As everyone from Jeff Beck to Jimmy Page to Joe Bonamassa to Slash already knows, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been one of the most playable electric guitars in rock for more than 50 years. Now, with the release of the new Les Paul Axcess Standard from the Gibson Custom Shop, the “ultimate player’s guitar” just got more playable.

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MP3 DOWNLOADS
Albert Hammond, Jr."GfC"
Jacob Golden"Out Come the Wolves"
Sia"I Go to Sleep"
Stacy Clark"Unusual"
Ronnie Earl"Eddie's Gospel Groove"
Monster Mike Welch"Please"
Grayson Capps"I Can't Hear You"
Lykke Li"Little Bit" (Loving Hand Remix)
Maps And Atlases"Every Place Is A Home"
James Hinkle"Brother Love"
Jon Foreman"The Cure for Pain"
Tommy Guerrero"Insomniac"
Tommy Guerrero"Post Primitive"
Five Star Iris"World Needs Now"
Brandi Shearer"Heaven"
Nada Surf"See These Bones"
LCD Soundsystem"All My Friends"
The Mountain Goats"Woke Up New"
J.B. Kline"Caress Me Baby"
The Dropkick Murphys"The State of Massachusetts"
The Color Fred"If I Surrender"
Ted Nugent "Journey to The Center of the Mind"
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