Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior review By Dave Burrluck published 26 June 23 The Green Day leader gets a new signature in typical showman style, with a fresh pickup design that dates back to the late ’50s
Bernie Marsden’s iconic “The Beast” ‘59 Gibson Les Paul isn’t going up for sale after all By Matt Owen published 22 June 23 The former Whitesnake guitarist was set to part ways with his iconic Burst for $1.3 million – but has had a swift change of heart
Bernie Marsden’s legendary “The Beast” ’59 Gibson Les Paul is up for sale for $1.3 million By Matt Owen published 21 June 23 The iconic Burst has been listed as part of a wider Bernie Marsden Collection, which will see the sale of numerous instruments owned by the former Whitesnake guitarist
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 19 June 23 The guitar, which features a number of manufacturing errors, was rescued by Haynes during a trip to the Gibson Custom Shop
Dave Mustaine explains why "it's not really that hard to shred fast" and what makes his Gibson and Epiphone models impossible to tell apart By Andrew Daly published 19 June 23 The Megadeth leader shares how working with Gibson is "the greatest thing that's ever happened" in his career, the "massive piece of the puzzle" that makes a good guitarist, and why he "unfairly" poked fun at Kirk Hammett
Fed up with Gibson SG neck dive? An ingenious new guitar strap could be the answer By Michael Astley-Brown published 16 June 23 Frantone mastermind Fran Blanche claims to have solved SG headstock drooping once and for all
Gibson offers guitarists outside the US the chance to buy prototypes, pre-played artist models and demo guitars for the first time By Matt Owen published 15 June 23 The Gibson/Reverb Demo Shop has been opened up to UK players, and its first wave arrives with a suite of drool-worthy examples
Kenny Wayne Shepherd swaps his Fender Strat for Duane Allman’s ‘Layla’ Les Paul and sounds immediately at home By Matt Parker published 14 June 23 The Louisiana blues rocker made the most of his chance to perform with one of rock’s most historic Gibson Goldtops, worth $1.25m
Tool’s Adam Jones unveils new version of the best Epiphone Les Paul on the market By Michael Astley-Brown published 13 June 23 The fourth incarnation of the hugely impressive Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection is here – and it features, er, “ironic rococo surrealism with a social-satirical twist”
Donald Trump kept a Gibson guitar next to secret documents – and guitarists are dying to know what it is By Matt Parker published 12 June 23 The mystery of Trump’s brown leather soft case has united players from across the political divide in their curiosity
Alex Lifeson says he first chose an ES-335 over the Les Paul for this reason By Matt Parker published 9 June 23 In a new clip with Gibson TV, the Canadian guitar legend has been discussing days spent haunting guitar stores before Rush made it big
Epiphone Jim James ES-335 review By Dave Burrluck published 9 June 23 Another example of ’70s chic, this walnut-coloured Epiphone aims to clone the Gibson version for considerably less cash
Can’t wait for Dave Grohl’s DG-335? Emily Wolfe just dropped the best-looking Epiphone semi-hollow of the year By Michael Astley-Brown published 6 June 23 The blues-rocker’s new “White Wolfe” Sheraton is a stone-cold stunner
Gibson Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul Standard review By Dave Burrluck published 5 June 23 Following a pair of five-figure Custom versions, here’s the everyman Greeny. But is it a valid introduction or simply a slightly pimped version of an existing Les Paul?
Mary Ford’s 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Custom has just been tracked down… on Facebook Marketplace By Matt Owen published 2 June 23 The historic instrument – which Ford used in her collaborations with Les Paul – ended up in the most unlikely place after playing a formative role in rock ’n’ roll history
Meet 'Sunny', a newly uncovered 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard from South Africa By Huw Price published 31 May 23 More and more holy grail Les Paul Standards are surfacing in recent years, but this exceptional specimen remains a thoroughbred unicorn by anyone's reckoning
How Gibson developed the mini-humbucker, its underrated ‘other’ pickup By Jamie Dickson published 30 May 23 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
Dave Mustaine’s Epiphone and Kramer signature models are finally here – and it looks like they’ve been worth the wait By Matt Owen published 30 May 23 More than 3 years after the guitars were announced, Mustaine's affordable signature models have arrived, complete with Seymour Duncan or Fishman Fluence pickups and an assortment of metal-friendly aesthetics
Kirk Hammett says he prefers the Epiphone Greeny to the $20k Gibson Custom Shop version – here’s why By Matt Parker published 26 May 23 The Metallica man says they’re all great “but my favorite version of Greeny is probably the Epiphone”
Gibson adds Kirk Hammett’s 1960 “Sunny” Les Paul Standard to its Certified Vintage Collection By Matt Owen published 18 May 23 Sunny was used by the Metallica maestro up until last year, and joins the company’s growing cohort of ultra-exclusive vintage instruments to be sold to customers direct via the Gibson Garage