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On May 15th John 5 will be the featured cover star of Premier Guitar magazine<\/a>. Before that he took part in the magazine’s Wired and Inspired<\/em> feature.<\/p>\n From Premier Guitar<\/a>: <\/p>\n “John 5 uses his solo albums to showcase his mastery of diverse styles, although his standout non-metal style is country. He\u2019s as comfortable fingerpicking, mimicking a banjo, and executing complex chord\/melody arrangements as he is doing sliding arpeggios, sweep picking, and 7-finger tapping. That versatility has served him well. In addition to metal, his curriculum vitae includes recordings and tours with such diverse artists as k.d. lang, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart, and Meat Loaf.<\/p>\n We spoke with John 5 about his roots, practice techniques, learning disparate styles of music, using less distortion to get heavier tones, and how he created some of the crazier sounds on Season of the Witch. As you\u2019ll see reading this interview, John 5\u2019s excitement is contagious. He\u2019s an amazing guitarist, but an even more inspiring person<\/em>.”<\/p>\n Read the feature in full here: premierguitar.com\/articles\/25587-john-5-wired-inspired<\/a> Photo by Stephanie Cabral<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On May 15th John 5 will be the featured cover star of Premier Guitar. 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