Yep, Oasis-mania remains to be very a lot alive. Nonetheless within the thick of their world tour – one of the crucial broadly anticipated in historical past – and presently Down Below for a collection of dates in Melbourne and Sydney, Liam and Noel Gallagher’s reunion has dominated the mainstream leisure world for months. However us guitar nerds have been going loopy, too…

When Noel Gallagher debuted his new P-90-equipped Gibson Les Paul at their first comeback present, we knew it was solely a matter of time earlier than there’d be an official Gibson manufacturing run, and that got here with a limited-run Customized Store launch in August.

Whereas we’re all aware of the idea of provide and demand – manufacturers will wish to hold the extent of provide underneath demand to foster the texture of exclusivity round a guitar launch – it will have been frankly merciless to not let the broader cross-section of the Oasis x guitar lover Venn diagram get in on the motion. So Gibson has come via with a wider, much less restricted – and extra inexpensive – launch of the Noel Gallagher Les Paul Customary.

“This guitar is just too iconic and funky to not be launched extra broadly and made out there for extra followers to get their fingers on,” says Lee Bartram, Head of Business and Advertising EMEA at Gibson. Amen, we are saying.

“Noel’s authentic Gibson Customized model of this Les Paul was the primary guitar he performed throughout the greatest rock ’n’ roll reunion of the twenty first century. This Gibson USA model embraces that legacy, capturing a historic second in British and world reside music.”

And never solely that, however Epiphone – additionally owned by Gibson – has additionally launched new signature fashions for guitarists Bonehead and Gem Archer, a Riviera and Sheraton, respectively. Sure, what a day to be an Oasis fan and guitar lover.

Let’s take a fast take a look at specs for every of the brand new Oasis guitars, and we’ll embrace hyperlinks all through this web page, must you want to dive deeper.

Gibson Noel Gallagher Les Paul Customary

That includes a non-weight-relieved mahogany physique – for that genuine heavy Les Paul really feel – with a sure maple cap, the Noel Gallagher Les Paul Customary additionally sports activities a mahogany neck with Gallagher’s most well-liked SlimTaper profile, with a sure 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays.

{Hardware} contains an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminium Cease Bar tailpiece for exact intonation and maintain, in addition to Grover Rotomatic tuners with kidney buttons, in addition to a chrome swap washer and output jack plate. There’s additionally a five-ply black pickguard, just like these usually discovered on Les Paul Customs.

Electronics come by the use of chrome-covered Gibson P-90 Soapbar pickups, handwired to particular person quantity and tone pots – black Prime hats with silver reflectors and dial pointers – and a three-way pickup selector swap. Visible touches embrace an artist signature copy decal on the again of the headstock, whereas the guitar additionally comes with a hardshell case.

The Noel Gallagher Les Paul Customary is priced at £2,699, and even comes with 5 free Maestro pedals.

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Epiphone Bonehead Riviera

Impressed by the Epiphone Riviera Bonehead used all through the Nineties – together with on periods for Undoubtedly Perhaps and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, and at Oasis’s legendary Knebworth reveals in 1996 – the brand new Epiphone Bonehead Riviera incorporates a five-ply maple physique with a strong maple centreblock for “improved maintain and suggestions resistance”. That is accented by a single-ply cream-binding on the highest and again, whereas it additionally incorporates a three-piece maple neck with a SlimTaper C profile, and a 22-fret sure rosewood fretboard with pearloid parallelogram inlays.

The guitar’s Epiphone Sloped Dovewing headstock is fitted with premium die-cast tuners with the Epiphone “E” brand and oval steel buttons, whereas the guitar additionally incorporates a two-ply crescent bullet truss rod cowl with the “E” brand, and an Epiphone brand alongside the Gibson Crown inlaid in mother-of-pearl. There’s additionally a recreation of Bonehead’s signature in gold on the rear of the headstock.

When it comes to electronics, there’s a pair of Epiphone Alnico Traditional PRO pickups – wired to particular person quantity and tone pots with black with-hat knobs, silver inserts and dial pointers. The guitar additionally comes with a hardshell case.

“Epiphone Rivieras have been with me from the early rehearsals on the Boardwalk in Manchester all the best way as much as these historic reveals at Knebworth and on into Liam’s solo profession,” says Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs.

“I’m nonetheless enjoying my authentic 1984 guitar on the Oasis 2025 tour, and I wouldn’t have it some other manner. I’m excited to deliver this new guitar to audiences who skilled it again within the day, in addition to these popping out to see us on this tour. It performs nice and sounds large; you’re gonna find it irresistible.”

The Epiphone Bonehead Riviera is priced at $899.

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Epiphone Gem Archer Sheraton

Based mostly on the Sheraton initially lent by Noel Gallagher on a long-term mortgage, the semi-hollow Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton incorporates a five-ply layered maple/poplar development with a maple centreblock for “enhanced maintain and improved suggestions resistance”, in addition to a one-piece mahogany neck with a ’60s C profile, topped with a rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block and abalone triangle inlays.

The guitar additionally options a big 60s-style Sloped Dovewing headstock, with the historic Epiphone brand and Tree of Life inlay in mother-of-pearl. It additionally has gold {hardware}, with Grover Rotomatic tuning machines with Milk Bottle buttons, and a low-friction Graph Tech nut. There’s additionally an ABR-1 bridge and On line casino-style raised diamond trapeze tailpiece.

Electronics embrace a pair of USA-made Gibson Mini humbuckers, every with particular person quantity and tone controls with CTS potentiometers and Mallory capacitors. These are routed via a Switchcraft three-way toggle swap.

“The Epiphone Sheraton first got here into my world once I borrowed Noel’s for Oasis excursions and recording,” says Gem Archer.

“After I began enjoying with him once more within the Excessive Flying Birds in 2017, this was the guitar I requested if he nonetheless had. I’m enjoying it once more along with my signature mannequin based mostly on his ’66 authentic, on the Oasis Reside ’25 tour. It’s bought a hoop and a clang to it, with a great deal of definition and readability that I haven’t present in some other mannequin.”

Out there in each right-and left-handed variations, the Masterbilt Gem Archer Sheraton comes with a hardshell case, and is priced at $1,299.

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What does Gibson say in regards to the new slew of Oasis signature guitars?

“2025 is popping out to be fairly the 12 months for reside music, and we’re thrilled to play a small half in paying tribute to one of many best reunions of the twenty first century!” says Lee Bartram at Gibson.

“The primary time I bear in mind seeing Gem enjoying that Cherry Pink Epiphone Sheraton was on July 2, 2005, in Manchester—what a present! Gem was such an vital a part of the Oasis sound within the 2000s, and to see him carry that on with Noel Gallagher’s Excessive Flying Birds makes it a privilege to be a part of this venture.

“Recognizing that Epiphone Riviera on stage throughout the Be Right here Now tour in 1996 is one thing that caught with me and impressed me to get my first Epiphone guitar. Almost 30 years later, I’m honored to have performed a tiny half in bringing the Epiphone Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs Riviera to life.”

Try an inventory of Oasis’s upcoming tour dates on the band’s official web site.