Selected Gibson Gazette articles that I authored

Shoegaze: The dreamlike guitar-driven genre defined by My Bloody Valentine and Ride

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Interview: The story of a Marine’s stolen Gibson Les Paul Custom and its long journey home

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Are you sabotaging your own recording experience?

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Even The Beatles had a producer—production advice and creative exercises to jumpstart a composition

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Interview: Envy of None on their über-creative sophomore album—get ready to sail Stygian Wavz

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Meet the Epiphone Alex Lifeson Les Paul Custom Axcess

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A deep dive into the pentatonic scale for guitarists

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Strategies to grow as a musician

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Eight additional strategies to shake things up and help you grow as a musician

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Stay challenged with these productivity ideas for musicians

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What does success in the music industry look like?

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One of the rarest Gibson Les Pauls returns home

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What makes the Gibson Les Paul Supreme, SG Supreme, and ES Supreme evolving works of art?

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The legacy of Johnny Smith—a jazz icon

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The Gibson Crest: an ES-335 killer?

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How to design your dream home music studio—essential tips for musicians and producers

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What is top-wrapping and should you do it on your Gibson guitar?

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How iconic Gibson and Epiphone pickguard artwork elevates the humble flat-top acoustic

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About the author

Shane Sanders is a decades-long veteran in the music, healthcare, and design industries as a creative—18 years within Gibson pushing pixels and editing content. His debut album was released on Space For Music Records, and he published four additional albums and one EP across various styles, including the dark ambient, DnB, and synthwave genres. His hobbies include the graphic arts, 3D modeling, industrial design, and writing fantasy fiction. He was awarded a scholarship for non-fiction research and misspent his youth within chess culture as part of State and National Scholastic championship teams long before Netflix made it cool.

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