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From his bonkers nine-pickup Strat to the Les Paul he gifted to Noel Gallagher, The Smiths great has traced his entire career through the prism of his amazing collection of guitars. Why don’t all our guitar heroes do this?
In this interview from 2016, the late low-end legend reflects on an influential career with The Smiths and beyond, why the Fender P-Bass won his heart, and how he developed his distinct playing style
Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has led tributes to the man he says “reinvented what it is to be a bass guitar player”
The British guitar legend on his enduring love affair with the instrument, choosing projects and chasing tones, and why there is something noble about the idea of a guitar hero
From the sophisticated slash chords sounds of The Smiths to funky two-note dyads and capo’d strums, Marr’s playing style is a feast of different techniques and approaches
In his own words, Keuning explains how Johnny Marr blazed his own trail and found a new sound for guitar
Johnny Marr: “The guitar helps you stamp your own identity – on your band and ultimately on the world… I love that”
Tenement Time and Sensory Street both appear on the four-track EP, which is due December 17
