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George Thorogood performs onstage at the Marcus Ampitheater, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, July 1, 1988
How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers

By Janelle Borg Published

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

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Richard ZK
Richard ZK on the coffee shop rendezvous in East Germany that got him his first Fender

By Phil Weller Published

The Rammstein riffer wanted a Strat to imitate his hero, Jimi Hendrix – but getting hold of one took some serious work

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Guthrie Govan, Marco Minneman and Bryan Beller of The Aristocrats perform on stage at the Assembly on February 19, 2014 in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup

By Janelle Borg Published

As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

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Brush Shiels and Gary Moore in Skid Row
“They stole our name – Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row

By Andrew Daly Published

Bassist Brush Shiels looks back on his lifelong friendship with Moore, why he won’t sue the American hair metal band, and how Peter Green was responsible for their first album sounding so bad

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Heart's Ann [left] and Nancy Wilson pictured in 1985. Nancy is holding her Gibson Les Paul Custom
Nancy Wilson knew Heart had to adapt to survive the excesses of the 1980s – but she didn’t expect their greatest success

By Mark McStea Published

Heart's self-titled 1985 album was just what the doctor ordered, ushering in a triumphant second act for the iconic Seattle rockers

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Rick Lollar joins Marcus King onstage during Kevin Scott's 10th Annual All-Star Holiday Revival at Variety Playhouse on December 18, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)
Marcus King on the vintage guitar he accidentally bought while drunk

By Janelle Borg Published

King recently played Rory Gallagher’s famed white Fender Telecaster and Jeff Beck’s iconic Yardburst Les Paul

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John McLaughlin remembers gifting Jeff Beck the white Strat that featured on his seminal Wired record

By Matt Owen Published

The iconic Strat was reportedly stolen at a later date

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Henry Paul
Henry Paul on opening for The Rolling Stones, finding fame thanks to Lynyrd Skynyrd, and his one-of-one red Gretsch Falcon

By Naomi Baker Published

The Gibson loyalist who’s served three stints with the Outlaws has been there, done that – played to stadium crowds, seen rock's greatest guitar heroes up close and witnessed prime-era Keith Moon debauchery

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Snowy White
Snowy White on working with Peter Green and how David Gilmour introduced him to the Whammy pedal

By Joe Matera Published

The ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist toured the world with Roger Waters, played with Gary Moore, but now he’s retired from the stage, he admits he was never entirely comfortable with pop status

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Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders performs onstage at the 2023 Ohana Festival held at Doheny State Beach on October 1, 2023 in Dana Point, California
Chrissie Hynde on that one time she bought her own signature guitar off the shelf

By Janelle Borg Published

Turns out having your own signature Fender Telecaster stocked in shops is pretty handy when you're caught without your own...

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