The axelords discuss the guitars they’re holding in six key GW magazine covers from the past. Along the way, we learn about guitar thefts, loud photoshoots, hair, pants and flexi-discs.
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Throughout the years, there have been many iconic guitar models and great players have been known to be very particular about their weapon of choice on stage. Many people are familiar with the Les Paul and the Stratocaster guitar shapes, but one that stands out among the rest for me is the SG. With its devilish horns and straightforward style, I have yet to find anything that plays nearly as nice as an SG.
SG’s were born out of a new marketing direction for Gibson to replace the Les Pauls that weren’t selling in the late 1950’s. In an effort to ride the double cutaway guitar wave, Gibson revamped their Les Pauls to have easier fretboard reachability, lighter weight, and better contours. Thus was born the SG, a shockingly aggressive and modern guitar that broke with tradition of the time.