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Gibson Theodore Electric Guitar Review
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Gibson Theodore Review

Gibson’s archives give up lost treasure.

Reader Guitar of the Month: That Guy Playing the Flying V
Reader Guitar of the Month

Reader Guitar of the Month: That Guy Playing the Flying V

Intending to buy an Explorer, a PG reader came upon a Flying V that fit him like a glove. So, he modified it into a perfect-for-him instrument.

Thomas V Jäger—Monolord’s Dark Prince of the V
Guitarists

Thomas V Jäger—Monolord’s Dark Prince of the V

Melodies, hooks, clean tones, and no guitar solos. Are we sure this Elliott Smith fan fronts a doom-metal band? (We’re sure!)

Rig Rundown: The Hives [2021]
Rig Rundown

Rig Rundown: The Hives [2021]

The swift-riffing Swedes keep it simple with mended classics and a handful of saucy stomps.

Rig Rundown: White Reaper
Rig Rundown

Rig Rundown: White Reaper

Witness how the self-proclaimed World's Best American Band values pragmatic workhorses over rock 'n' roll excess.

Maserati
Esoterica Electrica

Why Are Guitarists So Resistant to Change?

Now-classic designs such as Gibson's Flying V and Explorer originally bombed with the public—and chances are you would've turned up your nose at their debut, too.

The Mysterious Gibson Moderne
Electric Guitars

The Mysterious Gibson Moderne

The search for the vintage world's holy grail.