After some considerable time, the Les Paul Custom returns to Gibson USA’s production line-up in classic 70s style, while the lesser Marauder is celebrated with a limited throwback design. Time to investigate!

Alex Bishop reshapes a guitar neck this month – but will he destroy a pristine new guitar in the process?

AN ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUE all electric guitarists should strive to master is the art of string bending, which can be used to create personally expressive, vocal-like sounds in unique ways. String bending

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From skipping a fitting to blindly chasing distance, Rob McGarr details the biggest gear-buying mistakes golfers make…

If the Fender Stratocaster is such a perfect design, why – wonders Dave Burrluck – is there a whole industry of aftermarket parts and pickups to improve it?