Kirk Hammett: "My favourite version of Greeny is probably the Epiphone" Metallica guitarist suggests the best is yet to come for the legacy of the Les Paul and explains why MusicRadar · May 26, 2023
Watch Foo Fighters play their first show with new drummer Josh Freese – and is that Dave Grohl’s new Gibson DG-335 signature guitar? A reissue of Grohl's guitar has already been all but confirmed, and this white-finished beauty took center stage as Freese embarked on his first foray as a fully fledged Foo Fighter Guitar World · May 25, 2023
Meet Xander & the Peace Pirates, the triple-guitar band discovered by an ex-Gibson CEO, featuring Liverpool's answer to Stevie Ray Vaughan Henry Juszkiewicz broke the UK blues-rock outfit – they explain how they balance three distinctly different guitar styles Guitar World · May 25, 2023
Dave Grohl plays a white Gibson DG-335 custom signature guitar as Foo Fighters debut new song Nothing At All The band also played recent singles Rescued and Under You in their Prepearing Music For Concerts livestream MusicRadar · May 22, 2023
Watch Paul Reed Smith take a trip down memory lane with the 1984 PRS sample guitars that started it all The guitars evolved into the PRS Standard and Custom 24 but in '84, these prototypes scored the orders that got the brand up and running. Here Smith discusses their evolution MusicRadar · May 19, 2023
Kirk Hammett’s 1960 Les Paul Standard “Sunny” is A) beautiful and B) up for sale via Gibson Certified Vintage Gibson collectors, assemble. This is the Les Paul you might recognise from The Beauty Of The Burst book, from watching Metallica, or from your wildest dreams MusicRadar · May 19, 2023
Gibson adds Kirk Hammett’s 1960 “Sunny” Les Paul Standard to its Certified Vintage Collection Sunny was used by the Metallica maestro up until last year, and joins the company’s growing cohort of ultra-exclusive vintage instruments to be sold to customers direct via the Gibson Garage Guitar World · May 18, 2023
Richie Faulkner says he used a Bigsby-equipped Fender Telecaster for his clean tone on Judas Priest’s Firepower The Gibson-loving Judas Priest guitarist maintains, though, that the Flying V remains his, err, elegant weapon of choice Guitar World · May 18, 2023
Joe Bonamassa names the biggest guitar geek he’s ever met The blues rock guitar god and notorious gear head has been discussing the man he considers the guitar community’s “craziest anorak” Guitar World · May 16, 2023
Epiphone Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection: Frazetta "The Berserker" Heavily-adorned art collectable, or serious, signature Tool of hard rock? There’s no reason it can’t be both, actually… MusicRadar · May 16, 2023
Gibson appoints Elizabeth “Beth” Heidt as chief marketing officer as the brand’s senior leadership shakeup continues Heidt has spent the past seven years at the Nashville-based guitar brand, and her appointment was met with approval from Celisse, Jared James Nichols and Alex Lifeson MusicRadar · May 16, 2023
Up close and personal with Mel Bay’s very own 1958 Gibson ES-335 David Davidson of Well Strung Guitars introduces us to a very special semi-hollow that was once the prize possession of guitar educator par excellence Mel Bay Guitar World · May 15, 2023
Watch Tomo Fujita, Tim Pierce and Michael Lemmo get deep in the pocket jamming on Gibson ES guitars No shredding (or jacket) required MusicRadar · May 15, 2023
Takamine GD34CE BLK review Based on the Takamine used by Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi, the GD34CE has all of its stablemate’s classic good looks on a budget. But how does it sound? Guitar World · May 11, 2023
Guitar World · May 11, 2023 How a Slash superfan ended up trading guitars with his hero… three times: “I was wondering if it was real life or if I’d died” Guitar collector Todd Puma shares the surprising story of how he came to own a trio of the Guns N’ Roses legend’s personal Les Pauls – and why he bought two of Gibson’s ultra-limited Murphy Lab Greeny models
Guitar World · May 10, 2023 Gibson might be bringing back Dave Grohl’s DG-335 signature guitar – and an Epiphone version could also be on the way The brand's interim CEO Cesar Gueikian teased a revival of the Foo Fighters man's model in an Instagram Q&A, during which he also confirmed plans for an Epiphone Greeny
Guitar World · May 10, 2023 Joe Bonamassa shares his favorite Gibson ES-335 licks in this exclusive lesson Learn some soloing tips from Mr Bonamassa as he takes his 1961 Gibson ES-335 up the dusty end to show you what the legendary semi-hollow can do
Guitar World · May 10, 2023 Ally Venable on Les Pauls: “They’re not just one-trick ponies – if you experiment with the controls, you can get a lot of different tones out of them” The Texan blues hot-shot talks Gibson's famous single-cut, the Wounded Warrior she calls her own and that time Billy Gibbons told her she was playing Sunshine of Your Love wrong
Guitar World · May 9, 2023 How Kareem 'Big K.O.' Denis and Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels are bringing hard rock guitar back to hip-hop The Firebird-loving guitarist/producer and Run-DMC legend on their mission to prove hip-hop can be just as heavy as metal, getting gear tips from Billy Gibbons, and why Gibson humbuckers are the foundation of funk and soul guitar
Guitar World · May 8, 2023 Crown Lands’ doubleneck devotee Kevin Comeau on his fearless guitar/bass multitasking, recording with Alex Lifeson’s acoustic and why Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream is a tonal benchmark Comeau unpacks his multi-instrumentalist approach on the Rush disciples’ impossibly expansive sound, and explains just exactly where he got that super-cool doubleneck
Guitar World · May 3, 2023 Dirty Honey’s John Notto on Les Pauls: “There’s such a great sound and great look that you put up with their charmingly difficult attributes” A hard-riffing, Marshall-diming rock-and-roller, Notto swears that all the Gibson Les Paul's idiosyncrasies are worth it for that sweet, sweet tone
Guitar World · May 3, 2023 Fender’s latest Tom DeLonge Starcaster features actual meteorite dust in its finish – a potential first for guitar building A production-line version of the Blink-182 guitarist’s signature model is looking more likely than ever – minus the space dust
MusicRadar · May 3, 2023 Hail Cesar: what now for Gibson as JC Curleigh steps down and Brand President Cesar Gueikian takes over as Interim CEO "Today, I get to marry my business background with my biggest passion, which is not just music and guitars, but Gibson guitars"
Guitar World · May 2, 2023 Cesar Gueikian appointed President, Interim CEO of Gibson The appointment of Gueikian, formerly the guitar giant's Brand President, marks the end of James “JC” Curleigh's four-and-a-half year tenure as Gibson CEO
Guitar World · May 2, 2023 Gibson’s new 80s Flying V and Explorer models party like it’s 1984 with ebony finishes and high output humbuckers Fat tones in a black suit are the order of the day as the firm casts its gaze back to an era of angular designs and heavy tone