Jared James Nichols
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Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less
By Janelle Borg published
Nichols also demonstrates how to achieve optimum attack and dynamics with his fingerstyle technique, which was inspired by Albert King, Derek Trucks and Mark Knopfler

Blackstar and Jared James Nichols team up for ground-breaking signature amp and plugin launch
By Phil Weller published
The British amp builder says this is the first time an artist signature amp has been launched on the same day as a matching plugin

Jared James Nichols is reviving a 1975 Les Paul Custom that was being played when its original owner died
By Matt Owen published
The vintage instrument was ravaged by hurricane Katrina, after it had been put in storage for decades following the tragic death of its first owner

When he was 15, Jared James Nichols played a Flying V at a guitar store – but it almost ended in disaster
By Phil Weller published
As a youngster, Nichols would frequent his local Guitar Center – and he wouldn't be afraid to try out the more expensive guitars on show...

A lost first-year Gibson Les Paul Junior has been brought back to life against all odds
By Phil Weller published
The rare guitar was discovered in a disastrous state, but has been transformed into a gorgeous and characterful blues machine

“The power is in your hands”: You don’t have to be a muscle-bound ’80s action hero to wield Jared James Nichols’ new signature Blues Power Les Paul Custom, but we imagine it helps
By Matt Parker published
Accompanied by the He-Man meets Highlander of guitar promos, the blues-rock firebrand has unleashed his latest Epiphone signature guitar – the first to feature his signature Seymour Duncan P-90 pickup

“This is nuts and my jaw is on the floor with how badass this one is. I am in Tone Heaven!” Jared James Nichols just got a ’57 Les Paul with the craziest refurb ever
By Jonathan Horsley published
In vintage guitar circles, they would call this 1957 Les Paul Standard a ‘turd’, but this glorious-looking instrument was one of the first Standards to be fitted with humbuckers – and it sounds the business

“All the tone of the classic P-90 pickup without the hum”: Is Seymour Duncan’s new Silencer range the perfect modern P-90 platform?
By Matt Owen published
The new hum-resistant P-90 launch is headlined by a signature single-coil for Jared James Nichols, which the blues-rock maestro calls his “dream pickup”

Jared James Nichols is the wild man of modern blues-rock – let your solos loose with 6 of his most ferocious licks
By Jon Bishop published
In this exclusive lesson, the Epiphone signature artist teaches you 6 licks that will take your blues-rock solos into uncharted territory

Jared James Nichols: “I was playing a lot of Strats and Telecasters. And then I tried a Les Paul Standard. The first thing I thought was, ‘Holy f**k, this feels like a Cadillac!’”
By Amit Sharma published
When it comes time to unleash a vulgar display of Blues Power, it’s all about expression – JJN explains why the Les Paul is “the best tool for the job”
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