Vintage Gibson The 1963 Gibson Explorer from the '50s Beginning life in ’58, this ultra-rare solidbody finally left the factory some five years later. “You Pick Up a Les Paul and It's Heavy and It Really Means Something – It Means Business”: Jeff Beck on His Les Paul Love Affair Watch His Matchless Technique Up Close in this Jaw-Dropping Performance of the Beatles’ “She’s a Woman.” These Elegant Archtops Are Among the Rarest of Gibson’s Flagship Guitars The search for the perfect guitar led Bill Pearlstein to six rare Gibson L-5 electric archtops with uncommon body depths and features. Latest Vintage Gibson What’s the Most Underrated Guitar on the Vintage Market? It Could be the Gibson ES-125TDC By Rod Brakes published 16 September 21 Here’s how Gibson’s first budget electric archtop evolved (one letter at a time). Watch Les Paul Give Ignorant Guitarist His Comeuppance By Rod Brakes published 13 August 21 VIDEO Remembering the great Les Paul with fondness (and a beer). VIDEO Classic Gear: ‘Non-Reverse’ Gibson Firebird III By Dave Hunter published 4 August 21 Rising from the ashes of its ‘reverse’ predecessor Gibson’s new ‘Bird takes flight in 1965. Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1“A testament to positivity and the joy of music”: Martin teams up with feel-good apparel firm Life is Good for an acoustic that promotes optimism through music 2“I'm trying to see if I can get Paul to help me get a bit of fight out of a guitar designed to give you no fight”: Keith Urban is working with PRS on a new model, and it's unlike anything the company has made before 3“Everyone else is essentially – we can't beat them at that”: Orange reveals why it won't dabble with amp modeling, and why you shouldn't call its products “retro”4“I’d advise new guitarists to play with an amp. When you use an amp modeler, your touch and picking will be very different”: Sheryl Crow guitarist Peter Stroud on why guitarists shouldn’t start on modelers, and how to complement a singer with your playing5“The revered characteristics of our originals with the clarity, tightness, and sustain of rail design”: Seymour Duncan recreates its JB, Jazz, and Nazgûl and Sentient pickups with rail designs
What’s the Most Underrated Guitar on the Vintage Market? It Could be the Gibson ES-125TDC By Rod Brakes published 16 September 21 Here’s how Gibson’s first budget electric archtop evolved (one letter at a time).
Watch Les Paul Give Ignorant Guitarist His Comeuppance By Rod Brakes published 13 August 21 VIDEO Remembering the great Les Paul with fondness (and a beer).
Classic Gear: ‘Non-Reverse’ Gibson Firebird III By Dave Hunter published 4 August 21 Rising from the ashes of its ‘reverse’ predecessor Gibson’s new ‘Bird takes flight in 1965.
