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INQUIRER JOHN NORUM

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Q: What was your first guitar?

A Japanese-made Arbiter, which I got when I was around 12. It had an SG-style body with a Fender headstock and a tremolo bar.

Q: What was the first song you learned to play?

My mum played acoustic, so she showed me my first chords. Because she was into Elvis, she taught me songs like “Jailhouse Rock” and “Hound Dog.”

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