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“A stunning-looking guitar that covers pretty much any musical base”: Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1963 SG Custom review
By Neville Marten published
Epiphone’s collaboration with blues maestro Joe Bonamassa continues unabated, with this sexy take on one of JoBo’s own favourite axes. But is a grand and a half just too grand?

“Eric’s Les Paul gets stolen, and he knows I’ve got the other one. He starts calling me relentlessly. I charged him £200. It’s worth about two million now”: Andy Summers recalls selling Eric Clapton his Gibson Les Paul ‘Burst for a bargain price
By Phil Weller published
After Slowhand‘s legendary Beano ‘Burst was stolen in ‘66, Summers reluctantly sold his own Les Paul to the bluesman for a measly £200

“I've had hundreds of thousands of guitars pass through my hands – there's a difference between a good guitar and a great guitar”: The Music Zoo founder Tommy Colletti launches his own USA-built custom guitar line, Colletti Guitars
By Phil Weller published
Colletti's vintage-inspired Speed of Sound guitars feature a host of customizable specs, as the guitar retailer turns to manufacturing with a high-spec, Strat-styled six-string – and an eye-popping headstock

“Please tell me that’s the new Epiphone headstock in general”: The Epiphone Greeny Les Paul is nearly here – and guitarists are losing their minds over the headstock
By Matt Parker published
Kirk Hammett and Cesar Gueikian have both teased the new model, offering glimpses of a build that looks much more faithful to Gibson’s own design

Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s Plain Top Inverness Green review – a bold new Custom Color for the landmark single-cut
By Daryl Robertson published
Gibson’s poster child gets a bonnie upgrade with the Custom Color Series. Inverness Green? It's an Inver-yes from us

Beloved by Pete Townshend and Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham, the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe was the top-selling LP model of the early ’70s – but its success didn’t last
By Rod Brakes published
Inspired by Epiphone, the Deluxe introduced mini-humbuckers to the Les Paul format

“It’s a holy grail guitar”: Jason Momoa just bought the first Martin D-28 acoustic ever made
By Matt Owen published
The Hollywood star and bass aficiando just expanded his enviable guitar collection with his most historically significant six-string yet

“This man changed the game in so many ways”: One of Les Paul’s own Les Pauls – which has a rare maple fretboard – has been listed on Reverb
By Matt Owen published
One of a pair of Les Pauls once owned by the late guitar pioneer, this ‘Blonde Beauty’ style creation heralds from the early ’80s, when Gibson’s maple experiments first took off

Gibson SG vs Gibson Les Paul: what's the difference between these Gibson heavyweights?
By Daryl Robertson published
Not sure which iconic Gibson model is for you? Allow us to unpack the history, players and tones of the legendary Les Paul and SG to help you decide once and for all

Gibson’s paint-room party continues as it refreshes the Les Paul in a Dark Purple Burst
By Jonathan Horsley published
Hot on the heels of the Custom Color Series is a pair of limited-run Dark Purple LPs that offer an eye-catching figured top alternative to the Exclusive Collection's Deep Purple models
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