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Rig Rundown: Suzanne Santo
September 16, 2020
The spunky solo artist/former HoneyHoney frontwoman shows off her “Sweet Baby” Eastman and a sultry 335 that accompany her smoky, impassioned voice—plus reveals how touring with Hozier "leveled-up" her fingerstyle chops.
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Hooked: Allman Betts Band's Johnny Stachela on ZZ Top's "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings"
September 8, 2020
How the sharp-dressed men's Fandango hit transformed the string bender's career by introducing him to the blues.
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Rig Rundown: Revocation & Gargoyl's Dave Davidson
August 26, 2020
He fronts two menacing bands with his “Ferrari-like” signature Jackson, but he’s also got a soft spot for his vintage ES-335.
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Old Flames: The Gear We’ve Had the Longest
August 21, 2020
Black Pumas’ guitarist Adrian Quesada, PG editors, and our reader of the month discuss their guitar prized possessions.
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Rig Rundown: Nick Perri
August 19, 2020
The retro rocker opens up about retrofitting reissues, returning to the JTM45s, and finding the piece of gear that changed his life.
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Rig Rundown: All Souls' Antonio Aguilar
August 12, 2020
Strats with presto-chango pickguards power folk and flamenco flourishes mingled with kerranging rock and Melvins-esque metal.
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Gibson Releases the Lukas Nelson ’56 Les Paul Junior
August 11, 2020
The Americana rocker (and a son of an outlaw legend) adds subtle modernity to a classic profile.
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Rig Rundown: Brother Hawk
August 5, 2020
Graduating beyond his hardcore roots, guitarist/vocalist JB Brisendine marries the sting of Neil Young’s “Old Black” with searing and spacey Southern-rock grooves.
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Iso Lab: Gibson ES-335, ES-336, ES-355 & ES-150
August 3, 2020
The Rig Rundown host offers taste tests from his personal collection of "Electric Spanish" guitars, including pieces vintage and modern.
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Gibson Summer 2020 Electric Guitar Demos - Summer Gear Slam 2020
July 17, 2020
Get up close and personal with the new Gibson Custom Shop 60th-Anniversary 1960 Les Paul, Gibson USA ES-335, Historic Reissue ES-335, and Modern Collection ES-339.
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Gibson Acoustics | The Original Collection - Summer Gear Slam 2020
July 16, 2020
The new Bozeman flattops take a handful of updated features and work them into their classic designs.
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Rig Rundown: Butch Walker
July 15, 2020
The big-hit producer (Taylor Swift, Green Day, Weezer) and guitarist opens his RubyRed Productions to catalog his custom creations from the West and Far East. Plus, he reveals how Keith Urban forever changed his guitar-playing world.
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A Rock ’n’ Roll Survivor Beats the Odds Again
July 12, 2020
Time and a tornado can’t stop this 18-watt Gibson GA-20 Minuteman—or the little Nashville guitar shop that’s selling it.
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Rig Rundown Best-Ofs: Most Iconic Basses
June 26, 2020
Verdine, Flea, Sheehan, Josephine and six other legends show us their favorite earth-rumblers!
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Jack Broadbent: More Than Whiskey-Flask Flash
June 25, 2020
The British busker extraordinaire isn’t opening for the likes of Skynyrd, Frampton, and Ron Wood just because he rips fiery solos with a booze decanter.
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Gibson Announces Frank Hannon “Love Dove” Acoustic Guitar
June 15, 2020
Hannon's first signature model features a sitka spruce top, '70s-era Dove bridge, and a custom truss rod cover.
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Riff Rundown: Sadler Vaden's "Anybody Out There?"
June 14, 2020
The axman for Jason Isbell's 400 Unit rips through the pentatonic lick that's the foundation of the title track from his 2020 album.
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Rig Rundown: Luke Schneider
June 10, 2020
The hippie-cowboy pedal steeler for Orville Peck and Margo Price breaks out modulation mutators and synth stomps for a solo mission full of ethereal bends and sublime swells combining cosmic country and ambient new wave.
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Rig Rundown: Eric Krasno
June 3, 2020
The co-founding guitarist for Soulive and Lettuce, Grammy-winning bandmate in Tedeschi Trucks, and producer for Norah Jones and 50 Cent welcomes PG into his new California home studio for a tour of his tone treats.
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Kinga’s Feeling the “Crazy Notes”
June 1, 2020
She’s too humble for her own good, but the bass phenom’s compositions and videos are making virtuosity more fun than it’s been in ages.
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