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“I’m an approachable guitar player. I’m not Slash or Jimi Hendrix. I write songs and play with energy. My signature model had to be accessible to everyone”: How Yungblud became punk’s next guitar hero, bringing high-volume rock to Gen Z

Armed with a new Epiphone signature model, the punk-rock hero and Gen Z superstar shares the story behind his incredible rise – and his plans for what comes next

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“A new Inspired by Gibson Custom signature model from one of Japan’s most well-loved guitarists”: Epiphone and Tak Matsumoto strike gold with 1955 Les Paul Standard based on his vintage original

This Epiphone x Gibson Custom shop collaboration is liberally finished in Antique Gold and features USA Burstbucker Pros, but it’s only available in Japan and from the Gibson Garages

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“One of Japan’s most well-loved guitarists”: Epiphone’s latest Takahiro Matsumoto signature is based on a hugely desirable 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop – and honors the player behind Japan’s best-selling musical act

The founder of legendary Japanese rock act B’z has helped develop an Epiphone recreation of his vintage 1955 Les Paul

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“I bought it for £300. I showed it to the then-CEO of Epiphone, and said, ‘These guys over in the UK are having a lot of fun. I want in’”: Joe Bonamassa reveals how a cheap knockoff Les Paul kickstarted his partnership with Epiphone

Bonamassa has been working with Epiphone for over a decade – and it all started after he saw a budget LP in a UK music store

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“I can already tell you this sounds better than one of my original ’55s”: Joe Bonamassa’s 12th Epiphone signature guitar is his first with P-90s – and features one of the rarest Les Paul finishes ever made

Only three Copper Iridescent 1955 Les Paul Standards are currently accounted for – and Bonamassa owns two of them. Now, the quirky single-cut has been revived

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“Players have been requesting a reissue of this model for decades”: Epiphone has brought back its quirky cult classic 1970s Grabber bass beloved by Gene Simmons, Krist Novoselic and Mike Dirnt

The double-cut four-string was a hit back in the 1970s, and finally makes a triumphant return in the form of a more affordable Inspired by Gibson Epiphone reissue

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“It’s built for powerchords that snarl and growl”: Epiphone Yungblud SG Junior review

This ‘anonymous’ signature model is a garage-rock workhorse – grab one while you can

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“Players have been requesting a reissue of this model for decades, and Epiphone has heard you!”: By popular demand, Epiphone brings back the Grabber Bass, the four-string loved by Gene Simmons, Mike Dirnt and more

The much-loved four-string is alive once more to enjoy a second life with Epiphone, offering bassists a humbucker with a splittable coil, and an excuse to stick their tongue out like Gene

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“Why are the single-pickup models of particular interest? Well, they really can sound better”: The Gibson ES-330T might have been the “runt of the litter”, but its unusually positioned P-90 pickup offers a unique experience among Gibson hollowbodies

This single-P-90 variant walked in the shadows of the humbucker-toting 335 and its late-’50s ES siblings, yet its straightforward charm continues to endure some 65 years on

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"This single-pickup beauty is a straight-talking, no-nonsense guitar that takes no prisoners in the pursuit of great tone": Epiphone Yungblud SG Junior review

Epiphone injects some much-needed youngblud into its sprawling artist collection with a contemporary take on a vintage classic

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“When Oasis recorded Supersonic, all he had was an Epiphone Les Paul Standard”: Oasis reunion hype reaches fever pitch as Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe LP smashes its auction estimate

The Les Paul – which can be seen in the Supersonic music video – was sold alongside two other Oasis instruments, which also broke their estimated selling prices

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Would you pay $170,000+ for an Epiphone Les Paul? Somebody just did, as Noel Gallagher’s “Definitely Maybe” rides the wave of Oasis reunion fever to fetch eye-watering fee at auction

The Sotheby's auction also saw Gallagher's Epiphone EA-250 hollowbody and Flying V exchange hands for big money

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“He is the most innovative guitarist of all time, and his influence is woven into the very fabric of music history”: Epiphone joins forces with the Gibson Custom Shop for the exquisite, psychedelic Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V

This Inspired by Gibson Custom series Epiphone is equipped with Custombuckers and is a thing of beauty, based on Hendrix’s hand-painted Flying V of the late ‘60s

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“A player who took the instrument to places no-one else had ever gone before”: Epiphone’s Jimi Hendrix ‘Love Drops’ Flying V recreates the guitar great’s most psychedelic model

Hendrix used his hand-painted Love Drops V extensively in the late 1960s, and was rumored to have played it during the recording of Electric Ladyland

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“More than evokes the spirit of the original while delivering a tone and feel that is sure to get the best out of your playing”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard review

With an ambitious swing at the most desirable guitar ever made, Epiphone wants everyone to get a chance to experience the beauty of the ’Burst

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“A real giggers’ delight, far from precious and with a very strong, full-fat P-90 roar”: Gibson Charlie Starr Les Paul Junior and Epiphone USA Collection Coronet review

Introduced in 1954 and always overshadowed by ‘proper’ Les Pauls, the 70-year-old Junior is now rather senior. With two just released, it’s time to celebrate the Junior style

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“The culmination of years of experimentation by the Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna bassist to find an instrument with superior electric tone”: Epiphone honours long-serving signature artist Jack Casady with fretless bass

From its semi-hollow build to its JCB-1 humbucker and impedance switch, here's a bass with mojo for an artist who is all mojo, and it's available for the first time as a fretless model

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“The world’s most popular semi-hollow electric bass goes fretless”: Epiphone issues new Jack Casady signature model – bringing the firm’s revered Les Paul Signature bass design into fretless territory

The Jefferson Airplane icon has made his preferred Les Paul Signature bass design more appealing than ever before with a sleek fretless design

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"This acoustic is really making a show of its spec next to the $5,000 Gibson equivalent": Epiphone 1942 Banner J-45

A sweet spot between Gibson spec and Epiphone accessibility?

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"This guitar is a solid choice for those seeking vintage style and sound without the vintage price tag": Epiphone Les Paul Special review

Time to reevaluate an entry-level classic?

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"That's why we chose to do it with Epiphone, so it could be affordable and young people can revive guitar music by playing and starting bands": Yungblud talks about the inspiration behind his new signature model and his mission to save rock 'n' roll

Yungblud is the voice of his generation and on a mission to save rock 'n' roll one affordable guitar at a time

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“I was lucky because I found a guitar that represented both parts of my inspiration, and yet has been famously played by no one but me”: Epiphone and Yungblud channel Angus Young and Billie Joe Armstrong for signature SG Special

Yungblud's limited edition signature model is one of the worst-kept secrets in guitar but it might still surprise some people at how versatile a single-pickup electric like this can be

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“I play an SG Junior because growing up musicians that were important in my life were Angus Young and Billie Joe Armstrong”: Yungblud’s first-ever Epiphone signature guitar is here – and it’s the best Epi SG Junior you can currently buy

The smartly styled SG, inspired by Yungblud's original '64 Gibson SG Junior, gets an official release after months of anticipation

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Harley Benton promises two “no frills rock machines” with its new SG-inspired DC-Custom II guitars – including a Jimmy Page-esque double-neck and stainless steel frets – starting from $244

The German brand continues its quest to offer the ultimate in bang-for-your-buck guitars

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“This is the Epiphone evolution I wished we had when I was growing up”: How does Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Custom Les Paul compare to the standard model that’s $500 cheaper?

Epiphone’s Inspired By Gibson Custom guitars have price tags that draw closer to Gibson models. Does the range's advancements justify the heightened price points?

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