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"An immersive dream space" – the opening date for the Gibson Garage London confirmed

Over 300 guitars for you to plug in and play at a flagship hub for the guitar giant in the UK

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Green Day, Ace Frehley and George Harrison's last Beatles guitar – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Code Orange, Johnny Marr, Chelsea Wolfe, Eddie Martinez, Marty Friedman, Adam Jones and the sad tale of Ted Nugent's original Gibson Byrdland

Guitar World

“Artfully aged by the Murphy Lab to match the look and feel of Kirk’s original”: Gibson’s Custom Shop takes on Kirk Hammett’s mod-heavy, “blacked-out” 1989 Les Paul Custom – and it’s safe to say it’s nothing like Greeny...

The Metallica guitar god debuts his latest signature Les Paul – and it’s a little different to his other recent custom shop build...

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“Bass should stand on its own. It’s as powerful as the guitar”: Conrad Lant on his disdain for Ampeg SVTs and how he bought Andy Fraser’s Gibson EB-3 for £50 – “It was the exact one he played on All Right Now!”

Venom, the original black metal band, have been invoking Old Nick since 1981. On the bass, meet Conrad Lant – ‘Cronos’ to the (black) masses

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: “A fitting tribute to a metal guitar master and one of his favourite instruments”: Gibson unveils meticulous Murphy Lab replica of Kirk Hammett’s 1989 Les Paul Custom

Heavily modded, equipped with black hardware, uncovered T-type humbuckers and a piezo, Hammett's “blacked-out” Custom is one of the coolest guitars in Metallica history

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“It looked cool – especially when you took acid… those horns looked like the devil!”: The Doors’ Robby Krieger on his love of the SG, studio accidents and a challenging move away from his signature fingerstyle

The influential Doors guitarist is back with a new record. He explains how he’s (almost) found comfort in a new way of playing

Guitar World

Watch Joe Bonamassa give Nerdville’s noisy neighbours a taste of their own medicine with a high-volume rendition of Smoke On The Water through a cranked Dumble

“I came up with an extreme solution to a simple problem,” says Bonamassa, whose extreme solution involved a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, a Dumble Overdrive Special, and a Deep Purple riff

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“We are back!” Al Di Meola plays live for the first time since his onstage heart attack, returning to the songs – and the Gibson Les Paul – that first made his name

Fan-shot footage shows the fusion guitar icon appears to to have made a strong recovery, following his onstage health scare last fall

Guitar World

“We have dreamt about expanding our storytelling into full-length feature films and this is only the beginning”: Gibson Films launches with hour-long Slash documentary

Gibson's new venture sets out to "capture musical moments of cultural impact and explore the stories of iconic and emerging music legends" with the making of Slash's first live-recorded album first up

Guitar World

“The most accurate recreations of the legendary Patent Applied For humbucker pickups ever made”: Gibson has brought back its “holy grail” ‘59 PAF set – but it’s going to cost you $999

The 1959 Humbucker Collector’s Edition Series 1 was created using Gibson archive schematics and an army of modern engineering processes that analysed original examples from the late ’50s

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Meet the Lightning Bar, the new Gibson Les Paul mod that might have just settled the top-wrapping debate once and for all

Les Paul aficionados have long been divided over the string-through method or top-wrapping their strings. With the Lightning Bar, you can screw the tailpiece and enjoy the more acute string angle

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NAMM 2024: "The most accurate recreations of the legendary Patent Applied For humbucker pickups ever made" – Gibson is selling '1959' PAFs

The '59 sound

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NAMM 2024: Did new Gibson and Epiphone guitars just get revealed in two Falcon amp demos?

It's never too early for Easter eggs – and one of these is Firebird-shaped

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“When Noel asked me to join High Flying Birds, he said I could use any of his gear. I asked if he still had the Epiphone Sheraton, and he said, ‘Yeah.’ I said, ‘OK, I’ll join’”: Gem Archer on playing with Oasis – and both Gallagher brothers’ solo projects

Possibly inspired by a dent in the head from his first guitar, the Britpop mainstay was there for the Gallaghers’ breakup and played in both their solo bands – but he’d rather have a cup of tea than talk about a reunion

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“When I hold her close to me, I immediately feel less anxious”: Epiphone’s signature WAXX Nighthawk Studio revives an underrated Gibson model, beloved by the French guitarist and producer

The firm’s latest signature guitar sees them join forces with WAXX to bring back 2011’s short-lived Studio ’Hawk

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“The strings I put on it cost more than the actual guitar”: Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley explains why he used a $5 junk shop guitar and a $10,000 Martin – in the same session

The British guitarist – who has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Mark Lanegan and Perfume Genius – has been discussing his esoteric gear philosophy

Guitar World

“Thundering his way into the Epiphone core lineup”: Rex Brown’s newest signature Thunderbird bass is here – and it’s the Pantera legend’s first-ever Epiphone model

Cosmetically near-identical to his flagship Gibson, the new model looks to bring the same flair to a more accessible price point, thanks to some choice functional tweaks

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NAMM 2024: Epiphone launches the Rex Brown Thunderbird, and the Pantera bassist’s new signature model is a classy display of low-end power

Finished in Ebony with gold accents, and a fun little doddle on the rear control cover, this is Epiphone applying going high-end with a serious signature bass for the rock and metal player

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“Gibson is back in the amp business”: Gibson’s Falcon amps have landed – can the Mesa-made combos get their claws into the boutique amp market?

The firm’s first new tube amps since the late ’60s are hand-built in the USA and seem priced to compete

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NAMM 2024: “Harmonically rich American tone in a compact and easily portable package”: Gibson’s relaunched guitar amplifier line takes flight with the Randall Smith-designed Falcon tube combos

The Falcon 20 and Falcon 5 are all-tube combos, based on the Gibson amps of the '60s and designed with Smith and his Mesa/Boogie team in California

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"The quality of tuition remains second to none, the user interface is slick, and the amp feature is both practical and entertaining:" Gibson: Learn To Play Guitar app review

The sophisticated Gibson tuition app sets the tone for players aspiring to dial in as much gain with as little pain as possible - with oodles of feedback always on tap

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“I’m still looking for my original SG. If anyone out there knows anything about that, please call me. Seriously!” Robby Krieger is trying to track down his stolen Gibson SG Special used on Light My Fire and the Doors’ most iconic material

The guitarist has repeated his call for help in tracking down –and buying back – the early-’60s Gibson SG Special and is asking players to look for the serial number

Guitar World

“We’d love to be plugging PRS guitars into Mesa/Boogie amps, but for now it’s an old, worn-out Gibson Les Paul Studio”: Return to Dust’s brand of grunge metal has millions of views on TikTok. Now they face the challenges of entering the real world

For guitarist Matt Joseph, 2024 is about acquiring skills now they’ve secured festival billing alongside Slipknot, Judas Priest and Pantera. For 17-year-old bandmate Sebastian Gonzales, it’s about handling being away from his family

Guitar World

Short-scale vs long-scale bass: what's the difference?

Get the lowdown on the low-end - we look at the differences between short-scale and long-scale basses

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“If we were told these two Les Pauls were made in completely different factories, we’d believe it”: Gibson Les Paul Modern Figured and Modern Lite review

Two new Les Pauls are added to the Modern strand of Gibson’s expanding USA guitar range with quite a specification and cost difference. Which one to go for?

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