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A 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Burst
Why telling your guitar’s backstory could help it sell for more money

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Reverb's Cyril Nigg offers some sage advice for selling your guitar, and it's just like Joe Bonamassa says: "I don't buy guitars, I buy stories"

Guitars
Brian James plays his SG on his last appearance with the Damned, playing the Rainbow Theatre in 1978
The Damned frontman Brian James’ ‘New Rose’ Gibson SG sells for over $95,000

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The Gibson SG that put UK punk on the map smashed its pre-auction estimates – as did James’ hand-written lyrics

Electric Guitars
Outlaw country pioneer David Allan Coe plays a Dean Razorback live in concert
David Allan Coe, the outlaw country legend who played with Dimebag Darrell and gave Warren Haynes his break, has died, aged 86

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Coe scored hits with You Never Even Called Me by My Name and The Ride, and stood alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the outlaw wing of country music

Guitarists
Harry Valentino of Scottish funk-rockers High Fade surfs the crowd and plays guitar during one high-octane show
Meet High Fade, the Scottish funk-punk heroes we need right now

By Henry Yates Published

They’ve terrorized Nashville – now the Scottish funk-rockers are taking second album Twice As Nice to the streets. Guitarist Harry Valentino tells us of a riotous studio experience

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Zakk Wylde performs onstage with Pantera performs at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on November 10, 2023
Zakk Wylde on his Ozzy Osbourne tribute, his Led Zeppelin epiphany, and the triumphant return of Black Label Society

By Nick Bowcott Published

The Wylde man waxes lyrical about songwriting, recording, his approach to soloing, and Ozzy’s Song, a poignant track from BLS's hard-charging new album

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Amani Burnham poses with a blue offset guitar against a red background
Meet Amani Burnham, the budding blues-rock hero blending fingerstyle technique with SRV tone

By Jim Beaugez Published

His cover of Hoochie Coochie Man went viral, but Burnham is blowing minds with his fretwork – and a sound referencing the lineage of Chuck Berry, Hendrix and SRV

Guitarists
Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem demos his new signature Fender Telecaster
Fender teams up with Brian Fallon for limited edition ’59 Tele Custom

By Jonathan Horsley Published

It’ll cost you the best part of seven thousand bucks but this stunning Telecaster is the Fender Custom Shop doing Fender Custom Shop things again

Electric Guitars
Chris and Rich Robinson go head to head during a Black Crowes show.
“That song ended up being my homage to Jimmy Page... There’s this Celtic thing that we were tapping into. Like the Bert Jansch recording of Blackwaterside”: Rich Robinson on The Black Crowes’ triumphant second act

By Amit Sharma Published

“It's the season of brotherly love,” says Robinson, as the once volatile Atlanta, Georgia rock legends return – but the ’Crowes are still flying by the seat of their pants

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Randy Bachman plays a Goldtop Les Paul onstage in 2025.
Randy Bachman on the guitar builder who’s up there with the greats of the industry

By Jonathan Horsley Published

And Bachman says this builder is working on an electric guitar that will weigh less than 4lbs.

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Joe Perry plays his custom Les Paul live in 1997
Joe Perry on how Jimmy Page inspired his custom ‘90s Black Burst Les Paul Standard

By Andrew Daly Published

A doozy from the Gibson Custom Shop that inspired the Aerosmith man's signature model, this single-cut is hot-wired for a tone that sets it apart from garden variety Les Pauls

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