Gibson Flying V
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Joe Bonamassa's 1958 “Amos” Flying V was owned by Norm Harris and featured in Spinal Tap – now it's been recreated by Gibson's Murphy Lab
By Jackson Maxwell published
A year and a half in the making, the Collector's Edition “Amos” is limited to just 50 examples, and replicates in molecular detail all of the storied original guitar's quirks

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

Michael Schenker reveals the story behind his longstanding love affair with Flying Vs
By Janelle Borg published
The UFO guitarist recently signed with Gibson and revealed that a Michael Schenker signature guitar is in the works

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

Guitars make a comeback at this year's MTV VMAs – spearheaded by Lenny Kravitz, Halsey and Shawn Mendes
By Janelle Borg published
Lenny Kravitz's Flying V, Halsey's Fender Telecaster and Shawn Mendes' Martin signature acoustic stole the spotlight at the star-studded event

Epiphone’s Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V recreates the guitar great’s most psychedelic model
By Matt Owen published
Hendrix used his hand-painted Love Drops V extensively in the late 1960s, and was rumored to have played it during the recording of Electric Ladyland

Michael Schenker has signed with Gibson – and a new signature guitar is in the works
By Phil Weller published
Schenker has been a Dean endorsee for decades, but now he's turned to Gibson – and is heavily involved in the development of a forthcoming signature

Gibson’s master luthier reimagines Theodore McCarty’s retro-futuristic Theodore guitar for its Artisan collection
By Phil Weller published
After Ted McCarty's lost design was unearthed and turned into a reality a few years ago, Leo Scala has now completely transformed the quirky electric in the form of 10 highly exclusive Theodore Retroliners
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