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“Randy has completed his time with Gibson as Master Designer and Pioneer of Mesa/Boogie”: Gibson confirms the departure of legendary amp designer and Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith

The influential boutique amp builder joined the Gibson family of brands following the firm's acquisition of Mesa/Boogie in 2021

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“Randy, and his original design ideas, will continue to inspire us”: Gibson confirms exit of Mesa/Boogie founder and legendary ‘boutique’ guitar amp designer Randall Smith

It’s the end of an era as Smith parts company with the Mesa/Boogie brand he founded 55 years ago

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“Leo took the Theodore and added his own creative touches to create works of art designed to play as good as they look”: Gibson’s latest Master Artisan drop reimagines the oddball Theodore in its most radical – and desirable – form yet

After Ted McCarty's lost design was unearthed and turned into a reality a few years ago, Leo Scala has now completely transformed the quirky electric in the form of 10 highly exclusive Theodore Retroliners

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“Jeff was the ultimate ‘tinkerer’, always changing the look, feel and sound of his guitars”: Up close with the Gibson Custom Shop reissue of Jeff Beck’s ‘YardBurst’ 1959 Les Paul Standard

We take a closer look at another stunner from the Murphy Lab that celebrates a pivotal moment in rock history, and one of its greatest ever players

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“The cornerstone just got smoother”: Gibson’s ultra-classy ’70s-era Dark Walnut finish has always been hard to come by – but now it’s been reborn for a range of irresistible new-look models

Five iconic Gibson guitars are given the luxurious finish, with premium appointments to boot

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“I learned very early on, if you play really loud, then stop suddenly, everybody’s words are hanging in the air”: Ani DiFranco on how playing in bars shaped her percussive playing style – and taught her how to grab a noisy audience's attention

In a new interview with Guitarist, DiFranco also talked about exploring vintage guitars, and how this journey led her to Gibson

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“Handcrafted to be fully functional, authentically Gibson, and utterly one of a kind”: Leo Scala goes back to the future for the unique Master Artisan range of Theodore Retroliners

Leo Scala has been doing Leo Scala things again with these stunning 1-of-1 creations

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“It will play like a beast, be a 24-fret guitar, and have the heel shaved down:” Dave Mustaine issues an update on his long-awaited Gibson Les Paul – which could be his most radical signature model yet

The signature Les Paul had previously been teased by Mustaine and his guitar tech in 2022

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“The new Dark Walnut finishes let the beauty of the natural wood grain shine through”: Gibson gives its greatest hits a limited edition ‘70s inspired makeover

Available exclusively from Gibson direct, online and at the Garages in Nashville and London, the Dark Walnut Collection is a classy new vintage look for five of its most-loved electric guitars

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What tonewood produces the lightest weight electric guitars? A new survey suggests it's one you may have overlooked

Find My Guitar looked at the weights of 466 guitars in its quest for answers

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“People would book me for things, and I didn’t have a band. Then I found a winning combination of people and called the band Hodge Podge”: Grace Bowers solos her way through her inaugural late-night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Bowers delivers a wah-heavy performance of her track Tell Me Why U Do That accompanied by her band the Hodge Podge

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“It’s really awesome because you have to focus on the bending, the vibrato, having the right tone, the right attack”: Watch Jared James Nichols teach Eric Clapton’s Sunshine Of Your Love solo

Nichols is the cat who caught the Cream in this tabbed Gibson video lesson unpacking one of rock’s greatest solos

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“Pearly Gates, our long-standing fave-rave six-string, entered the studio to do that righteous thing”: Billy Gibbons on bringing out his legendary Les Paul for Slash’s all-star blues album – and the liquor store run-in that sparked their friendship

Gibbons checks in to tell us how he and reimagined Willie Dixon's Hoochie Coochie Man for a new era, and to assure us why the blues is in safe hands with today's players

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“This is very different to what I'm used to. I don't know why I didn't discover one of these a long time ago”: Strat fanatic David Gilmour has fallen in love with the Gibson ES-335 after all this time – and he’s used one for the solo on his latest single

Gilmour says his forthcoming solo album is his best piece of work since The Dark Side of the Moon, and its latest single cements the Pink Floyd legend's new-found love for the semi-hollow classic

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"I took a bit of steel railroad track and strung a string along it, then hooked it up to the radio": The story of Les Paul, the man who invented modern music

Visionary, guitar wizard and inspiration, Les Paul invented the electric guitar and drew the blueprint for contemporary music as we know it

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The 5 most famous acoustic guitars of all time – and how Willie Nelson's Trigger, Cobain's Martin D-18E became guitar icons

We take a deep dive into the most recognizable flat tops ever made and the reasons they became so famous

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“The culmination of years of experimentation by the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna bassist to find an instrument with superior electric tone”: Epiphone honours long-serving signature artist Jack Casady with fretless bass

From its semi-hollow build to its JCB-1 humbucker and impedance switch, here's a bass with mojo for an artist who is all mojo, and it's available for the first time as a fretless model

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“If Slash had picked up a Strat, or stuck with his BC Rich, Gibson would have taken a different turn… Him playing a Les Paul changed the course of the company”: Behind the scenes of the most pivotal moments in Gibson’s history

We join two of experts on Gibson’s history to try to shine a light on some of the more interesting ‘what ifs?’ and behind-the-scenes moves that gave us the company we know today

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“You’ve got a lot of great guitars but this one might take the cake”: Has Mark Morton just given us a glimpse of his upcoming signature Gibson Les Paul?

Two years after he signed with Gibson, the Lamb of God metal machine has seemingly teased his long-awaited signature model

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"This acoustic is really making a show of its spec next to the $5,000 Gibson equivalent": Epiphone 1942 Banner J-45

A sweet spot between Gibson spec and Epiphone accessibility?

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2024 Summer Ultimate Gear Guide: the hottest new guitar gear of the year

A detailed rundown of the hottest guitar gear to hit the market over the past year. Here, we dive into the standout pieces.

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“People often laugh, telling me I’ve chosen to play the biggest guitars possible”: Morgan Wade explains her love of oversized acoustics and why they're great for country music

The country star names the artists who inspired her to adopt Gibson Jumbos and Super Jumbos as her go-to guitar models

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“It was used on the sessions for Blues For Greeny. It just sounds incredible”: The ultra-rare TV Yellow 1961 Gibson SG Junior that Gary Moore used to record Showbiz Blues is going up for auction

Moore used the vintage ’61 SG Junior during prep for his tour with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, and can be heard on his 1995 Blues For Greeny tribute album

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Maple vs rosewood fretboards: what’s the difference?

What separates these two standout fretboard woods and which is right for you and your budget?

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“It was also used on some of the sessions for Blues For Greeny and it does appear on the VHS”: Gary Moore’s “Showbiz Blues” 1961 Gibson SG Junior is heading for auction and it is a TV Yellow unicorn from the blues-rock icon’s BBM era

This might well be one of the coolest guitars ever, but it is definitely the coolest you will see today, and featured on Moore's legendary 1995 recording Blues For Greeny

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