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“I must’ve played hundreds of Les Pauls, and I can safely say this is up there with the best sounding of them – it even gives my own Gibson Les Paul Standard a run for its money”: Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Goldtop review

Epiphone has struck gold with this ambitious recreation of a pivotal guitar in the Les Paul history books

Guitar World

“One of my favourite forgotten Gibson designs of all time”: The cult-classic RD Custom is officially back (in black)

Gibson president and CEO Cesar Gueikian loves them, so too the Nameless Ghouls of Ghost, and this oft-slept on model becomes the first core Gibson Custom electric with a 25.5" scale length

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“The Custom 24 has been our flagship design. Updating the 24-08 version for our 40th anniversary allows it to ‘sing’ in a beautiful voice of its own”: PRS's new semi-hollow stunner brings enticing updates to one of the company's very first models

Keeping its 40th birthday party going, PRS has added both visual and sonic upgrades to one of its foundational designs

Guitar World

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“The response from the collecting community was incredible”: Sell-out Skip Maggiora auction raises more than $2.4 million for music and youth charities, with an O.G. ’54 Strat selling for $300,000

Lots included a stunning 1953 Fender Telecaster ($75,000), a super-rare Metallic Green '55 Strat ($143,750) and an '80s Kramer prototype that was smashed by Eddie Van Halen

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Why Choose Custom Silicone Molds? Insights from Leading Silicone Manufacturers

Manufacturing complexity demands fresh solutions. Custom silicone molds represent the pinnacle of precision engineering. The industrial production landscape keeps evolving. Silicone manufacturing near me tag is emerging. It is now a critical ...

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“Since the Sphere, we have begun using iso cabinets for the speaker cabinets and the Leslie, leading to all the amps and speakers being off-stage”: Trey Anastasio’s tech, Justin Stabler, reveals all about the Phish frontman’s new live guitar rig

What do you use when you are playing the most tech advanced venue in the world? As Stabler explains, this is a rig less ordinary, custom-tailored for one of the most challenging sets in live music

Guitar World

The 15 Best-Dressed Stars on the 2024 Emmy Awards Red Carpet Redefine Hollywood Glamour

These women (and men!) redefined Hollywood glamour.

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“This bass is a reflection of everything I love about playing”: Fender unveils limited edition Blu DeTiger Player Plus Jazz Bass in Sky Burst Sparkle

The NYC bass phenom's signature model is funk-friendly but built for all styles with custom humbucker and a Noiseless Jazz single coil. And what about that mirrored pickguard!?

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“It feels like we’ve been in an episode of The Twilight Zone. If you’re bored by the usual suspects, you’ll have some serious fun here”: Vintage REVO Series Custom Supreme & Trio review

Vintage already offers a huge number of affordable and tidily made electrics, but for 2024 we get a whole new retro-inspired range – and 15 new models. Where to start?

Guitar World

“I nearly got crushed by an elephant while holding it… That guitar has definitely seen some stuff”: Orianthi tells the remarkable story of the rhinestone-encrusted PRS Custom 24 she played with Michael Jackson, 50 Cent… and an elephant

Now this is a one-of-one guitar. A Custom 24, made “sparkly” at the request of Michael Jackson's people, and best of all, it was on the cover of Guitar World. Orianthi tells us its story

Guitar World

Swiss Shop VTR Hacks a BMW R 1300 GS Into a Multi-Hyphenate With This Stunning Build

Swiss custom shop specializing in all things BMW, VTR Motorrad, unveiled its newest masterpiece: the R 1301, a custom BMW R 1300 GS.

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"The one that Johnny gave me in 1994 was always one of my favourite guitars - it carries a lot of history": Gibson and Noel Gallagher reveal strictly-limited run of 20 hand-signed Les Paul Customs

All proceeds will go to the Teenage Charity Trust

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“Whichever model you choose, you’ll never be underdressed”: Four of Gibson’s most enduring acoustics have received the Custom Shop tuxedo treatment inspired by the Les Paul Custom

The beloved J-45, Hummingbird, SJ-200 and Songwriter EC models have all been celebrated with custom shop craftsmanship

Guitar World

“A stunning-looking guitar that covers pretty much any musical base”: Epiphone Joe Bonamassa 1963 SG Custom review

Epiphone’s collaboration with blues maestro Joe Bonamassa continues unabated, with this sexy take on one of JoBo’s own favourite axes. But is a grand and a half just too grand?

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“We can create sound with more freedom, while maintaining the original quality”: What is BOSS Waza Craft? The Japanese effects giant’s boutique range explained

If classic tones with custom voicings and enhanced functionality is what you’re after, in a package that’s built to the highest possible quality, Waza Craft is for you

Guitar World

“An amazing opportunity for more players to experience the spirit of Greeny”: the Epiphone Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ Les Paul is finally here – complete with a Gibson headstock and a price tag to match

The most anticipated Epiphone model in its history hails the arrival of a new era of Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop models

Guitar World

Gibson Greenybucker and Custombucker review – the affordable way to give your guitar a Custom Shop upgrade?

The modding world has gone pickup crazy, and now Gibson has joined the fray with its Pickup Shop. We put two of its flagship humbuckers under the microscope

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Canberra gets its first Australian-built electric bus

Custom Denning Element low-floor battery electric bus to be unveiled.

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Fender honours the late outlaw country icon Waylon Jennings with a meticulous $25,000 Custom Shop replica of his leather-covered ’54 Telecaster

If the Masterbuilt Tele is out of the price range of most players' budgets, the good news is there is a very reasonably priced signature phaser pedal, and an accessories range, too

Guitar World

“Spot on… it’s amazing to think that players will be able to honor my dad by playing on a replica that’s so identical”: Fender recreates Waylon Jennings’ leather-clad 1954 Telecaster with $25,000 Custom Shop guitar

Shooter Jennings has teamed up with Fender on a series of Waylon signature gear, including a phaser pedal, strap, hardcase and even a leather-clad pickguard

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Custom officials bust international wildlife trade racket at KIA, recover 234 reptiles and a dead baby kangaroo

Customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport busted an international wildlife smuggling racket and arrested a man carrying reptiles

Guitar World

“I sold everything I had to buy my first Fender – today, we have a Juanes Stratocaster”: Fender’s Juanes signature Strat boasts an all-new Luna White finish – and one key circuit upgrade

With a never-before-seen finish, the stunning HSS Strat features custom pickups, and marks a significant milestone for Colombian guitar star Juanes

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“This is a guitar for any level... It’s a wonderful platform” – Epiphone launches the Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess

Lifeson's latest signature Axcess ships in Ruby with gold hardware and is packed with features: a Floyd Rose 1000 Series, coil-splitting, heel sculpting... Everything but the piezo

Guitar World

Gibson’s Richie Faulkner Flying V Custom is finally here – and its first batch sold out in under 24 hours

The Judas Priest guitar hero has teamed up with the Custom Shop’s finest for this extremely limited signature model

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Watch Paul Reed Smith take a trip down memory lane with the 1984 PRS sample guitars that started it all

The guitars evolved into the PRS Standard and Custom 24 but in '84, these prototypes scored the orders that got the brand up and running. Here Smith discusses their evolution

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