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Kirk Hammett Purchases Ultra-Rare Black 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
By Jackson Maxwell published
Custom-ordered by a jazz guitarist (who, ironically, couldn't afford the then-pricier Les Paul Custom) to match his tuxedo, the guitar was sold to the Metallica axeman by Carter Vintage Guitars.

Every Guitar Player Can Learn Something From Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford’s ‘Bye Bye Blues!’
By Jim Campilongo published
Featuring great melodies, bends, trills, slides and raking, the electric guitar innovator always puts the listener first on this ‘50s gem

“You Couldn’t Get the Information Because People Were Making It up on the Spot”: June Millington of Fanny Recalls Life in the Late-’60s Rock Scene
By Sue Foley published
As one of the first all-female rock and roll bands to enjoy major-label status their place in music history is undisputed

“I Was Going to Do It and No One Was Going to Stop Me”: Joanna Connor Talks Breaking into the Chicago Blues Scene
By Sue Foley published
“You had to be tough to play there,” says the KTBA Records star

Guitar Center’s Presidents' Day Sale Has Landed And You Can Bag A Massive 35% Off Big-Name Brands - Including A Whopping $400 Off A Gibson Les Paul
By Daryl Robertson published
From Fender to Gibson, Epiphone, Martin, Gretsch and D’Angelico you can score giant discounts on killer guitars and more

“With the Best Record I’ve Ever Made, I’m Filled With Nothing but Gratitude”: Jared James Nichols Is Mighty Stoked About His New, Self-Titled Album
By Joe Bosso published
After a freak accident sidelined his career, the hard-charging blues-rock guitarist and singer recovers with an LP that shows him at the top of his game

Watch Jeff Beck Demonstrate His Oxblood Les Paul, Amps and Effects in This Historic BBC Clip
By Rod Brakes published
Video Officially rereleased by the BBC yesterday, this high-quality footage was captured just weeks before the landmark ‘Blow by Blow’ recording sessions

Explore the Inventive Musical Mastery of Tom Scholz
By Jeff Jacobson published
A celebration of the artistry and ingenuity of Boston’s renaissance man

“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.
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