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Warren Haynes
Warren Haynes’ favorite Allman Brothers Band Gibson Les Paul “legally” can’t even be called a Les Paul – and was once destined for the garbage

By Matt Owen Published

The guitar, which features a number of manufacturing errors, was rescued by Haynes during a trip to the Gibson Custom Shop

Electric Guitars
Epiphone Coronet
How Gibson developed the mini-humbucker, its underrated ‘other’ pickup

By Jamie Dickson Published

Small size, big tone, and maybe just the sound you were looking for all along. After all these years in the shadow of the PAF, we trace the history of the unsung hero of pickups

Guitar Pickups
Dave Grohl playing his Gibson DG-335
Gibson might be bringing back Dave Grohl’s DG-335 signature guitar – and an Epiphone version could also be on the way

By Matt Owen Published

The brand's interim CEO Cesar Gueikian teased a revival of the Foo Fighters man's model in an Instagram Q&A, during which he also confirmed plans for an Epiphone Greeny

Electric Guitars
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Bonamassa on why he loves the Gibson Les Paul: “Pretty much all of the English guitar legends of the 1960s, that’s what they were holding”

By Amit Sharma Published

Joe Bonamassa has a dazzling array of guitars – but he always goes back to the ’59 LP he describes as “perfect” for him...

Electric Guitars
Chuck Berry and a 1964 Gibson Firebird
Chuck Berry’s 1964 Gibson Firebird – which he once played at a headline show at Wembley Stadium – has sold at auction

By Matt Owen Published

The refinished Firebird – which also featured on the front of a 2017 three-album reissue – saved the day when Berry snapped a string on his main guitar during a show in 1972

Electric Guitars
The cover of a Chuck Berry triple album (left), a 1964 Gibson Firebird Berry used onstage
Chuck Berry’s stage-played Gibson Firebird – which features on the cover of a 2017 triple-album reissue – is up for auction

By Matt Owen Published

The refinished Firebird was used by Berry during a headline slot at The Rock and Roll Show in 1972 after his main guitar snapped a string

Electric Guitars
Eastman Juliet PB
Eastman Juliet P-90-VR and PB review

By Neville Marten last updated

Romeo signalled a change of direction for Eastman, moving away from recreations of well-known shapes and styles to crafting new and exciting originals. Juliet continues that theme

Electric Guitars
1964 Gibson Firebird Kerry Green
The rarest Gibson Firebird of all time might just be this 1964 Kerry Green example

By Jamie Dickson Published

David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars reveals the story behind a bona-fide unicorn for Gibson collectors

Electric Guitars
1964 Gibson Thunderbird II bass
The story of Gibson’s Thunderbird – the tricky, difficult but brilliant design that modernized bass guitar

By Rod Brakes Published

This Thumpin' Thursday, let’s go way back to trace the history of an iconic bass with a body shape that remains radical to this day

Bass Guitars
Christian Andreu and Randy Rhoads
The legend and legacy of Randy Rhoads’ iconic Jackson Concorde

By Nick Bowcott Published

The guitar icon‘s influence doesn't end with his playing. He also sparked the birth of Jackson, and helped set the template for metal guitars for decades to come

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