“I discovered how I had full access to the neck”: Why Grace Bowers prefers the Gibson SG to the Les Paul

Grace Bowers performs onstage at Wave in Wichita, Kansas on September 10, 2024.

Teenage blues guitar up-and-comer Grace Bowers' weapon of choice is a Gibson SG, a stunning all-original ’61 model in particular.

Though happy to sometimes drop it if the occasion calls for it, Bowers still favors the model onstage and in the studio, and – thanks to her relationship with Gibson – now owns three of them.