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The bombastic benchmark of the ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings

COMPARED TO THE “holy triumvirate” of the Gibson Les Paul Standard and Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, the Gibson SG Standard is the solidbody guitar equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield — it doesn’t

Valves continue to deliver delectable tone in this line-up of world-class heads and combos

Not quite into Custom Shop territory, these beautiful builds possess just as much charm

Modern evolutions of classic gear dish the dirt this year