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"It was love at first feel, to quote Bon Scott": Charlie Starr is getting a signature Gibson Les Paul Junior – and it's a stunner

Two finishes and based on the neck profile and spec of Starr's mainstay modded 1956 Junior

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Dave Grohl's guitars: meet the six-strings behind the Foo Fighters, plus get DG's tone on a budget

Want to know what guitars Dave Grohl plays? We unveil the nicest man in rock's guitar arsenal

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“If you stand outside of the zeitgeist and try to get people gassed up on the guitar, it doesn’t really work. We should be taking the guitar to the public”: Marcus King on mental health, recovery, and the timeless style of vintage guitars

Mood Swings is the sound of Marcus King rebounding from dark days with a record of hope and truth. Produced by Rick Rubin, it's an early career masterpiece. He tells us all how it came together

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“A legendary Epiphone original comes home to the USA”: Epiphone unveils the US-made Coronet and it is a nitro-finished single-pickup rock ’n’ roll machine

The cult classic Epiphone is now being made in Nashville, TN, sporting the old-school Bikini badge, same stripped down format, but with a few choice updates

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"I'm a fuzz junkie – I've got an obscene amount of fuzz boxes": Feeder's Grant Nicholas picks his essential pieces of gear

Feeder's frontman shares why he loves writing on an acoustic guitar, the story of purchasing his first Fender Jazzmaster and loving a pedal so much he named a song after it

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“It goes beyond Foo Fighters. This has the firepower to cover everything from blues to indie to classic rock tones with ease”: Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 review

The best of Foo, or a mere Pretender? Grohl’s long-awaited new signature model is here

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“The bass has been given the nickname ‘Momoa’s Koa’”: Jason Momoa is auctioning off a collection of Gibson and Fender Custom Shop guitars and handmade bass builds, including signed Slash and Billy Gibbons Les Pauls

The instruments are all being sold to raise money for a host of charities, having featured in the actor’s On The Roam series

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Slash has a new signature Gibson guitar – and it's an ES-335!

The Gibson Custom Slash 1963 ES-335 Collector’s Edition is limited to only 50 guitars

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“Being close to him is like approaching a source of spiritual energy. I gave him my guitar as a sign of respect”: B.B. King once gifted one of his Gibson Lucille guitars to the Pope – now it’s up for sale

After belonging to B.B. King and Pope John Paul II’s Vatican collection, the guitar is expected to fetch more than $80,000 at auction

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“If it makes it more accessible and achievable for girls to chase their dreams, then it’s a win in my book”: Gibson’s Miranda Lambert Bluebird was its best-selling signature acoustic of the past year. Now there’s a much more affordable Epiphone model

Costing nearly $4,000 less than the Gibson version while retaining very similar features, Lambert's second signature model updates the Hummingbird for the next generation of acoustic artists

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“The light weight, raw resonance and superb playability more than tick the working guitar box”: Manson Guitar Works Verona Junior review

The latest release from Matt Bellamy’s guitar brand is a single-pickup workhorse that comes in two body shapes with uncompromised playability and sound at an aggressive price. Prepare to be impressed

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“If it makes it more accessible and achievable for girls to chase their dreams, then it’s a win”: Epiphone and Miranda Lambert team up for a stunning yet affordable take on her top-selling signature Gibson Bluebird acoustic

The Texan country star's square-shouldered signature acoustic is a close cousin of the Hummingbird, and unmistakable in that high-gloss Bluebonnet finish

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“There’s very little to fault or criticise. The company is back with a new workshop and all guns blazing”: Gordon Smith Grande and Geist review

In its 50th anniversary year, British production guitar maker Gordon Smith is moving into a new workshop and expanding its already broad range with a brace of new designs

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Everything you need to know about fretwraps: what are they and do you need one?

Get the low down on this simple yet essential tool for guitarists

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“Sparkle, jangle and chime, refined”: Gibson’s Non-Reverse Firebird V 12-string revives an ultra-collectible model from 1965 – with a crucial upgrade

The firm has brought back the style of the original 12-string Non-Reverse Firebird with a flash new color and a key functional tweak

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“When you blend a Gibson and a Fender together, you get a much thicker sound. That’s a trick I learned from Pete Townshend”: Ace Frehley invites us to his home to talk tone tricks, 10,000 Volts and pawn shop treasures

Host with the most, Ace Frehley welcomes GW to his New Jersey home to show us his stuff, talk guitar playing, and explain why he has no plans on stopping any time soon

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“It’s a shoo-in for any gigging musician”: Gibson Les Paul Modern Studio review

Gibson’s long-running Les Paul Studio is the latest to get a Modern makeover. A valid new model or a minor refresh? Let’s find out

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A new limited-edition Rhodes piano and Gibson doubleneck guitar aim for the stars

The new Rhodes Mk8 Earth Edition piano and Gibson Jimmy Page EDS-1275 Doubleneck guitar revisit classic instruments at a price

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“That was the biggest regret. I booked the helicopter, and I stopped at Richie Friedman’s We Buy Guitars and sold it”: Ace Frehley sold his 1959 Gibson Les Paul to fund a gambling trip

The former Kiss guitarist bought the guitar for $4,000 and sold it for $18,000 – but in today's market, it's estimated to be worth $350,000

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10 legendary blues guitars, from Lucille to Lucy and the ‘Loch Ness Monster of Les Pauls’ – a priceless Gibson that has been missing for more than 50 years

Named and famed! Behind every great blues player is a great guitar, and they don’t come more iconic than this...

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Watch Marcus King turn in an intimate solo performance of Hero on the “Barn Burst” 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard – a holy grail vintage guitar literally found in a barn

King checked in with Nashville’s Carter Vintage Guitars and got acquainted with a Les Paul with a “literally perfect” faded Iced Tea finish, and turned an acoustic standout track electric

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“This Stromberg is so overwhelmingly loud, it’s kind of like a grand piano because it sounds so big”: Why the 1946 Stromberg Master 400 is a jazz guitar to rival anything from Gibson and D'Angelico

As vintage icons go, the Stromberg Master 400 takes some beating. Big-bodied, super loud, it is one of the greatest jazzboxes of all time. David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars tells us why

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Does guitar weight matter? Thin Lizzy icon and Les Paul fan Scott Gorham thinks it depends where you're playing

When it comes to pounds and ounces with guitars, opinions and perspectives can differ wildly

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“For years we have been trying to find it”: Mark Tremonti’s cherished ‘My Own Prison’ Les Paul – which helped kickstart Creed’s career – has been found almost 26 years after it was stolen

Tremonti’s beloved Gibson, which played a crucial role in the recording of Creed’s debut album, was returned to its rightful owner on his 50th birthday

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I played the Tom DeLonge Starcaster and expected to feel nostalgic – but this smartly designed signature has given one of Fender’s most unpopular guitars a new lease of life

blink-182 taught me how to play the electric guitar 20 years ago, but DeLonge’s long-awaited signature model is no throwback – it might just herald a bright future for the unloved semi-hollow

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