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Gibson x Baggs HiFi DNA pickup system
Gibson and Baggs might have just revolutionized acoustic guitar pickups

By Phil Weller Published

The new HiFi DNA pickup system uses dual sensors to make it sound like you’re stepping inside the guitar

Guitar Pickups
Fender/Gretsch/Future/Gibson/RockBoard
My pick of the best guitar gear launched this week: a new era of Gibson beckons and Squier makes history with a 12-string

By Matt Owen Published

Big new drops from Squier, Gibson, Positive Grid, Walrus Audio and more...

Guitar Gear
Gibson ELEV8 pickups, made with Alnico 8 magnets
Gibson turns to Alnico 8 magnets for next-gen ELEV8 humbuckers

By Phil Weller Published

Gibson’s next-gen humbuckers recruit a magnet that’s never been used by the company

Guitar Pickups
Cream T Crossfire Standard
Ditch the soldering iron: you can swap pickups in seconds with these guitars

By Charlie Wilkins Published

There was a time when swapping pickups meant turning your guitar into a small wiring project. Today, it can be almost as easy as swapping out a pedal

Guitar Pickups
Gibson Victory Baritone
Gibson launches its first baritone in a decade – and it’s got all-new pickups

By Matt Owen Published

The latest entry to the revived Victory line takes Gibson further into extended-range territory

Electric Guitars
Albert Lee performs on stage with Eric Clapton at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 23rd April 1983
“I managed to survive”: Albert Lee on his time as Eric Clapton’s sideman

By Janelle Borg Published

Lee was Clapton’s right-hand man for five years and was part of Slowhand’s legendary live album Just One Night, recorded in Tokyo

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Guitarists
The Smiths performing live on the Tyne Tees TV music show, 'The Tube', Newcastle upon Tyne, 16th March 1984. Left to right: Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, Morrissey and Johnny Marr
The Smiths held their label to ransom until Johnny Marr got this guitar

By Janelle Borg Published

Marr will be auctioning off his four-decade guitar collection next month, including a Gibson ES-355 that played a pivotal role in The Smiths’ repertoire

Guitarists
Sawyer Hill performs at Outside Lands 2026 at Golden Gate Park on August 07, 2026 in San Francisco, California.
How Sawyer Hill went from playing in Arkansas garage bands to touring arenas with Yungblud

By Naomi Baker Published

He started on a $100 Epiphone and auditioned for his first band with Stairway to Heaven. Now Gibson are sending him guitars and he’s touring with rock’s next great hope. How did Sawyer Hill get here?

Guitarists
Portrait of American blues-rock musician Joe Bonamassa posing with his signature Les Paul Goldtop Outfit guitar, taken on January 27, 2009 in London
Joe Bonamassa reveals how many Gibson and Epiphone signature models he’s sold – and it’s a lot

By Janelle Borg Published

The reigning king of signatures has come a long way – the initial run of his first model was limited to 300

Guitarists
Mike Dirnt playing bass on stage
Green Day's Mike Dirnt is selling some of his most iconic gear – from Dookie era and beyond – on Reverb

By Janelle Borg Published

Collectibles include several basses that were burned on stage, American Idiot-era Fender Mike Dirnt signature Precisions, a smashed Gibson Grabber, and tour-worn Mesa/Boogie amps

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