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“Put the Microphone Over There On the Other Side of the Room Because I’m Going to Play Loud”: How Eric Clapton Took Volume to 11
By Dave Hunter last updated
Armed with a Marshall and a Les Paul, Slowhand pushed the envelope of guitar tone in 1966.

The 1958 Gibson Les Paul George Harrison Used As a "Ransom" Payment for the Safe Return of His "Lucy" Guitar Has Sold at Auction for $312,500
By Jackson Maxwell published
The Les Paul – serial #8 5424 – was traded with the musician who bought Lucy from Whalin's Sound City music store, after the legendary guitar was stolen from the Beatle's home.

“Finally, We Went Back to the Guitars I Played on the Demo, Which Went Through a Kemper Profiler”: Zach Myers Does More With Less on Shinedown’s Latest
By Joe Bosso published
The Florida outfit’s seventh studio album, ‘Planet Zero,' showcases choice digital amp tone

A 1958 Gibson Les Paul George Harrison Used As a "Ransom" Payment – for the Safe Return of His "Lucy" Les Paul – is Hitting the Auction Block
By Jackson Maxwell published
After Lucy – his beloved '57 Les Paul – was stolen from his Beverly Hills home, Harrison purchased this guitar and traded it with Lucy's new owner.

Watch a 21-Year-Old George Benson Ripping Up a Gibson Les Paul Standard in 1964
By Rod Brakes last updated
Video Here’s why the ‘Burst is far more than just a blues-rock machine.

Watch These Awesome CME Exclusive Gibson Les Paul Standard Models in Action
By Rod Brakes published
Video See and hear these unique ‘Bursts in an instrumental rendition of Velvet Revolver’s “Slither”

"I Sold My Soul to the Guitar”: Slash Explains How He Got Started
By Guitar Player Staff published
The Guns N’ Roses star recalls the trials and tribulations of his formative years as a guitarist in this classic interview extract from the GP archive.

“It is the Dream Job”: Duran Duran Star Andy Taylor Reflects Upon His Life as a Guitarist
By Rod Brakes published
Video Watch this fascinating interview filmed at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios.
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