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    KURT VILE

    Nov 13, 2020 4 minutes
    [RB]

    What was the last guitar you bought and why?

    “I was up in Massachusetts recently hanging out with the guitar god that is J Mascis from Dinosaur Jr. It was pretty inspiring being around him. He’s a friend of mine and we’ve toured together. I happened to be up there when he was working on some music and a ’65 sunburst Fender Jazzmaster fell into my lap. It came from a friend of his.”

    What was the first serious guitar you bought with your own money?

    “In my teens, I had a cheaper Les Paul called The Paul. My early recordings have that cool sound from The Paul, along with a Fender Vibro. It’s great for live and in the studio. It’s also on the song [from Kurt’s new EP, featuring John Prine, which is a special thing.

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