“I’m not a collector. I get guitars, but I give them away. Guitars are like human beings – if you don’t play them, they get sick”: Why John McLaughlin still regrets giving up some vintage guitars – including a '67 Strat gifted to Jeff Beck

John McLaughlin.

Jazz-fusion legend John McLaughlin has played many different guitars in his long and distinguished career – but he has a few regrets about some that he’s given away over the years.

Lately, the 83-year-old McLaughlin has been using a variety of gorgeous PRS Private Stock models, of which only 200 were made in 2023.