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We could write you a novel about why you would love to own a Les Paul, but don’t take our word for it! We combed the archives for hours to find 10 of the most highly regarded, hardest-rockin’ guitarists in the business on record about why the Gibson Les Paul is what they reach for first. Listen in:

NEWS

Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme Working on New Music
Aerosmith Launches Monster Tour and Then … Cancels Show?
Limp Bizkit Cancels First Comeback Show, Talks U.S. Tour with Bonaduce
$50 Million For a Smiths Reunion?
Phish Announce 3-Day Festival for Halloween Weekend
100 Concerts in 100 Days: A VH1 Program That Really Rocks
U2 Kick Off World Tour in Barcelona With Style
Injury to Chickenfoot Drummer Forces Show Cancellation
Ozzy and Slash Rock Norway’s Quart Festival
Paul McCartney Joins Neil Young at London’s Hyde Park

ARTISTS & EVENTS

Legendary Gibson Signature Artist BB King Plays the Blues at Wembley Arena in London
Gibson Featured On Lil' Wayne's Upcoming Rebirth Album Cover
Meet Wynonna Judd on July 4th at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Register to Win a Gibson Acoustic
The legendary Bruce Springsteen joins The Gaslight Anthem on stage at Glastonbury 2009
The Epiphone PR5-E Acoustic/Electric
Epiphone is Proud to be a Major Sponsor of Rock Gone Wild!
Vampire Weekend Featured in Rolling Stone Magazine
Smooth Jazz Artist Sergio Caputo Releasing New Projects

MOST POPULAR STORIES

Standard Tuning Slide in the Key of C
Myth Busters: ‘Gibsons Don’t Twang’?
Michael Jackson Leaves a Legacy Like No Other
A Les Paul Struck by Lightning: Junk or Highly Priced Collectible?
Gibson’s 5 Freakiest Guitar Designs of the ’50s & ’60s
More Standard Tuning Slide Licks
Gibson & Epiphone Are Everywhere at CMA Music Festival
Epiphone Amplifiers: 75 Years of Great Tone, Part II

Features

New Roots Guitar from Elvis Costello, Levon Helm, Ronnie Earl, Jimmy Vaughan, Mick Fleetwood, Otis Taylor, Hubert Sumlin and More
Neil Young and the Archives: Then, Now, and Tomorrow
Gibson Interview: Bouncing Souls Guitarist Pete Steinkopf Looks Back
Band(s) Of Brothers: Musical Sibling Partnerships That Work … Most of the Time
A Les Paul Struck by Lightning; Junk or Highly Priced Collectible?
Gibson’s 5 Freakiest Electric Guitar Designs of the ’50s & ’60s
10 Truly Great Guitarists on Record About Their Les Pauls
Michael Jackson Leaves a Legacy Like No Other
Myth Busters: ‘Gibsons Don’t Twang’?
When Santana, Jerry Garcia, and Others Played Gibsons on the Fillmore Stage
5 Releases We Can’t Wait For
So You Like Music, Eh? Gibson’s 5 Favorite Canadian Acts
Gibson & Epiphone Are Everywhere at CMA Music Festival
Epiphone Amplifiers Celebrate 75 Years of Great Tone, Part II
8 Great Songs for Father’s Day
10 Things Overheard at Bonnaroo ’09
5 Unlikely Product Endorsements by Rock Stars
5 of the Best Musical Performances on Letterman

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Gibson Presents: Tommy King
Gibson & Best Buy support local musicians
Roker Brokers Spotlight, Gifts for Arts School: Charlotte Nonprofit Receives $369,000 Worth of Donated Items Following the Nationally Televised Visit.
Gibson Guitar Announces Partnership with 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival
Roker brokers spotlight, gifts for arts school: Charlotte nonprofit receives $369,000 worth of donated items following the nationally televised visit.
Roker brokers spotlight, gifts for arts school
Sacramento Kings owner and Etnies team up for skate contest

Gibson Leads Industry Fight Against Counterfeit Guitars

Gibson Goes Mobile

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