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“We were all delusional enough as kids to think this might happen to us”: boygenius, Metallica, Paramore, Larkin Poe, Jason Isbell and Joni Mitchell win big at the Grammys 2024

By Matt Owen published 5 February 24

Molly Tuttle, Chris Stapleton and newly anointed Fender signature artist Juanes also took home awards during the 66th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony

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 15 November 23

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

“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 11 August 23

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

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 13 July 23

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

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 10 July 23

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

Learn Jason Isbell’s heartfelt acoustic fingerpicking style

By Stuart Ryan published 28 April 23

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...

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 23 February 23

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

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

By Matt Owen published 20 January 23

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

(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 19 August 22

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

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 12 August 22

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

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

By Matt Parker published 21 March 22

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

Jason Isbell says he'll make a Texas covers album if Beto O'Rourke wins race for Texas governor

By Sam Roche published 17 November 21

After promising a charity covers album – which became Georgia Blues – last year if Biden won the state of Georgia in the presidential election, we're taking Isbell's word seriously

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit announce star-studded covers charity album featuring Julien Baker, Chris Thile, John Paul White and more

By Matt Owen published 15 September 21

Georgia Blue, due October 15, will contain covers of tracks by James Brown, Otis Redding, Indigo Girls, The Allman Brothers Band, Gladys Knight & The Pips and others

Jason Isbell performs at The Caverns on October 08, 2020 in Pelham, Tennessee

Hear Jason Isbell turn Metallica's Sad But True into a frenzied, country-fried blues romp

By Jackson Maxwell published 30 June 21

The radical re-interpretation features on the upcoming Black Album tribute, The Metallica Blacklist

Jason Isbell with his Fender Custom Telecaster

Jason Isbell: ”I think the Telecaster is probably the best guitar design, ever”

By Stuart Williams published 11 May 21

Americana's preeminent 21st-century tonesmith talks Fender Teles past, present and his incredible new signature model

Fender launches stunning Road Worn Jason Isbell Custom Telecaster

By Matt Owen published 11 May 21

A recreation of his favorite Tele, Isbell's new signature sports an ornate Chocolate Sunburst colorway, custom-modified bridge and set of specially voiced pickups

[L-R] Jason Isbell, Frank Turner and Dom Howard

Frank Turner teams up with Jason Isbell and Muse's Dom Howard for stomping new single, The Gathering

By Sam Roche published 7 May 21

Isbell lends a searing solo to the UK singer-songwriter's latest effort, which anticipates the return of live music

Jason Isbell explains why beginner guitarists should opt for rosewood, rather than maple, fretboards

By Matt Owen published 12 April 21

During a deep dive into his new signature Fender Telecaster, the country guitar star weighed in on the maple v rosewood fretboard conversation

Jason Isbell, Chrissie Hynde Telecasters and Ben Gibbard Mustang headline Fender's 2021 signature model lineup

By Michael Astley-Brown published 12 January 21

A Joe Strummer Campfire acoustic and Dhani Harrison Ukulele are also among the new artist announcements

Jason Isbell: “As I get older, I tend to play fewer notes to try and make my point“

By Joe Bosso published 14 September 20

The alt-country rocker discusses his "clean and loud" approach to recording a Strat through a Roland Jazz Chorus on Reunions