When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. On the left, a Gibson Les Paul Standard Double Trouble. On the right, the new Les Paul Parlor ...

The firm’s third attempt at converting its iconic single-cut shape into a campfire companion settles on a parlor design ...

From his beginnings in his "Living Room Laboratory" experimenting with his mother’s player piano to perfecting what would become the Gibson Les Paul solid body electric guitar, the exhibit ...

The guitarist reveals that he's “kind of embarrassed” when it comes to trying out guitars in a music store – but his faith in ...

On this date in 1915, Lester William Polsfuss was born -- better known to the world as Les Paul. Paul invented the solid-body electric guitar and pioneered multi-track recording techniques ...

Starr and Hetfield had a moment. They were swapping pictures of guitars on their phones. Hetfield had something cool with him to show Starr, too, and gets Zaemisch to bring in a ’58 Gibson Explorer.

and a vintage 1966 Gibson EM-50 mandolin, which Paul Moak has played for more than 25 years. Heart is offering a reward for information leading to the return of the instruments, with leads to be ...

From the acrylic trapezoid inlays to the cream pickguard, the Les Paul headstock decal, MOP Gibson logo, the bound rosewood fingerboard, you can see the aesthetic inspiration. And the build follows in ...

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By 1955, Les and Mary were one of the biggest acts in music, and Paul (whose name will forever be associated with the famous Gibson electric guitars) had become a true innovator in musical ...