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It looks like Gibson and Epiphone may be preparing to release some Oasis-related or Oasis-inspired guitars in the coming months. Clues have been floating around for a while, especially after some interesting instruments were spotted at the fan-exclusive exhibition held at the gig venues.

These won’t be ultra-limited, ultra-expensive models like the recent Gibson Garage Les Paul with P-90s: they’re more likely to be regular production models, similar to the Noel Gallagher Riviera released in 2022 and still available today.

Keep reading for hints and speculation… though the photos above might already give you a pretty good idea of what’s on the way.

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This update follows the previous one dedicated to Standing on the Shoulder of Giants – arguably the band’s most underrated era. The period between 1998 and 1999 remains poorly documented, so I’ve dug deep into 25-year-old news archives and fansites (thanks to the Wayback Machine) to piece together a detailed chronology of the Giants sessions and how they unfolded.

Alongside a few brand-new pages, many existing guitar backstories have been expanded with fresh details.

Below, you’ll also find what I believe is a fairly accurate recap of the key events between the final gig of the Be Here Now tour in March 1998 and the release of Standing on the Shoulder of Giants in February 2000.

For archival purposes, I’ve also included a collection of original news articles from late 1998 to late 1999: it’s fun to look back and read stuff from that era in hindsight.

Keep reading…

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As you might have guessed from the picture, this update has a bit of a Standing on the Shoulder of Giants theme. The “Giants” era is one of the band’s most obscure yet fascinating periods, like the musical equivalent of a hangover after a wild night out.

A thread on the Live4Ever forum, where fellow fans shared their appreciation for this underrated album, inspired me to dig deeper into the recording sessions and the instruments used.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve completely rewritten several pages from scratch, adding lots of details and behind-the-scenes geekiness. And there’s more about Giants coming in the next update.

Keep reading for a quick recap of the latest changes!

Oh, and I’ve also added half a dozen new entries to the complete list – which means the website has now passed the 100 guitars milestone! I bet even Noel doesn’t remember all of them!

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This update features a brand new page – and it’s a big one.

It has been a long time in the making. The first draft on my computer dates back to 2014 – almost a decade before this website even existed. The history of this guitar is murky, with obscure moments and twists, but I believe the reconstruction I’ve put together finally makes sense. I’ll let you be the judge.

So, what finally pushed me to finish it? Well… the fact that I was wrong.
One of the guitars on stage during the Live ’25 tour isn’t what I originally thought. With better footage now available (and a hint from a sharp reader who was there), it’s clear: an old favourite is back.

Keep reading after the break for the full story & a detailed list of various updates…