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Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross just played Jeff Beck’s ‘59 Yardburst Les Paul for a full tour
By Phil Weller last updated
Matt’s Guitar shop bought the guitar for earlier this year, and now it wants to keep its legacy alive by lending it to the best guitarists in the business

Joe Bonamassa and Phil X weigh in on the allure of P90 pickups
By Andrew Daly last updated
Like Warren Haynes, the two guitarists have recently taken a shine to the P90 — but each player has his own reasons

Warren Haynes tells us why he chose P90s for his new signature Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Andrew Daly published
Haynes says the P90s are “the tonal change I’m looking for without turning knobs”

When George Harrison’s “Lucy” Les Paul was “kidnapped” in 1973, he went to extreme measures to get it back
By Phil Weller published
The cherry-finished Les Paul — dubbed Lucy — had been owned by several famous guitarists, including Eric Clapton, who gifted it to Harrison in 1968

Joe Bonamassa and Gibson’s Tom Murphy explain how to tell a real Gibson Les Paul from a fake
By Phil Weller published
When $18 million of fake Les Pauls were intercepted last year, it highlighted the danger of counterfeit guitars tainting the market. An all-star YouTube video is helping people spot the differences

Phil Manzanera on his Roxy Music Firebird, "Love Is the Drug" 1951 Tele and other favorite guitars
By Joe Matera published
The guitarist gave us an exclusive look at the key axes from his long career

Scott Gorham on his trouble-plagued Thin Lizzy audition and the mod he's made to every Les Paul ever since
By Christopher Scapelliti published
The guitarist explains that he'd sold his better guitar to Supertramp’s Roger Hodgson

Steve Lukather reveals the best electric guitar he owns and the one he’ll never play
By Andrew Daly last updated
The Toto guitarist also talked to us about his biggest guitar regret and the pedal that’s always on his board
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