Mike Bloomfield plays his 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, circa 1970. Like many guitarists at the time, he became interested in the model after hearing Eric Clapton play one on John Mayall’s Blues ...
Why are the blues the lingua franca of guitarists everywhere? Why is the 1959 sunburst Les Paul one of the most coveted axes in the universe? The answer to both questions has a lot to do with ...