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My pick of the best new guitar gear launched this week – and the new drops you might have missed

My personal highlights from a week filled with Fenders, Epiphones, pedals and more. Have a highlight of your own? Let us know in the comments

Guitar World · Jun 19

“The ES-355 has always been a really special guitar for me – it’s got this incredible balance of elegance and power”: Epiphone and Alex Lifeson team up for an Inspired By Gibson Custom replica of the Rush guitarist’s iconic 1976 ES-355

Complete with Gibson T-Type humbuckers, gold hardware, a Varitone and an Alpine White finish, this replica 'Whitey' pays tribute to the guitar that's near ever-present in the Rush catalogue

MusicRadar · Jun 10

“I broke a string at a show. My brother was playing a V, and I had to take a solo, and he quickly gave me his guitar. That’s when I went, ‘Wow’”: Gibson Custom recreates Michael Schenker’s iconic 1971 Flying V

The German shredder’s instantly recognizable six-string has undergone 3D scans for this painstakingly accurate reissue – complete with war wounds and signature bite

Guitar World · Mar 18

“Makes you forget the fact that one of these will cost you a fifth of what you’d pay for something with the Murphy Lab moniker”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review

Ted McCarty’s finest creation gets the Epiphone ‘Inspired By’ treatment. Featuring Gibson USA Custombuckers, real rosewood fingerboard and top-notch hardware, expectations are high

Guitar World · Jul 18, 2025

“If these ‘Inspired By Gibson Custom’ Epiphones aren’t on your radar yet, they should be”: Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Goldtop review

With a raft of recent high-spec reissue launches, is Epiphone now the home of affordable ‘vintage’ Gibsons? On paper, yes. But what about in the flesh?

MusicRadar · Jul 10, 2025

“A timely reminder of a true great. Will you sound like him when you plug it in? We wish”: Epiphone Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood review

Another fabled Les Paul joins ‘Greeny’ in Epiphone’s top-end lineup

Guitar World · Jun 25, 2025

Jeff Beck’s iconic Oxblood Les Paul made history as the most expensive LP to sell at auction – now it’s been revived as an Epiphone signature model

The legendary 1954 LP starred alongside Beck for much of his career and sold for more than $1 million at auction. Now, Epiphone has launched a $1,200 replica

Guitar World · Jun 24, 2025

“Looks, feels and sounds far more expensive than it actually is”: Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut Reissue TV Yellow review

The most affordable of the new Inspired by Gibson Custom models – but it could be a highlight of the range

MusicRadar · Jun 4, 2025

"It’s certainly worth considering against the start-point of the Gibson USA Les Paul range. The lines are getting blurred.": Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue review

Epiphone chases the flame of the world’s most coveted electric guitar

Guitar World · May 29, 2025

“Vintage looks and performance at an accessible price”: Epiphone expands its high-end Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection – and introduces a key upgrade to its 1959 Les Paul Standard reissue

Open book headstocks, Gibson USA pickups and a handful of sought-after upgrades headline the 2025 expansion pack

Guitar World · Apr 30, 2025