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The guitar used to record Journey's Don't Stop Believin' has sold for over a quarter of a million dollars
By Janelle Borg published
Neal Schon's 1977 Gibson Les Paul Pro Deluxe was part of the historic Jim Irsay auction

The reason Adrian Smith isn’t keen on some vintage Gibsons
By Phil Weller published
The Iron Maiden guitarist swapped LPs for Jacksons in the ‘80s, because he’d grown tired of one key feature

“Surely the most vicious artist series model in the Gibson catalog”: Gibson Mark Morton Les Paul Modern Quilt review
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lamb of God riff-master Mark Morton's Les Paul has been years in the making, subject to brutal road-testing, featuring a hot custom-wound humbucker pairing, but it's finally here

Joe Perry on the painful memory of selling his ’Burst – and why he’ll never forget the moment it came back to him
By Janelle Borg published
The Aerosmith guitarist was forced to sell his most cherished guitar in the late-’70s and spent years trying to get it back, until Slash made the ultimate guitar collector sacrifice

Is Slash's no. 1 Les Paul – which isn’t a Gibson – set for a Gibson reboot?
By Phil Weller published
Slash’s Kris Derrig ’59 Les Paul has been his go-to recording guitar since Appetite for Destruction. And it sure looks like a Murphy Lab replica is on the cards
Gibson gives us a sneak preview of its 2026 guitars – including long-awaited signature models for two guitar legends
By Phil Weller published
From ‘50s and ‘60s-inspired reissues to signature models for Mick Ronson, Michael Schenker, and Gary Clark Jr., it promises to be a big year for the historic firm

Lenny Kravitz used to buy guitars from fans in parking lots at his shows – here’s why he’s stopped
By Jonathan Horsley published
It was the strangest thing. Kravitz would be getting ready to get back on the bus and he'd make the gear purchase of his life – a vintage grail at a good price... Those days are gone

How a skeptical Slash ended up with one of the best ’50s Goldtops Gibson has ever found
By Janelle Borg published
Gibson's Certified Vintage Program manager, Mitch Conrad, discusses what it takes to unearth a musical gem – and how he convinced Slash to purchase one more Les Paul...

I spent an evening with 7 original Gibson Les Paul ’Bursts from 1958 to 1960 – here's what I learned
By Jamie Dickson published
There were two ’58s, an ex-Mick Taylor ’59; the exquisite ‘Minnesota’ ’59 ’Burst, and ‘Grainger’, too – but did a 1960 ’Burst made to ’59 spec steal the show?
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