“While the Fender Jazz basses sounded amazing, they intimidated me”: Why bassist Paul Samwell-Smith opted for a short-scale Epiphone for his energetic performances with the Yardbirds.]
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“While not every ‘Burst sounded exceptional, the surviving models we experienced certainly lived up to the myth”: My evening with seven original Gibson Les Paul ‘Bursts from 1958 to 1960 – here’s what I discovered.]
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