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Take a Guided Tour of Gibson's Slash Collection Les Pauls and Acoustics
By Jackson Maxwell last updated
The top-hatted guitar great goes deep on his flagship Gibson signature instruments.

Hacks for Your Ax
By Guitar Player Staff published
7 essential pointers you need to know about.

Pro Gigging Tips
By Guitar Player Staff published
Four simple suggestions to help your performances stand out.

Home Recording Hacks
By Guitar Player Staff published
This solid bunch of five pro tips will help you get the most from your gear.

How to Keep Your Fretboard and Strings Slick and Fast
By Gary Brawer published
A veteran tech dishes on how sliced salami, chapstick, or 3-in-1 oil can fix your sticky fretboard. Just don't use WD-40!

Nine Things That Guitarists Get Wrong About Guitars
By Gary Brawer published
An experienced guitar tech sets the record straight about guitarists’ biggest misconceptions.

A Look Back at Steve Howe's Gibson ES-175
By Richard Bienstock published
Although he used a number of different guitars throughout the 1970s, the ES-175 remained Howe's main studio guitar and his personal favorite.

How Tom Bartlett Made the Retro Mk2 a Planet-Friendly Player
By Dave Hunter published
Adapting to ever-changing CITES regulations, Bartlett has updated his Retrospec model.
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