{"id":856531,"date":"2023-10-03T16:50:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=856531"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:50:11","slug":"interview-john-5-speaks-to-guitar-world-about-revolutionizing-the-fender-telecaster-with-his-ghost-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2023\/10\/03\/interview-john-5-speaks-to-guitar-world-about-revolutionizing-the-fender-telecaster-with-his-ghost-model\/","title":{"rendered":"[Interview] John 5 speaks to Guitar World about revolutionizing the Fender Telecaster with his Ghost model."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-primary-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(26,26,26) 0%,rgba(155,81,224,0) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/motley-crue-john-5-fender-ghost-telecaster\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guitar World<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>The M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce gunslinger explains how fashion brand Supreme inspired his latest signature guitar, what makes his favorite pickups ideal for everything from country to metal \u2013 and why no-one is a bigger Buckethead fan than he is.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-default\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m very proud of this guitar,\u201d John 5 tells\u00a0<em>GW<\/em>. \u201cI insisted on putting it through the wringer first and taking it on tour before the final release. I didn\u2019t want anything to go wrong, so I was trying to see if the white paint would wear off or if the toggle might break.\u00a0<br>\u201cThe only way to make sure of the quality was to take it out for a few years. I was constantly using it and sweating all over it\u2026 nothing happened. This stuff won\u2019t break or wear away. It looks and sounds unbelievable and is 100 percent tough. Basically, it\u2019s a road guitar.\u201d<\/p><cite>John 5 \u25aa\ufe0e How John 5 revolutionized one of Fender\u2019s oldest guitar designs with the Ghost Telecaster &#8211; Guitar World \u25aa\ufe0e 2 October 2023<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-accent-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/motley-crue-john-5-fender-ghost-telecaster\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the full interview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read the brand new interview with John 5 by Guitar World. The M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce gunslinger explains how fashion brand Supreme inspired his latest signature guitar, what makes his favorite pickups ideal for everything from country to metal \u2013 and why no-one is a bigger Buckethead fan than he is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":856532,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-cover.php","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[59,848,46,13,853],"class_list":["post-856531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","tag-fender","tag-fender-telecaster","tag-guitar-world","tag-john-5","tag-motley-crue","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/John_5_Fender_Image.jpg?fit=1980%2C1485&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-3AP1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":854794,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2023\/09\/07\/interview-john-5-speaks-to-guitar-world-about-his-motley-crue-story-so-far\/","url_meta":{"origin":856531,"position":0},"title":"[INTERVIEW] John 5 speaks to Guitar World about his M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce story so far.","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"September 7, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"John 5 recently shared the cover of Guitar World magazine with fellow Cr\u00fcemate Nikki Sixx. 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