Gear & Rigs
Epiphone Explorer: The 1958 Flop That Became Metal’s Favorite Shape
The Gibson Explorer bombed in 1958, then Hetfield, The Edge, and Collins made it their own. History, specs, and buying guide inside.
Allen Collins
Gear & Rigs
Epiphone Firebird: The Guitar a Car Designer Built, and Four Completely Different Genres Fought Over
Epiphone Firebird history: Johnny Winter's blues fire, Allen Collins' real Free Bird guitar, and Warren Haynes' Firebird fleet — specs and buying guide.
Gear & Rigs
Gibson Firebird: The Reverse-Body Rebel That Broke Every Gibson Rule
The Gibson Firebird broke every rule in 1963. Explore its neck-through build, mini-humbucker bite, and the players like Johnny Winter who made it fly. (150 characters)