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From unexpected ES-335 solos to jams in a barn: your guitar guide to David Gilmour’s Luck and Strange
By Neville Marten published
Gilmour says it’s his best since 1973. It’s a solo work but was borne of collaboration. But it might just be the guitar album of the year, and we go track-by-track to parse its brilliance

Joe Perry names the desert-island pickup that nobody talks about and explains why there are no bad tones
By Andrew Daly published
Aerosmith and Hollywood Vampires’ swaggering six-stringer runs through his many exploits, leading a hundreds-strong collection of unique, vintage and always usable guitars

Joe Bonamassa reveals how a cheap knockoff Les Paul kickstarted his partnership with Epiphone
By Phil Weller published
Bonamassa has been working with Epiphone for over a decade – and it all started after he saw a budget LP in a UK music store

Gibson has brought back the ES-330 – reviving one its most iconic hollowbody models for the first time in years
By Matt Owen published
A distant cousin of the Epiphone Casino and a sibling to the more popular ES-335, the ES-330 has been out of the limelight for quite some time – but now it's officially back

Joe Bonamassa’s 12th Epiphone signature guitar is his first with P-90s – and features one of the rarest Les Paul finishes ever made
By Matt Owen published
Only three Copper Iridescent 1955 Les Paul Standards are currently accounted for – and Bonamassa owns two of them. Now, the quirky single-cut has been revived

Gibson honors one of B.B. King’s greatest live performances with knockout ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ ES-355
By Matt Owen published
Before Gibson officially launched its Lucille model in 1980, King favored a 1974 Walnut ES-355, which was by his side during his iconic ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ set

Harley Benton brings an elusive Gibson-inspired finish back for the masses in latest sub-$350 335-a-like
By Matt Owen published
The champion of cheap guitar gear is back with an EB-2-inspired bass and perhaps its finest-looking semi-hollow stunner yet

The story behind the Gibson ES-330T – the single-pickup “runt of the litter” with mojo to burn
By Bob Wootton published
This single-P-90 variant walked in the shadows of the humbucker-toting 335 and its late-’50s ES siblings, yet its straightforward charm continues to endure some 65 years on

“Evokes the spirit of the original”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard review
By Daryl Robertson published
With an ambitious swing at the most desirable guitar ever made, Epiphone wants everyone to get a chance to experience the beauty of the ’Burst

“Full-fat P90 roar”: Gibson Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior and Epiphone USA Collection Coronet review
By Dave Burrluck published
Introduced in 1954 and always overshadowed by ‘proper’ Les Pauls, the 70-year-old Junior is now rather senior. With two just released, it’s time to celebrate the Junior style
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