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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

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
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

Warren Haynes to play three historic guitars to celebrate 1971 at NYE concert
By Phil Weller published
The show at the Beacon Theatre in New York will see Haynes play classics from 1971 on guitars tied to three guitar greats

Tommy Emmanuel on the time Les Paul baited him into bringing his A-game to a jam
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Aussie acoustic guitar maestro found out the hard way that Les Paul had a wicked sense of humor

I've never really understood the Les Paul hype – until this ’60s-inspired Gibson Les Paul Standard totally changed my mind
By Janelle Borg published
Jimmy Page was right, and as a new Les Paul convert, I was on the hunt for a price-meets-quality LP that doesn’t break the bank... and Sweetwater has delivered on all fronts

That time Dave Navarro lent John Frusciante a Les Paul – only for the Red Hot Chili Peppers legend to sell it
By Janelle Borg published
Frusciante would eventually make it up to the Jane’s Addiction guitarist with a gift of his own

Bernie Marsden’s $1million ‘The Beast’ Les Paul was just played on stage by Slash’s favorite current British blues rock guitar hero
By Phil Weller published
Chris Buck paid homage to both his father and the late Whitesnake guitarist with the performance

"Some might say this is far from a valid Oasis signature guitar, having only come into play earlier this year": Gibson Noel Gallagher Les Paul Standard review
By Dave Burrluck published
What started this year as a ’mystery’ guitar and then became a 25-only £17k collector’s piece is now a Gibson USA ‘Paul for the people
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