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JOHNNY A.

Right now, Johnny A. is in the beginning stages of recording a new instrumental guitar album in the style of his career-defining solo debut, 1999’s . “Think Hank Marvin meets The Beatles with my own spin on it,” Johnny tells us. “You know – instrumental Beatles songs with some really nice, pure guitar tones and ambiences. I’ve been playing Gibsons almost religiously since the beginning of my solo career in 1999, so over 20 years, but I’ve decided to go for a Stratocaster with and Hank Marvin, and thought it was maybe time for me to break my own mould a little bit. I was searching for something that would inspire me and make me respond in a different way.”

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