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Gibson’s Les Paul Standard Double Trouble is a limited edition run with that ’59/’60 Golden Era vibe
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Double Trouble Les Pauls arrive in '50s and '60s variations, have uncovered pickups with double-white bobbins and a faded nitro finish. And they are only making 500 of each

Was this teenage prodigy the world’s first electric guitar player?
By Andy Price published
The instrument that defined rock had to start somewhere - and all evidence points towards George Barnes

Lollar’s Super-Caster pickup set is here – three single-coils to rule the world?
By Jonathan Horsley published
Has Lollar just dropped the Stratocaster mod of the year?

Ernie Ball Music Man shakes up Steve Lukather signature series with new pickup options and finishes
By Jonathan Horsley published
But if these high-end electrics are a bit out of your price range, Sterling By Music Man has you covered with its $649 Lukather signature model in all-new finishes

"Whatever magic is in the Van Halen ear canals has been imparted here too": EVH SA-126 Special review
By Stuart Williams published
The first new design from EVH under Wolfgang Van Halen's watch is a Gibson-inspired semi-hollow with plenty of personality

Seymour Duncans, ebony fingerboards? Fender launches Player II Advanced Telecaster HH and Strat HSS
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available now from select retailers, these rock and metal-friendly FSR models sport a hot-rodded vibe with black hardware, locking tuners, and hard-tail bridges as standard

Kirk Hammett and Gibson team up for epic book documenting Metallica guitarist’s guitar collection
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available in Standard, Deluxe and Custom Editions, this weighty 400-pager is essential for Metallica gear heads and tells the story behind Hammett's most-famous guitars

Affordable retro mojo: Fender expands American Vintage II series with fresh finishes and new models
By Jonathan Horsley published
Described as “a near 1:1 comparison” of the original models that inspired them, these box-fresh new electrics and bass guitars give you that old-school tone and feel without the vintage price tag

PRS unveils limited edition SE Exotic Veneers range, updates SE Swamp Ash Special with 5-way switch
By Jonathan Horsley published
Four classic PRS SE models are given the exotic wood treatment with Poplar Burl, Laurel Burl, and Burled Ash veneers and thoroughly classy finish options

Charvel’s launches hotrodded S-style with one seriously distressed finish and DiMarzio HSH pickups
By Jonathan Horsley published
Charvel stacks the specs up high on a $1,599 shred machine that comes fresh with a super-distressed finish, DiMarzio HSH firepower and a Floyd Rose 1000 Series vibrato
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