“He’d lay down 17 tracks and edit them down to one. I was like, ‘Just give me a guitar – I could do it in one take. Come on!’” Devo’s Josh Hager on the most frustrating album sessions of his life – and his wild custom Fender model

Josh Hager of Devo.

Since starting out as an ’80s metalhead and Hendrix devotee, Josh Hager has always taken an eclectic approach to guitar. Along with solo and production work, he’s been a full-time member of Devo since replacing Bob Casale after his death in 2014.

“It’s nerve-wracking,” he admits. “Those are some very large shoes to fill. Bob was a great player and a great musician. It’ll hit me in the middle of a show – ‘Oh my God, I’m playing with Devo!’”