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“I thought whatever made me happy’s gonna make everybody happy. I didn’t think it out”: How legendary guitar designer Les Paul bet on the “Black Beauty” in 1954 and lost…
Despite its glammed up features and appearance, Gibson’s “Black Beauty” Les Paul Custom aka “the fretless wonder” was no match against the glitzy Goldtop. Discover its rocky road to guitar greatness
“Lush, evocative and a ton of fun to play with”: Gibson’s new retro-leaning Falcon 5 and Falcon 20 amps pay homage to the rare tweed-era 1961 GA-19RVT and “set a new bar for low-power tone”…
NEW & COOL How Gibson’s latest gorgeous retro-styled Falcon amp duo “recaptures vintage glories”
”What I’m playing is like a string quartet, meaning that a mandolin corresponds to a violin”: Dave Grisman on his Acoustic America album and stunning exhibition of 90 iconic folk instruments at Arizona's Musical Instrument Museum
Musicologist and gear collector David Grisman talks through the historic mandolins, guitars and banjos he played on his Acoustic America album, but you can see them for yourself at Arizona’s Musical Instrument Museum
Caught by the fuzz: The story of Electro-Harmonix’s tooth-rattling Big Muff, the stompbox guitarists have been falling in love with since the 1960s
Big Muff fanboys including Jack White, Dave Gilmour and The Edge, discover how Electro-Harmonix’s fuzzbox changed electric guitars forever
“It was waiting patiently for decades, kind of like lost tapes from an artist”: The Espada HH and Espada HH Active are G&L’s latest “dual-humbucker” takes on Leo Fender’s gorgeous long lost late-1960’s blueprints
Leo Fender’s long-lost 1960's Estrada is back again for 2024 thanks to G&L in two new “dual-humbucker” variations on the 2019 model
Covered in brown Zolotone paint with a Masonite body and orange plywood pickguard, Kay’s 1958 Solo King looks pretty bizarre, but this budget rock axe is a U.S.-made marvel
Even though it may seem ugly to some, this quirky-looking 1950’s guitar is still collectable and super affordable in 2023
“I did just build a Chena with World War II fighter planes on it for a guy”: With celebrity fans including Billy Morrison and Steve Stevens, luxury guitar maker Joe Knaggs sets his sights on six-string perfection
Joe Knaggs started at PRS guitars before forming his own company. Their goal? To make high-end instruments that “ignite the senses and summon the muse”. Discover his unique take on guitar design and plans for the future
The mission: create a multi-tone classic-sounding tube amp for the 21st century. 3rd Power founder Dylana Nova Scott on her inspiration behind the “optimal, gigable” Clean Sink MkII
“Players need inspiring tools to create and deliver their heart, soul and music to their audience That’s what 3rd Power does”: Discover the Clean Sink MkII, a game-changing tube combo with three blendable iconic amp tones
“From its bling to its stereo electronics, Gibson’s ES-355 launched the semihollow format to swank new heights in 1958”: Favored by everyone from B.B. King to Johnny Marr, here's what makes the ES-355 so special
Gibson's upgrade to the ES-335, the ES-355 was fancy but a little too fussy for some…
For those about to rock: we salute the Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive which has wowed lead guitarists for over 40 years with its jagged, granular tone
Boss brought out the SD-1 Super OverDrive in 1981, refining the circuit for more gain and aggression and adding a tone knob – and it’s sold by the millions
