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!

Gary Moore’s SG-shape Les Paul is in remarkably clean, original condition

After the fabled ‘Greeny’, this was Gary’s go-to ’Burst

It’s double trouble this month as we examine a pair of twin-necked 60s Gibsons

MOST OF US think of PRS guitars and see the beautifully opulent-looking flamed maple-topped masterpieces the Maryland-based company built its 40-year-old reputation on. We also don’t need to tell you

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