarist swapped LPs for Jacksons in the ‘80s, because he’d grown tired of one key feature

Joe Perry on the painful memory of selling his ’Burst – and why he’ll never forget the moment it came back to him

By Janelle Borg published 24 February 26

The Aerosmith guitarist was forced to sell his most cherished guitar in the late-’70s and spent years trying to get it back, until Slash made the ultimate guitar collector sacrifice

Gibson gives us a sneak preview of its 2026 guitars – including long-awaited signature models for two guitar legends

By Phil Weller published 23 January 26

From ‘50s and ‘60s-inspired reissues to signature models for Mick Ronson, Michael Schenker, and Gary Clark Jr., it promises to be a big year for the historic firm

Warren Haynes to play three historic guitars to celebrate 1971 at NYE concert

By Phil Weller published 12 December 25

The show at the Beacon Theatre in New York will see Haynes play classics from 1971 on guitars tied to three guitar greats

Tommy Emmanuel on the time Les Paul baited him into bringing his A-game to a jam

By Jonathan Horsley published 1 December 25

The Aussie acoustic guitar maestro found out the hard way that Les Paul had a wicked sense of humor

I've never really understood the Les Paul hype – until this ’60s-inspired Gibson Les Paul Standard totally changed my mind

By Janelle Borg published 30 November 25

Jimmy Page was right, and as a new Les Paul convert, I was on the hunt for a price-meets-quality LP that doesn’t break the bank... and Sweetwater has delivered on all fronts

That time Dave Navarro lent John Frusciante a Les Paul – only for the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend to sell it

By Janelle Borg published 12 November 25

Frusciante would eventually make it up to the Jane’s Addiction guitarist with a gift of his own

Bernie Marsden’s $1million ‘The Beast’ Les Paul was just played on stage by Slash’s favorite current British blues rock guitar hero

By Phil Weller published 5 November 25

Chris Buck paid homage to both his father and the late Whitesnake guitarist with the performance