Gibson is no stranger to signature guitars. After all, the Gibson Les Paul is undoubtedly the most fabled signature guitar ever. But some players may not know that the archtop Gibson Byrdland is not only a signature model, but a double-signature. So how did a “jazz” guitar become most famous in the hyper-amped hands of Ted Nugent?

During their original incarnation from 1963 to 1968, England’s Yardbirds minted a string of hits that still get spun on classic rock radio, including “For Your Love,” “Over Under Sideways Down,” “I Wish You Would,” “Train Kept A-Rollin’ ” and “Heart Full of Soul” – all part of the perfect late-night FM-soundtrack for long drives down the interstate.

If you enjoyed Gibson.com’s recent primer on slide guitar, here’s more. Slide guitar is almost an instrument in itself. Even many great players can’t master slide but, if you can, it remains one of the most rewarding and unique ways of getting new sounds from your guitar.

A fantastic album cover can leave a mark on your mind and heart just as strongly as the music it encloses, giving a visual idea of what to expect from the music behind the artwork. Oodles of such great album covers are out there, and although it’s seemingly impossible to whittle that down to just 10, we here at Gibson.com have done our best.

It was the instrument that was cool enough for KISS’s Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley to use, and one of its siblings was enough to woo Ron Wood away from his heavily customized instruments. It was the Gibson Marauder, an unconventional and unmistakably ’70s guitar from the company’s Norlin era. It was never a huge seller for the company, but it carved out its own corner of rock history.

Over the course of decades the Gibson Les Paul has established itself as a classic! Its signature look, feel and sound have won the guitar plenty of admirers – including some of the best and most famous players in India. Let’s take a look at just some of the axemen in India who work their musical magic on the Gibson LP – or its nearest relative, the Epiphone LP:

Rock music doesn’t, well, rock without a hard-hitting bass player that remains true to the deep, booming and emotionally-charged low groove that make up the lower end. While Gibson.com is proud to give so much love to guitarists, we also recognize the importance of the rumble of a great bass, and how it can make or break a band. Here are some tips for the many bass players out there, a la the finest bottom-enders in rock and metal.

As a guitar player with more bands than we can keep track of – Galeej Gurus, Junkyard Groove, Parousia, KART and Molotov Cocktail at last count – Naveen Thomas is one of the busiest musicians on the Indian indie circuit. As he criss-crosses the country chewing up the miles, his guitars travel with him and, as a result, endure a ridiculous amount of wear and tear.

Last year’s Revelator marked the arrival of an American roots music powerhouse: the Tedeschi Trucks Band. Assembled by Gibson SG-playing dynamo Derek Trucks and blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi – popular music’s most soulful married couple – the group has cut a broad, worldwide swath through the realms of blues, rock, soul, gospel and even jazz since first taking the stage. And for good reason. Large ensembles of earthy top-notch players like the 11 musicians in the Tedeschi Trucks Band haven’t existed since the ’60s and early ’70s, when Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett led Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, and Joe Cocker fronted the Mad Dogs & Englishmen.

“The good thing about not knowing too much is that it gives you the freedom to be wrong. And when you can afford to be wrong, you can afford to be stupid”.