John 5

John 5 on the Squier Telecaster that competes with Fender

By Phil Weller Published 10 July 26

The Tele obsessive has a high bar, but this budget build blew his mind

The guitar that changed John 5’s life

By Phil Weller Published 4 July 26

The Mötley Crüe shredder owns over 100 Teles, but this one is the cream of the crop

John 5 on how he dreamed up an LED Telecaster – and coincidentally found the perfect partner to build it

By Janelle Borg Published 8 January 26

John 5’s light-up and lava-lamp-inspired Telecasters are now part and parcel of his guitar arsenal – but how exactly did they come about?

John 5 discusses the loss of Ace Frehley – and confirms he was set to appear on the Kiss icon’s next album

By Janelle Borg Published 20 November 25

5 previously lent his chops to Frehley’s Origins, Vol. 1 and Origins, Vol. 2 cover albums, and was set to play on the third before Frehley’s death

John 5’s entire pedalboard has been recreated in cake form for his birthday – and it gives a new meaning to ‘tasty tone’

By Phil Weller Published 20 October 25

The only thing better than a Boss DD-8 is a Boss DD-8 you can eat

John 5 on the unlikely player who started his life-long love affair with the Telecaster

By Phil Weller Published 13 October 25

John 5 has played with David Lee Roth, Rob Zombie, and Mötley Crüe, but the player that inspired his guitar choice is from a whole other world

John 5 likes to push his playing to the limit – but says Ace Frehley does one thing better than any shredder on the planet

By Phil Weller Published 27 March 25

Kiss first inspired the Mötley Crüe guitarist to take up the instrument

Tele obsessive John 5 provides the ultimate test for Fender’s new American Ultra II series

By Phil Weller Published 30 October 24

The versatile shredder owns over 100 different Telecasters, but he’s full of praise for the upgrades that have been fitted to its latest iteration