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“All the pedals… they’re right out of the box”: John 5’s super-simple pedalboard, according to his guitar tech
“I hold him on such a pedestal”: John 5 shares admiration for his Mötley Crüe predecessor Mick Mars
John 5 once chipped a tooth trying to play like Jimi Hendrix
“I think we’re always going to make new music”: John 5 says Nikki Sixx is “pumping out amazing lyrics and great music” for Mötley Crüe
Mick Mars thinks Mötley Crüe made a “very, very wise choice” picking John 5 to replace him
John 5 likens playing the Telecaster as a metal guitarist to “wearing a cowboy hat to a Slayer concert”
“No-one is a bigger Buckethead fan than me!”: John 5 on how Buckethead inspired his signature Ghost Telecaster
John 5’s Fender Ghost Telecaster was inspired by the fashion brand Supreme
“You wouldn’t look at sheet music by Mozart and say, ‘I’m gonna improvise over this part’”: John 5 on why he keeps his improvisation in Mötley Crüe to a minimum
Fender’s John 5 Ghost Telecaster signature guitar is finally here and it’s a sight to behold
John 5 reveals Mick Mars sent text of encouragement as he replaced him as Mötley Crüe guitarist
Phil Collen on touring with Mötley Crüe: “It’s like being at school with all of your best friends”
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![[L-R] John 5 and Buckethead](https://guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/John-5-and-Buckethead@2000x1500.jpg)
