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Marty Stuart performs onstage in Indio, California on April 29, 2023

Marty Stuart on the legendary Clarence White B-Bender Tele

By Jackson Maxwell published

“It’s an indescribable guitar,” the Nashville titan says of the late Byrds legend's iconic '54 model. “You could put a hundred Telecasters in a row, and when you plug this guitar in it just has a voice all its own”

Electric Guitars
Vince Gill performs onstage at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida on April 1, 2007

How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life

By Jackson Maxwell published

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

Guitars
Carlos Santana performs live on stage with Santana in London on November 16, 1973. He is playing Gibson Les Paul Custom electric guitar.

“I’m Definitely Not a One-Guitar Person”: Carlos Santana Pulls out His Favorite PRS, Gibson and Fender Axes

By Alan di Perna published

“It may look nice, but if it doesn’t have the tone I want, I’m not interested,” says the discerning six-string master

Guitars
1953–57 Zephyr Emperor Regent

Collectors' Dozen: Epiphone's 12 Most Desirable Guitars

By Alan di Perna last updated

The 12 most desirable Epiphones – from the Thirties through the new millennium.

Guitars
Carlos Santana

Carlos Santana's Magical 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom

By Alan di Perna published

This holy grail of Santana guitars defined the supernatural sound on ‘Abraxas’ and beyond.

Guitars
Billy Gibbons performs with ZZ Top in 1975

Billy Gibbons Tells the Story Behind His 1959 Les Paul, "Pearly Gates"

By Alan di Perna published

"I’ve spent plenty of money putting together a collection of guitars attempting to find something to replicate Pearly, and it just hasn’t happened yet," Gibbons says.

Guitarists