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What makes this 1957 Les Paul Special such a smokeshow?
By Jamie Dickson published
This gorgeous and striking late-’50s Special turned out to have freakishly good pickups, says Sunbear Pickups founder Stu Robson – and he can't explain why

The mystery of Gibson’s first Patent Applied For humbuckers
By Jamie Dickson published
Stuart Robson of Sunbear Pickups has spent countless days obsessing over the secrets of the O.G. Gibson humbucker. He says there's something special about the 1957 variant

Joe Bonamassa tells the story of the strangest guitar deal he ever did
By Matt Parker published
The Bolin ’Burst is famed for its association with Deep Purple guitarist Tommy Bolin – but its route to Bonamassa was considerably less direct

Raven Slaughter was a ’70s Cleveland rock icon who sawed up a Gibson into his own custom guitar – now a hospice patient, he has visited his “old friend” at the Rock Hall
By Janelle Borg published
Slaughter made a name for himself across the Midwest in the ’70s and ’80s, playing iconic venues like the Beachland Ballroom with his signature S-shaped guitar

Police officers in California recover $60,000 worth of stolen guitars – still with Guitar Center price tags on
By Janelle Borg published
The five high-value guitars were found in the suspect's car trunk

Epiphone announces its first ever signature guitar for a Korean artist
By Janelle Borg published
Lee Seung Yoon is making history with the Epiphone LSY-200 Studio EC acoustic-electric

Grace Bowers’ tone tips to get the most out of the Gibson SG
By Phil Weller published
There’s one pickup position she hardly ever uses

Grace Bowers specs out her dream SG – is this what a potential signature Gibson could look like?
By Janelle Borg published
The guitarist has been flying the flag for Gibson SGs since the start of her career, so a signature model could very well be on the cards
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