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“As it was going up in the air, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks so cool.’ On the way down, I was thinking, ‘What did I do?!’ Joe Perry on his customized ‘50s Gibson Les Paul Junior that refused to die
By Andrew Daly Published
The Aerosmith guitarist on the iconic Junior with the custom mother-of-pearl inlay, his desert island guitar – and why he reads Guitar World every month

Everybody knows B.B. King played a Gibson guitar named Lucille – but what model was it really?
By Tony Bacon Published
B.B. King will forever be known as the great bluesman who always played Lucille. But he had many Lucilles

Up close and personal with a '63 Strat and '70s Höfner Violin Bass with Oasis and Ocean Colour Scene connections
By Huw Price Published
This 1963 Fender Stratocaster and 70s Höfner 500/1 violin bass guitar recently went under the hammer – and, as it turns out, these were Britrock unicorns for collectors

All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including a nifty new accessory that could completely change the game for guitar swaps
By Matt Owen Published
New drops from Gibson, PRS, John Page, Strymon and more...

“You hear the ‘Lowden effect’ immediately – even the simplest of chords seems to ring for days”: Lowden GL-J 2026 review
By Dave Burrluck Published
Ed Sheeran’s acoustic builder introduced its first production electric model to the lineup in 2018. We check in on its progress

How Duesenberg Guitars became a major player with original old-school designs – and a little help from Mike Campbell
By Dave Burrluck Published
We check in with Duesenberg Guitars’ co-owners, Dieter Gölsdorf and Ingo Renner, to chart 30 years of its best-selling Starplayer

All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most futuristic Epiphones ever created
By Matt Owen Published
Big drops from Fender, Gibson, Marshall and more headline the round-up this week

Epiphone gives Gibson designs a fierce and affordable modern makeover with all new Futura series
By Phil Weller Published
Stainless steel frets make their Epiphone debut alongside new ProBucker Ignite humbuckers and color-shifting finishes, as Epiphone offers modern specs for $899 apiece

PRS is championing a new tonewood – and it’s already been adopted for an artist signature
By Matt Owen Published
The unconventional wood has been used on six different models across the Core range – but only 200 of each will be made

All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including Line 6’s most hotly anticipated Helix update
By Matt Owen Published
Eye-popping new drops from Harley Benton and EVH, the revival of the beloved Thunderbird bass, and a potential Strymon killer headline this week's gear roundup
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