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9 mentions in 6 episodes.

Bob Vylan

1:31:54 · Les Paul · named · high confidence
“I may have re-recorded that at Marshall using the Les Paul... Gibson were kind enough to loan me a Les Paul”
A Gibson Les Paul loaned to Bobby was used to re-record some chorus guitars at Marshall Studios.

Djo

1:42:59 · J-45 · named · high confidence
“I also got this amazing J45 that we played a lot on this record.”
A Gibson J-45 acoustic became one of Joe's main writing and recording guitars.
1:43:18 · Les Paul · named · high confidence
“Recording with an AC30 and a Les Paul on this record, just kind of standard affair.”
A Gibson Les Paul into an AC30 was a go-to electric guitar sound on The Crux.

Fall Out Boy

1:45:18 · Les Paul · named · medium confidence
“I think I did have an old Les Paul that we would double with sometimes, but the Guild held tuned better.”
An old Les Paul was used to double rhythm guitars, though the Guild was preferred for tuning stability.

Foo Fighters

24:11 · Gibson Trini Lopez · named · high confidence
“I use the Tone Master and an old Trini Lopez guitar, and that kind of is the sound”
Grohl's Gibson Trini Lopez hollowbody is identified as the core of his recorded guitar sound.
1:11:29 · Gibson Trini Lopez · named · high confidence
“I have a lucky guitar, the first Gibson Trini Lopez that I ever purchased... it's been on every record that we've ever made”
Grohl names the Gibson Trini Lopez as the one piece of gear he couldn't make a record without, praising its dynamics, percussive bridge and chime.
1:12:23 · ES-335 · named · high confidence
“I'm looking at this row of old Gibson like 335s, and they're all beautiful”
Grohl recounts choosing the unusual Trini Lopez from a row of vintage Gibson ES-335s at Southworth Guitars.

Hayley Williams

1:58:48 · Les Paul Junior · named · high confidence
“Then I have an old '59 Les Paul Jr. that I got from my nana's ex-husband.”
Hayley's 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior is her default electric for studio work.

The Libertines

1:01:46 · J-45 · named · high confidence
“That guitar there is just an unplugged J-45 just with a mic like that, bang, straight in.”
Pete explains the acoustic backbone of Shiver was an unplugged Gibson J-45 recorded with a single mic, avoiding semi-acoustics and jacks.