210 - John 5

In episode 210 of “Have Guitar Will Travel”, presented by Vintage Guitar Magazine, host James Patrick Regan speaks with guitarist John 5. In their conversation John tells us about his new album “Ghost” and his quest for learning and the guitar teachers that mentored him early on.

John describes his parents support of his musical endeavors and how watching Hee Haw started his love for Fender telecaster guitars.

John discusses his relationship with Ibanez and how that led to his relationship with Fender.

John describes growing up in Michigan and how FM radio shaped his musical tastes.

John tells us how folks from Warner Bros came to Michigan to woo his parents into letting him move to LA to start doing session work for them before he’d graduated high school.

John walks us through the different bands he’s played in: KD Lang, David Lee Roth, Rob Halford, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie and he discusses his gear through each band and what he’s using now and why he uses off the shelf gear.

John describes how Buckethead influenced John’s live show and tells us of his friendship with Buckethead and his love of Eddie Van Halen.

John talks a bit about the Motley Crue residency in Las Vegas and his own solo tour with Ritchie Kotzen after that and John talks about a tour in 2026 playing 50 states in 50 days.

Finally John describes his love of the horror genre.

To find out more about John you can go to his website: john-5.com

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