Celebrating a love affair that began in the 1950s, HOT ROD magazine and the Gibson Custom Shop have welded the raw power of a souped-up automobile to the sweet vintage tone of a ’58 Les Paul to produce the HOT ROD '58. This beautifully reproduced 1958 Les Paul brings to rock and roll what a ’57 Chevy brings to the road.

New Models
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Studio Extremes: 6 Over-the-Top Efforts to Get the Tone
How to Capture Billy Corgan’s Smashing Pumpkins Guitar Tone
5 Secret Ways to Nail Perfect Guitar Tracks
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