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Keith Richards’ Bigsby ’59 Les Paul allegedly went to Mick Taylor, then boomeranged back into Stones history. Here’s what’s credible and what’s myth.

A rare studio snapshot of Les Paul with a 1961 Les Paul Custom captures the moment his guitar was reinvented, renamed and almost erased.

A single photo of Les Paul holding a nameless Fender Nocaster hides a wild truth – he nearly put his name on a Fender instead of inventing Gibson’s icon.

Jeff Beck loved both the Les Paul and the Stratocaster, but Hendrix pushed him one way. Here is what his choice really says about tone, gear and creativity.