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Bob Weir and Jason Isbell perform Johnny B. Goode for Michael J. Fox
“McFly vibes from that 345!” Jason Isbell and Bob Weir perform Johnny B. Goode for Michael J. Fox, as Isbell tips his cap to the famously inaccurate Back to the Future guitar – the Gibson ES-345

By Matt Parker Published

The guitarist and songwriter chose a particular Gibson to perform in front of a crowd of celebrity guests at Fox’s fundraiser

Guitars
Jason Isbell (left) and Mark Agnesi
“What you’re about to see may shock you”: Jason Isbell shows off some of his most prized vintage guitars on Gibson TV’s The Collection

By Matt Owen Published

“The guitar nerd’s guitar nerd” has a vintage guitar haul that needs to be seen to be believed

Guitars
Dumble Special Overdrive, serial number 22
A lost Dumble Overdrive Special that's been called “possibly the greatest amplifier ever made“ has resurfaced after 40 years

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Formerly owned by producer/guitarist Dennis Herring – known for his work with Bonnie Raitt and Buddy Guy – the amp now belongs to Jason Isbell

Guitar Amps
Jason Isbell (left) and Mike McCready
Watch Mike McCready share solo duties with Jason Isbell in epic guitar duel – on a 1960 Fender Stratocaster he borrowed from Isbell

By Matt Owen Published

The performance of This Ain't It doubled as a fine vintage guitar display, with Isbell himself playing both a '50s Fender Telecaster and a 1961 Gibson SG

Guitarists
Jason Isbell
Learn Jason Isbell’s heartfelt acoustic fingerpicking style

By Stuart Ryan Published

The four-time Grammy winner and guitarist’s guitarist is one of the most gifted fingerstylists around, and this study exercise is as good an excuse to ditch the pick as you’ll get all day...

Lessons
Meet Me @ The Altar perform on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in New York City on January 19, 2023
From textured pop-punk to Americana that cuts deep: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell Published

Whet your six-string appetite with irresistible new tunes from Covet, Inhaler, Meet Me @ The Altar, Vandenberg, FIDLAR, Jason Isbell and more

Music Releases
David Crosby
Watch David Crosby’s final performance – a rendition of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s Ohio with Jason Isbell

By Matt Owen Published

Crosby and Isbell, who first met during the 2018 Newport Folk Festival, served up a powerful rendition of the 1970 protest song after performing one of Isbell's own tracks

Guitarists
(from left) Matthew Murphy, Dan Haggis and Tord Øverland Knudsen of The Wombats perform at Lollapalooza 2022 at Grant Park on July 28, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois
From somber blues guitar duels to Shadows-esque guitar-pop: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Matt Owen, Jonathan Horsley, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell Published

The best in new guitar music – featuring fresh tracks from Hermanos Gutiérrez and Dan Auerbach, Buddy Guy and Jason Isbell, Fit For a King, Demi Lovato, the Wombats and more

Music Releases
Buddy Guy holds court at the Ryman, Nashville, earlier in 2022
Buddy Guy announces new album and teams up with Jason Isbell for its first single, Gunsmoke Blues

By Jonathan Horsley Published

The iconic bluesman's new album is titled The Blues Don't Lie and is scheduled for a September 30 release

Music Releases
Brandi Carlile
Gibson-backed virtual fundraiser MusicCares: Music on a Mission returns for 2022

By Matt Parker Published

This year’s online event will feature Brandi Carlile, Shawn Colvin, Jason Isbell, k.d. lang and Fantastic Negrito, as well as a previously unseen Tom Petty performance

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