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 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 How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life By Jackson Maxwell published 24 April 24 In a 2017 interview with Guitar Aficionado, the country-rock six-string ace revealed how a sad and deeply personal twist of events brought a prized '59 Les Paul into his life “I picked up my Fender and thought, ‘How the hell did I ever play this?’”: Jeff Beck once said “there was no turning back” to the Strat – here's why he eventually did just that By Jackson Maxwell published 27 February 24 Never one to creatively and sonically stand still, Beck – just as he had with the Strat – eventually grew dissatisfied with what he saw as the Les Paul's limitations "The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard By Rod Brakes published 25 October 23 The Stones' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history "This Was the Secret We’d All Been Searching for!" Discover the Key to Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 'Burst Les Paul Tone By Christopher Scapelliti published 28 September 23 Learn how the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist got the incredible out-of-phase sound on his famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul, "Greeny" “Like Neil Young Said, It’s Better to Burn out Than to Fade Away”: Gary Rossington Remained “The Last Rebel” Whose Presence Through Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Many Incarnations Was Essential By Gary Graff published 26 July 23 When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band’s hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit “I Could’ve Bought a House or These Three-Quarter-Million-Dollar Guitars": Joe Bonamassa Talks 'Burst Les Pauls and Collecting Other Rare Guitars in This Fascinating Interview From the Vault By Guitar Player Staff published 10 July 23 “I chose the guitars in a heartbeat,” said the blues rock titan “If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault By Guitar Player Staff published 6 July 23 “My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975 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
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
How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life By Jackson Maxwell published 24 April 24 In a 2017 interview with Guitar Aficionado, the country-rock six-string ace revealed how a sad and deeply personal twist of events brought a prized '59 Les Paul into his life
“I picked up my Fender and thought, ‘How the hell did I ever play this?’”: Jeff Beck once said “there was no turning back” to the Strat – here's why he eventually did just that By Jackson Maxwell published 27 February 24 Never one to creatively and sonically stand still, Beck – just as he had with the Strat – eventually grew dissatisfied with what he saw as the Les Paul's limitations
"The shot heard around the world”: How the Rolling Stones’ debut appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show launched not only them but also the Gibson Les Paul Standard By Rod Brakes published 25 October 23 The Stones' first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show shocked parents, thrilled kids, and gave many people their first glimpse of “the most historically important ‘Burst” – Keith Richards’ 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Guitar dealer Richard Henry retraces its history
"This Was the Secret We’d All Been Searching for!" Discover the Key to Peter Green's “Magic” 1959 'Burst Les Paul Tone By Christopher Scapelliti published 28 September 23 Learn how the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist got the incredible out-of-phase sound on his famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul, "Greeny"
“Like Neil Young Said, It’s Better to Burn out Than to Fade Away”: Gary Rossington Remained “The Last Rebel” Whose Presence Through Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Many Incarnations Was Essential By Gary Graff published 26 July 23 When Gary Rossington died, Lynyrd Skynyrd lost its last link to the band’s hell-raising origins. In this tribute, Johnny Van Zant and Rickey Medlocke recall his music, legacy and southern spirit
“I Could’ve Bought a House or These Three-Quarter-Million-Dollar Guitars": Joe Bonamassa Talks 'Burst Les Pauls and Collecting Other Rare Guitars in This Fascinating Interview From the Vault By Guitar Player Staff published 10 July 23 “I chose the guitars in a heartbeat,” said the blues rock titan
“If You Want to Play Guitar, It Isn’t Something That Comes Overnight”: A 27-Year-Old Rick Derringer Details His Gear, Technique and Outlook in This Savvy Interview From the ‘GP’ Vault By Guitar Player Staff published 6 July 23 “My personal goal is just to make the next thirty years, or the next fifty,” Rick Derringer told ‘Guitar Player’ in 1975
