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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Epiphone - The Untold Story

“I thought I’d got over my Mk.gee-inspired Jaguar hype, but Fender has sent me spiraling down the rabbit hole again”: All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most futuristic Epiphones ever created

Big drops from Fender, Gibson, Marshall and more headline the round-up this week

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“They’re built to move, pushing feel, sound and style forward”: Epiphone’s Futura Series reimagines Gibson classics with Chromashift finishes, all-new ProBucker Ignite humbuckers – and stainless steel frets as standard

Unveiled at NAMM 2026, the unashamedly bold Futura Series comes replete with a host of player-friendly updates, including compound radius fingerboards and expanded electronics

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“Bold by design, built for modern guitarists”: Epiphone gives Gibson designs a fierce and affordable modern makeover with all new Futura series

Stainless steel frets make their Epiphone debut alongside new ProBucker Ignite humbuckers and color-shifting finishes, as Epiphone offers modern specs for $899 apiece

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“The amount of songs that were coming out of him is almost unprecedented”: Noel Gallagher's workhorse Epiphone – featured in the Wonderwall music video – is expected to exceed expectations at auction

The Epiphone EJ-200, used during the writing sessions of (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?, is currently subject to an online bidding war

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“If I can help wake up a new generation of African or female players, that makes me twice as proud”: Fatoumata Diawara on Hendrix’s genius, the making of her Epiphone SG – and the message she wants it to send

With its Malian-inspired graphic finish and expanded switching options, Diawara's signature model is one cool guitar

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“It’s a really good guitar, especially for the price”: Jake E. Lee has added Yungblud’s signature guitar to his collection

The former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist has been playing the affordable Epiphone – and he's impressed

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Janelle Monáe’s new guitar of choice is the cheapest Epiphone Les Paul ever released

The multi-instrumentalist donned one of the most budget-friendly guitars Epiphone has ever released when teasing her new era

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“Great neck shape, playability and setup – and it’s gig-ready, something we don’t always say about Epiphone, or indeed Gibson”: Epiphone Fatoumata Diawara SG review

Grammy-nominated Malian singer and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara joins forces with Epiphone to produce a vivid-looking and wicked-sounding SG that’s a celebration of her style

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“It offers the holy grail amp sounds beloved by John Mayer, SRV, and more for just $150. A must-try for Dumble fans”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the angriest fuzz pedal you will ever come across

Plenty of new pedals, amps and more from the likes of Epiphone, IK Multimedia, Fender, Laney, Mesa/Boogie and beyond...

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“We set out to honour the soul of these iconic instruments while making them accessible to every kind of player”: Epiphone raises the bar for its acoustic guitar range with all-solid builds, rosewood fingerboards and affordable takes on Gibson classics

The Inspired By Gibson range comprises cutaway and non-cutaway Hummingbird and J-45s, and a very smart L-00, all with Fishman electronics and a serious build upgrade

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“Even with their sub-$500 tickets, these guitars have been built with some degree of care and expertise”: Epiphone J-45 Studio and J-200 Studio review

A brace of familiar Gibson acoustic designs bearing the Epiphone brand name and a price tag of around one tenth of an original

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“I saw these at Guitar Summit last year and came away with one thought: this might be the guitar of my dreams”: All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including a long-awaited Lamb of God Les Paul

All-new drops from Kiesel, Manson, Gibson, Eastman, Taylor and more…

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“I never thought I would release a guitar with my own logo”: Epiphone teams up with Chinese pop icon WoWkie Da on a bold new J‑180 signature acoustic

The superstar has been an avid fan of Gibson and Epiphone for decades – and has solidified his mark in the Mandopop and pop-punk scene both as a solo artist and as a member of The Flowers

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“Set your preconceptions of the band and brand aside – this is a very capable bass”: Epiphone Mike Dirnt Grabber G-3 review

A cult-classic Gibson bass gets a ressurection courtesy of Epiphone and Green Day's Mike Dirnt

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“For James Hetfield fans, this guitar is a no-brainer”: Epiphone Explorer 80s EMG review

Epiphone's latest Explorer delivers the ultimate unofficial tribute for Metallica fans

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The best new guitar gear of NAMM 2026: More effects, more amps, more guitars and more tech than ever

MusicRadar's Rob Laing carried the weight of the guitar world on his shoulders as he single-handedly took on the NAMM Show 2026... and survived to tell the tale

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A Hetfield-esque white 80s Explorer with EMGs, long-tenon necks and rosewood fingerboards for all: Epiphone revamps core lineup with the Inspired By Gibson series

NAMM 2026: Laurel is out, rosewood is in for all but entry-level models, as upgrades come across the board

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“Takes the most iconic Gibson body shapes and remixes them with modern, professional-grade features”: Epiphone looks to the future with its hot-rodded Futura guitars, as stainless steel frets make their Epiphone debut, and long-awaited signatures arrive

Gibson's budget-friendly sister company is bringing bigger and better specs to lower price ranges for the first time

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NAMM 2026 live! The biggest guitar news as it happened

All the hottest news and biggest surprises from the world’s premier guitar gear trade show

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“Everybody can play it... Just bring your own energy”: Fatoumata Diawara’s signature SG wears her Malian roots proudly on its horns

NAMM 2026: Push/pull coil splitting and phase shifting for the genre-breaking fusion fun

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“This guitar carries my Malian roots and my voice”: Fatoumata Diawara makes history with her new Epiphone signature guitar

The visually striking signature SG is Diawara through and through, with nods to Epiphone’s Muse SG, push/pull coil-splitting for genre-blending tonal versatility, and a body graphic uniquely inspired by her heritage

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“It’s the exact same model Paul McCartney played on Yesterday during the Beatles’ ’65 Ed Sullivan TV appearance. I’ll always treasure that guitar more than anything”: The heavy metal star whose most prized guitar is an acoustic

Peter Frampton also played this legendary acoustic guitar on a number of classic tracks

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“Some Squier guitars have more flash, panache and personality than many standard Fender guitars”: Why the stigma of budget electric guitars has disappeared over the past 25 years

As Squier and Epiphone have upped the quality, expanding their range, so too have the likes of PRS, ESP, Jackson and more, narrowing the gap between beginner and “serious” instrument

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"Where this guitar truly shines is under the fingers of a blues or folk picker": Epiphone Blues King Studio review

Epiphone takes a swing at a regal pint-sized parlour, but unfortunately, there are some QC issues

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“I was broke. I only had $200 and we booked a gig. There was this guitar at a pawn shop that had been there for years...” How George Thorogood stumbled across the Gibson that became his go-to guitar – a week before his first gig with the Destroyers

Thorogood recounts how he originally opted for a now-discontinued hollowbody – with a little inspiration from the Beatles and Keith Richards

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