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Al Di Meola: “Les Paul would get on his knees to get an up-close look at my hands and say, 'Do that again – I don’t understand how you just played that!'”
By Matt Owen published
The fusion virtuoso recalled the time Les Paul offered up some especially high praise for his playing style, saying the entire experience was “almost like a dream”

This guitarist claims to have solved Gibson Les Paul tuning stability issues with the Tune Voodoo Skull
By Matt Owen published
The string tree might just put an end to Les Paul tuning frustrations once and for all, with a custom design that straightens the angle of the D and G strings

There’s a Pelham Blue version of Jared James Nichols’ single-pickup Epiphone Les Paul Custom on the way, and boy does it look purdy
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The new model will also feature JJN’s upcoming signature Seymour Duncan P-90 pickup – and the whole package is stank face guaranteed

Kansas' Rich Williams: "Strats are a mystery to me. I’d watch guys like Eric Johnson play a Strat and get such a beautiful sound, yet when I pick it up, it just sounds horrible!"
By Joe Matera published
The prog-rock guitar titan discusses putting PRS pickups in his Dean Cadillac, what he learned from Steve Morse, and why Kansas made him get rid of his ES-335

Ease the strain on your back with these five lightweight alternatives to the Gibson Les Paul
By Daryl Robertson published
We’ve hand-selected a quintet of rock machines that will bring the power of the LP while being a little easier on your back

The evolution of the Les Paul: how Gibson’s single-cut design developed from 1952 to 1978
By Jamie Dickson published
We chart the key changes the Les Paul and its variants went through in its seminal early years

Steve Miller explains how he ended up getting guitar lessons from T-Bone Walker
By Alan Paul published
Aged nine, T-Bone Walker gave Steve Miller lessons. Crazier still, Les Paul taught him his first chords. Here Miller tells the story... And it involves Chuck Berry, too

15 young guns making the Gibson Les Paul cool again
By Andrew Daly published
The iconic single-cut has faced its fair share of opposition over the past 70 years, but its fire is burning once more – and these guitarists are carrying the torch for a new generation
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