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Acoustic guitars FAQ: from understanding tonewoods to the different sizes available, get to know your acoustic with these common questions answered

From shape to tone, classical to steel-strung, we answer some of the most commonly asked questions surrounding the wonderful world of acoustic guitars

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“Created in response to player requests for the return of this ’80s-era cult favorite”: Gibson channels Superstrat and PRS vibes as it revives its Victory model for the first time in 40 years

The Victory's revival was first teased late last year, and the offset double-cut has been rebooted with a few choice tweaks

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“I’ve done somewhere close to 30,000 fret jobs. Holding a crowning file for that many hours a day will tear you up if you’re not careful”: How fixing thousands of guitars changed the way Tulsa blues cat Seth Lee Jones plays the thing

Jones is bringing a slice of everyday Tulsa into his Delta blues-inspired sound, and his new album might bring him as much renown as a player as he has a luthier

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“There is a line there that you cross where you are just spending money for the sake of the name or the label”: Slash says you don’t need to spend “an arm and a leg” to get a guitar that’s as good as you’ll ever need

The Guns N' Roses guitarist has a formidable guitar collection but argues a lot of vintage guitars sound bad, and the same people who'd drop a million bucks on a guitar have a Rolls-Royce mentality

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“A splash of colour straight out of the SoCal surf and hot rod scene of the early 1960s”: Gibson refreshes its Falcon tube amp series in exclusive new Surf Bronco finish

These sweet retro look is a Gibson exclusive, available online or in person at the Gibson Garages in Nashville and London

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“Anyone looking for a budget acoustic with retro looks will be charmed by ol’ Mr Dandy. It’s ahard guitar to put down”: Gretsch Jim Dandy Concert review

Vintage catalog chic for under $200. We’ve found the mojo, but have we found the tone?

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“There were indeed two distinct colours made for her Eras tour”: Gibson unravels the mystery of Taylor Swift’s ‘pink/purple’ Lover guitar, and says that it would love to release a signature model

"We work with her team, who execute her vision down to the smallest details," says VP of product Mat Koehler

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“We're witnessing history in the same way that the Beatles changed the music industry in the early 1960s”: Gibson reveals Taylor Swift’s go-to guitars during the Eras tour and hopes for a signature model

Gibson’s Vice President of Product, Mat Koehler, discusses working with Swift’s team to execute her vision, delves into her J-180 love story, addresses the possibility of a signature model, and sets the record straight on the true color of that viral acoustic

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“Imagine the dirtiest Les Paul on the planet, but even worse”: Jared James Nichols is reviving a storm-destroyed Gibson – a 1975 Custom that was being played when its original owner died

The vintage instrument was ravaged by hurricane Katrina, after it had been put in storage for decades following the tragic death of its first owner

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“People are responding because of the realness and vulnerability, instead of that persona of a drunk rockstar”: Koe Wetzel abandoned his party animal image to show who he really is on 9 Lives, and found a new reason to play his beat-up Gibson J-200

With the help of his producer, friends and family, the country-rocker is gearing up for the biggest years of his career – and wants to make sure his fans know he’s on their side no matter how difficult their lives get

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“The original owner died while playing this very guitar”: Jared James Nichols resurrects another vintage Les Paul from a devastating storm – named Katrina, it has one heck of a story to tell

Nichols has a lot of work to do to make this 1975 Les Paul Custom road-worthy but early signs are it will sound amazing and give him another vintage guitar with a legendary back story

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“A player who took the instrument to places no-one else had ever gone before”: Epiphone’s Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V recreates the guitar great’s most psychedelic model

Hendrix used his hand-painted Love Drops V extensively in the late 1960s, and was rumored to have played it during the recording of Electric Ladyland

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“These American originals, celebrated for their rich histories and unparalleled sound, continue to set the standard”: Gibson gives its SJ-200 and J-45 acoustics an exclusive Blueberry Burst makeover

The King of the Flat-Tops wears Blueberry Burst well but you will only find it and its workhouse sibling direct from Gibson

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“I always wanted to play with my fingers, but now I was forced to”: When his keys player quit, McKinley James had to rethink his playing style to play in a duo – and he did it without turning to pedals, because “none of my heroes did”

“Well since my keyboardist left me, I found a new way to play / Picking out notes on the bass strings, it's the McKinley way...” Now touring as a father-and-son duo, McKinley James just keeps on rolling...

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“It has been used on dozens of famous recordings under the stewardship of its previous three owners”: Watch Chicago Music Exchange’s guitar genius Nathaniel Murphy play a virtuoso solo Led Zeppelin cover on a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

The guitar has since been sold so it might be the Murphy Lab for you if you're after that Burst vibe. In the meantime, here's the Murphy lad showing a holy grail electric guitar No Quarter

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“How did my life end up here, chatting to Alanis and seeing Joan Jett watching my whole set? That’s crazy!” Morgan Wade on famous fans, oversized Gibson acoustics and why country is just “four chords and the truth”

Wade is a singer-songwriter who likes to keep things simple in the classic country tradition. As she puts it: “I just want to play those chords and write those songs…”

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“I’m praying it’s the one I’m hoping because I lost one years ago that meant the world to me”: Woman gifted long-lost Guns N’ Roses Les Paul prototype shocked to find it’s worth $20,000

The guitar – which was sold to raise funds for the building of an LA children’s hospital – saw its value quadruple once its secret backstory came to light

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“A real giggers’ delight, far from precious and with a very strong, full-fat P-90 roar”: Gibson Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior and Epiphone USA Collection Coronet review

Introduced in 1954 and always overshadowed by ‘proper’ Les Pauls, the 70-year-old Junior is now rather senior. With two just released, it’s time to celebrate the Junior style

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“Guitars were always around in the house – my dad would always have a guitar in his lap, even if he wasn’t playing it”: Gibson pays homage to the Cash family legacy with Johnny Cash SJ-200 and Rosanne Cash J-185 acoustic guitars

The Johnny Cash SJ-200 is based on his late-1950s signature guitar, while the Rosanne Cash J-185 is an all-new model

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“That guitar is part of Dad. I never even thought that of the idea that there might be a companion guitar to his”: Gibson salutes two American musical greats with the Custom Shop Rosanne Cash J-185 and Johnny Cash SJ-200 acoustics

These limited edition stunners take inspiration from the custom SJ-200s that Gibson made for the Man In Black and both feature signature custom pickguards and top-tier builds

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“This shadowy cut features what could be perhaps Page’s last great guitar solo”: Jimmy Page’s 10 greatest guitar solos – that weren’t in Led Zeppelin

Page had a wealth of fine leads in his sprawling pre- and post-Zeppelin career – and some of these are Firm favorites…

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“Shred-ready guitars begging to be played fast and mean”: Kramer revives a cult classic “vault find” from the 1980s – and issues a “modern and sleeker” LP-style design – as part of extensive range overhaul

Five new speed-shredding six-strings balance ’80s revivalism with modern touches via the Kramer 84, Pacer Carrera, Jersey Star, Assault Figured, and Nite-V models

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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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