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Gibson Murphy Lab

Gibson Murphy Lab: the World's Ultimate ‘New Vintage’ Guitars?

By Dave Hunter published

The Gibson Custom Shop's flagship models are clones of golden-era classics, hand-aged by Tom Murphy. We take a closer look at three of them to see if they live up to the hype.

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Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary

By Patrick Brennan published

Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue.

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?!

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler’s Favorite Studio Guitars

By Jamie Dickson published

6 of the Dire Straits legend's axes of choice.

Steve Vai, 2015

Steve Vai’s Two Rules for Financial Security

By Rod Brakes, Mark McStea published

Want to live off your music? Here’s how he did it.

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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Gibson's unique new School of Rock-exclusive Les Paul Special

Gibson Teams Up with School of Rock for Uniquely-Spec'd Les Paul Special

By Jackson Maxwell published

This particular LP Special – the first to ever feature a nitrocellulose black finish and gold hardware – will be produced in a limited run of 100 pieces.

Billy F. Gibbons

Billy F. Gibbons Reveals How Jeff Beck Helped ZZ Top Score the First 110-volt Marshalls in America

By Richard Bienstock published

The ‘Burst-toting frontman tells the curious tale of the opening track from ‘ZZ Top's First Album.’

Paul Kossoff performing with Free at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970

Watch Paul Kossoff Playing his Favorite ‘Burst (When He Gets It Working!)

By Rod Brakes last updated

Video A huge festival audience. The peak of your career. And a broken cable. It’s the kind of scenario guitar players have nightmares about.

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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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