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Epiphone joins Gibson’s Certified Vintage lineup with five holy grail models to celebrate 150 years of the brand in style

For the Epiphone aficionado it does not get better – or pricier – than these '60s icons, including a stunning FT-79N Texan acoustic and a super-cool '61 Casino hollowbody

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“Some of the most-heard guitars in the history of popular music”: Gibson’s latest Certified Vintage drop raids the vault to offer some of the cleanest vintage Epiphones you’ll ever see

The vintage haul celebrates Epiphone’s 150th Anniversary with a host of rare, all-original finds – several of which come from Gibson’s own archive

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“Blending themes of pop culture with techniques of the old masters”: Epiphone quite literally tops off the Adam Jones Les Paul Custom Art Collection with Mark Ryden’s Queen Bee – the only guitar in the series to use front-facing artwork

The Tool guitarist’s limited edition series has created a buzz – and we’re sad to see it go

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Epiphone Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' 1959 Les Paul Standard review – it may be $1.5k, but this is the best-quality Epiphone we've ever played… and better than some Gibson USA builds

It's one of the most talked about builds of 2023, but how does the latest Greeny model fare when it's put under the microscope?

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Why does the Epiphone Greeny Les Paul cost $1,500?

Opinion: Are Epiphone prices really out of control, and is our perception of what constitutes a guitar's value skewed?

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Geddy Lee says that Paul McCartney has tried to convince him and Alex Lifeson to tour again: “He was lecturing Al about how great it is... ‘You have to do it, man. You have to get back out there’”

It sounds like McCartney made a persuasive case but Lee says Lifeson might still need some more persuading before we can look forward to any form of Rush reunion tour

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“Tom Murphy’s magnum opus”: Gibson has handed the Murphy Lab man its stockpile of Brazilian rosewood for these ultra-exclusive, $20k Les Paul ’Burst reissues

The models promise the ultimate showcase of the firm’s craftsmanship in 2023 – and, in the process, pay tribute to Gibson’s prized luthier

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“His playing speaks to my soul like no other guitarist”: Alex Lifeson joins Adam Jones onstage to help Tool perform Jambi – before gifting his hero one of his signature Epiphone Les Pauls

Having previously spoken about his affection for Jones' guitar playing, Lifeson joined Tool onstage to tackle the rhythmic riff rollercoaster – with some added Rush flair for good measure

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“An out-of-this-world limited-edition Flying V”: Gibson’s latest Adam Jones signature guitar is here – and it’s a $20k Murphy Lab recreation of the Tool titan’s prized Flying V with a Futura-style headstock

Staying true to the guitarist's penchant for heavy instruments, the meticulously assembled limited-edition Custom Shop model arrives after Jones debuted a V designed with help from Kirk Hammett, Richie Faulkner and Jim Root in 2022

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“Our Epiphone and Gibson Custom Shop teams are continually collaborating”: Gibson’s Mat Koehler confirms open-book headstock will roll out on more Epiphone models

The much-talked about Gibson-aping headstock will feature on the brand’s new top-tier Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop builds

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Epiphone unveils Kirk Hammett ‘Greeny’ 1959 Les Paul Standard – a top-tier collab with the Gibson Custom Shop and “amazing opportunity for more players to experience the spirit of Greeny”

The Metallica guitarist’s new model replicates one of the most famous Les Pauls ever and features the first Gibson open-book headstock on an Epiphone production build since the '80s

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“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

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“Please tell me that’s the new Epiphone headstock in general”: The Epiphone Greeny Les Paul is nearly here – and guitarists are losing their minds over the headstock

Kirk Hammett and Cesar Gueikian have both teased the new model, offering glimpses of a build that looks much more faithful to Gibson’s own design

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Interview: Jared James Nichols on fingerstyle blues tips and perfecting his Les Paul signature pickup: "I would say it’s your favourite P-90 you haven’t tried yet"

"It’s a game-changer because anyone who played one of my signatures before was like, ‘Yeah, I like it, but the P-90 is buzzy.’ Now, we’re getting rid of that"

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Epiphone and Jared James Nichols turn up the Blues Power for stunning new signature Les Paul Custom

JJN's new signature model is a stripped-down blues-rock machine dressed up in Aged Pelham Blue and Custom finery, and it's loaded with his hum-cancelling Seymour Duncan P-90

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“The power is in your hands”: You don’t have to be a muscle-bound ’80s action hero to wield Jared James Nichols’ new signature Blues Power Les Paul Custom, but we imagine it helps

Accompanied by the He-Man meets Highlander of guitar promos, the blues-rock firebrand has unleashed his latest Epiphone signature guitar – the first to feature his signature Seymour Duncan P-90 pickup

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Beloved by Pete Townshend and Thin Lizzy’s Scott Gorham, the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe was the top-selling LP model of the early ’70s – but its success didn’t last

Inspired by Epiphone, the Deluxe introduced mini-humbuckers to the Les Paul format

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“A meticulous recreation of Kirk’s prized original”: Epiphone has launched a Kirk Hammett signature 1979 Flying V – and it’s a lot more affordable than the Gibson Custom Shop version

Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, the Metallica man’s accessible Epi pays homage to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

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Epiphone and Adam Jones unveil ‘Sensation’ – the latest Silverburst Les Paul Custom from the Tool guitarist’s Art Collection series

Sensation features art from Korin Faught and is the fifth of seven collaborations between Epiphone, Jones and his band of artists

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Epiphone and Adam Jones’ Art Collection of signature Les Pauls is coming to a close – feast your eyes on the ‘Sensation’ model

There are only two more limited-edition Silverburst singlecuts in the pipeline, and the fifth edition flashes the artwork of Korin Faught

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“A guitar that's as unique as the journey it represents”: Epiphone tips its hat to tutor extraordinaire Marty Schwartz with deceptively versatile ES-335 signature guitar

It's an ES-335, but with a slight twist – and not just because of the subtle Schwartz emblem (fedora included) on the rear of the headstock

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“This guitar embodies everything I love about playing and teaching”: Epiphone specs up an ES-335 for the internet's favourite guitar teacher, Marty Schwartz

He has taught us how to play, and now he's got something for us to play on... the Marty Schwartz ES-335 is positively radiant in that Sixties Cherry finish and AAA figured maple veneer

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“The latest discovery is unbelievable”: Gibson recovers entire lost archive of pre-’70s guitar amp and effects pedal blueprints – after finding them on eBay

The guitar giant says it has recovered “the entire Gibson Brands amplifier and effects archive from 1936-1969”

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Gibson’s Mat Koehler says he rates this guitar among the most “beautiful designs ever to come out of Kalamazoo” – and it’s an Epiphone

“Clearly positioned as the pinnacle flat-top that Gibson made” – the acoustic guitar now has a modern equivalent that Koehler reckons punches well above its weight

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Epiphone Dave Mustaine Flying V Prophecy review – the most versatile Mustaine model ever made

The Megadeth main man has three mid-priced signature Flying Vs on the market, but none can deliver the remarkable range of tones summoned by this Fishman-loaded monster

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