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Johnny Marr pictured with one of his many Fender Jaguars.

Johnny Marr on the guitars he’s loved and is about to lose at auction – and the one that started it all

By Jamie Dickson Published

The indie-rock icon talks hungover shopping trips with Noel Gallagher, why some electrics feel like ‘living things’, and what he’ll do if a tech bro starts bidding at his forthcoming auction

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GW Aug 26 Editor's Picks [L-R]: Johnny Marr, Kele Okereke, Grace Bowers, Tim Henson, Phoebe Bridgers

Guitar World Editors’ Picks – our favorite tracks this month

By Michael Astley-Brown, Janelle Borg, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Matt Parker Published

Featuring a tongue-in-cheek single from a certain Rivers Cuomo, a dash of microtonal pop, and jangly riffs from a very charming man

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Johnny Marr and Andy Burnham comp

Johnny Marr responds to the UK Prime Minister after he serenaded Ukrainian soldiers with one of his riffs

By Phil Weller Published

Burnham played The Smiths’ Rusholme Ruffians to soldiers in a mobile recording studio in Kyiv, and the man who wrote the song couldn’t be happier

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The Smiths performing live on the Tyne Tees TV music show, 'The Tube', Newcastle upon Tyne, 16th March 1984. Left to right: Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce, Morrissey and Johnny Marr

The Smiths held their label to ransom until Johnny Marr got this guitar

By Janelle Borg Published

Marr will be auctioning off his four-decade guitar collection next month, including a Gibson ES-355 that played a pivotal role in The Smiths’ repertoire

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Johnny Marr performs on Opening Night of his California Calling Tour at the Uptown Theatre on March 23, 2026 in Napa, California

Johnny Marr steps in to help after FedEx loses session player’s vintage guitar

By Phil Weller Published

The Smiths legend helped save the day when FedEx delivered the guitar to the wrong location

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Johnny Marr, photographed at his studio in Manchester, England, on April 30, 2018

Inside Johnny Marr's blockbuster guitar contributions to Inception

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Inception composer Hans Zimmer said that the moment he landed on a guitar part for one of the movie's pivotal instrumental themes, “I knew who I was writing for”

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Johnny Marr performs onstage in the Netherlands on March 31, 2003

Celebrity guitar auctions: teenage dreams or billionaire boys’ club? How A-list gear sales became the hottest ticket in town

By Henry Yates Published

Fret Buzz From Johnny Marr to Mark Knopfler, big-name guitars seem to have become so valuable that even their owners don’t want to play them anymore…

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Johnny Marr Christie's Auction September 2026

Johnny Marr to sell nearly 100 pieces of gear at auction – including some prized Smiths-era guitars

By Phil Weller Published

Guitars that have featured on some of the Smiths’ biggest songs, and moonlighted in Oasis, are up for grabs

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Johnny Marr and Rebecca Mardal

Her guitar playing had already reached the ears of millions, but advice from Johnny Marr re-shaped her approach

By Jim Beaugez Published

Already an established instrumental composer, Rebecca Mardal took up acoustic guitar at the Smiths man’s suggestion, and she changed her playing style after he gave her a slimmer neck than she’d used before

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Johnny Marr plays a chord on his white Stratocaster as he performs live with the Smiths in 1987

The making of the Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen Is Dead

By Henry Yates Published

It was a square peg amid the shred scene and almost sank Johnny Marr, but the Smiths’ majestic third album ended up as the jewel in their crown

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