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"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
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
Learn how the legendary Fleetwood Mac guitarist got the incredible out-of-phase sound on his famous 1959 Gibson Les Paul, "Greeny"
Watch Mick Taylor Play This "Incredibly Resonant" 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard With the Rolling Stones
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video Hear the ‘Ya-Ya’s’ guitar in action in this electrifying performance of “Love in Vain” from the Rolling Stones' 1972 tour
Watch Keith Richards Play This Legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Video This iconic ‘Burst has been seen in the hands of Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton
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.
Listen to Mike Bloomfield’s Powerful ‘Burst-Fueled Electric Blues from the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
By Rod Brakes published
Video Remembering the late, great guitarist on the anniversary of his passing.
Watch Eric Clapton Playing a ’Burst in Some of Cream’s Earliest Footage from 1966
By Rod Brakes published
Video Before moving to an SG Standard this Holy Grail Gibson was the guitar prodigy’s main squeeze.
Here’s Why the Allman Brothers Band’s ‘At Fillmore East’ Still Holds Up 50 Years Later
By Jim Campilongo published
The classic album that gave southern rock a home.
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