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Neil Young (guitar detail) performs at Farm Aid 25: Growing Hope for America at Miller Park on October 2, 2010 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Listen to the Exemplary Firebird Pickup Tones of Neil Young’s ‘Old Black’ Gibson Les Paul

By Rod Brakes Published

Video Watch the Godfather of Grunge with Crazy Horse performing live in all their ragged glory.

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Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer (drums), Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith perform on 'The Midnight Special" in 1974.
Watch Aerosmith Perform Their First Major Hit Live on TV in 1974

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The Bad Boys from Boston showcase their dark, dreamy classic rock anthem “Dream On.”

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Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill, 2012
How to Write a Hard Rock Classic in Five Minutes: Billy Gibbons Tells the Incredible Story of ZZ Top’s “Tush”

By Rod Brakes, Richard Bienstock Published

This 12-bar blues banger was recorded using the Pearly Gates Les Paul and a Marshall Super Lead… But what’s a Cooper Time Cube?!

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Lenny Kaye, 2019
Five Reasons Lenny Kaye is a Guitar Legend

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The renaissance man who helped spark the punk revolution.

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Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II' album cover artwork
"I'm a Guitar Freak. I Spend my Money on Snakes, Cars and Guitars": How I Recorded Use Your Illusion by Slash

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion' albums came out in September 1991. Slash told Guitar Player how he got his sound in this insightful interview from the archive.

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Marc Bolan with Gibson Les Paul in 1972.
Watch this Unmissable Film of Marc Bolan Playing His Late ‘50s Gibson Les Paul with T. Rex in the Heyday of Glam Rock

By Rod Brakes Published

Video This rare concert footage captures the band at the height of their success,

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King Crimson performing on stage in the afternoon during the concert in Hyde Park, which was headlined by the Rolling Stones. 5th July 1969.
Watch King Crimson’s Frenzied Performance of “21st Century Schizoid Man” at ‘The Stones in the Park’

By Rod Brakes Published

Video This breakthrough gig launched Robert Fripp onto the international stage in 1969.

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Jerry Cantrell performs a live concert during the Danish music festival Northside 2019 in Aarhus.
Gibson Releases Limited Run of 100 Aged & Signed Jerry Cantrell "Wino" Les Paul Customs

By Rod Brakes Published

Video The Alice in Chains guitarist is welcomed into the Gibson family with a collectible Murphy Lab signature model.

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16th September 1952: guitarist Les Paul serenades his wife and singing partner Mary Ford
See the Crazy Mods Inside Les Paul’s “Number One” Goldtop

By Rod Brakes Published

Video Take a tour of this historic guitar with Les Paul’s son, Gene Paul, and long-time guitar tech, Tom Doyle.

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Les Paul holding a Gibson Les Paul Standard
Watch Les Paul Give Ignorant Guitarist His Comeuppance

By Rod Brakes Published

VIDEO Remembering the great Les Paul with fondness (and a beer).

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