Gibson Les Paul Steve Lukather reveals the best electric guitar he owns and the one he’ll never play The Toto guitarist also talked to us about his biggest guitar regret and the pedal that’s always on his board Joe Bonamassa reveals the one guitar that does it all... and the one he'll never play The guitar aficionado also tells us which guitar he'll never play, and the pedal on his board that he can't do without Her Gibson Les Paul was worth four times what she thought The one-of-a-kind custom guitar mysteriously disappeared years ago and resurfaced only recently Latest Gibson Les Paul “Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul By Christopher Scapelliti published 6 October 24 In this vintage chat, Page talks about his most famous Les Paul and some of its unique aspects, such as its sealed Grover tuners and bridge humbucker-splitting push-pull knob “Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul By Christopher Scapelliti published 5 October 24 In this vintage chat with Gibson, Page talks about his most famous Les Paul and some of its unique aspects, such as its sealed Grover tuners and bridge humbucker-splitting push-pull knob Gibson revamps the Les Paul Studio with tonal, playability, and aesthetic upgrades By Phil Weller published 17 September 24 A lighter body, plain maple cap, updated electronics, and new finishes give the affordable LP a new lease on life Gibson's Custom Shop recreates Jeff Beck’s 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul Standard By Phil Weller published 24 June 24 Boasting specs and aesthetics mirroring the original version of Beck’s cherished guitar, only 130 of this premium instrument will be produced Guns N’ Roses producer Mike Clink says Slash made the Les Paul cool again By Phil Weller published 20 June 24 Despite the fact that Slash's original Les Paul of choice wasn't actually a Gibson, the man behind the desk for Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion says that the band’s popularity helped put the Les Paul-into-a Marshall equation back in vogue Reverb returns to Joe Bonamassa’s home for ‘Welcome Back to Nerdville’ mini-documentary By Phil Weller published 19 June 24 From seances and trash bag Flying Vs, to Gibson-inspired interior design, a new Reverb film charts Bonamassa’s growing vintage gear collection – and unearths some fantastic tales along the way Ian Bairnson's Wuthering Heights Les Paul Custom surpasses expectations as it's sold at auction By Phil Weller published 12 June 24 Bairnson famously played the solo with a broken arm, and the guitar he used, which featured on Kate Bush's first four albums, more than doubled its estimated value of £10,000 The story of how Fender nearly worked with Les Paul By Phil Weller published 12 June 24 Leo Fender saw the potential of Les Paul’s solidbody guitar concept, but the latter opted not to work with the legendary luthier Gibson recreates Charlie Starr's beloved 1956 Les Paul Junior for a limited signature model By Phil Weller published 11 June 24 The guitar, which once belonged to Georgia Satellites guitarist Rick Richards, has been a key fixture in Blackberry Smoke's career Gibson's Custom Shop exactingly recreates Jason Isbell and Ed King's legendary “Red Eye” Les Paul with ultra-limited edition replica By Phil Weller published 6 June 24 Cutting-edge techniques were employed to build the most accurate version of the classic '59 Burst, and only 59 copies are being made 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Archives Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1Steve Lukather reveals the best electric guitar he owns and the one he’ll never play2Jimmy Page on the guitarists he admires and the word he hates when it comes to describing them3Seven things guitar players do wrong — according to professional bassists and drummers4Matteo Mancuso highlights the one thing social media guitarists get wrong 5John Lennon’s 1971 secret letter to Eric Clapton asking him to start a “ballsy” new rock band is headed for auction
“Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul By Christopher Scapelliti published 6 October 24 In this vintage chat, Page talks about his most famous Les Paul and some of its unique aspects, such as its sealed Grover tuners and bridge humbucker-splitting push-pull knob
“Joe Walsh insisted that I buy it”: Jimmy Page on his “Number 1” 1959 Gibson Les Paul By Christopher Scapelliti published 5 October 24 In this vintage chat with Gibson, Page talks about his most famous Les Paul and some of its unique aspects, such as its sealed Grover tuners and bridge humbucker-splitting push-pull knob
Gibson revamps the Les Paul Studio with tonal, playability, and aesthetic upgrades By Phil Weller published 17 September 24 A lighter body, plain maple cap, updated electronics, and new finishes give the affordable LP a new lease on life
Gibson's Custom Shop recreates Jeff Beck’s 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul Standard By Phil Weller published 24 June 24 Boasting specs and aesthetics mirroring the original version of Beck’s cherished guitar, only 130 of this premium instrument will be produced
Guns N’ Roses producer Mike Clink says Slash made the Les Paul cool again By Phil Weller published 20 June 24 Despite the fact that Slash's original Les Paul of choice wasn't actually a Gibson, the man behind the desk for Appetite for Destruction and Use Your Illusion says that the band’s popularity helped put the Les Paul-into-a Marshall equation back in vogue
Reverb returns to Joe Bonamassa’s home for ‘Welcome Back to Nerdville’ mini-documentary By Phil Weller published 19 June 24 From seances and trash bag Flying Vs, to Gibson-inspired interior design, a new Reverb film charts Bonamassa’s growing vintage gear collection – and unearths some fantastic tales along the way
Ian Bairnson's Wuthering Heights Les Paul Custom surpasses expectations as it's sold at auction By Phil Weller published 12 June 24 Bairnson famously played the solo with a broken arm, and the guitar he used, which featured on Kate Bush's first four albums, more than doubled its estimated value of £10,000
The story of how Fender nearly worked with Les Paul By Phil Weller published 12 June 24 Leo Fender saw the potential of Les Paul’s solidbody guitar concept, but the latter opted not to work with the legendary luthier
Gibson recreates Charlie Starr's beloved 1956 Les Paul Junior for a limited signature model By Phil Weller published 11 June 24 The guitar, which once belonged to Georgia Satellites guitarist Rick Richards, has been a key fixture in Blackberry Smoke's career
Gibson's Custom Shop exactingly recreates Jason Isbell and Ed King's legendary “Red Eye” Les Paul with ultra-limited edition replica By Phil Weller published 6 June 24 Cutting-edge techniques were employed to build the most accurate version of the classic '59 Burst, and only 59 copies are being made
