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Ellie Rogers

Interview: Jared James Nichols on fingerstyle blues tips and perfecting his Les Paul signature pickup: "I would say it’s your favourite P-90 you haven’t tried yet"

Jared James Nichols.

For most guitarists, the idea of being invited to design and build a signature model to their own exacting specifications by a world-class manufacturer is purely the stuff of daydreams. For plenty of those fortunate enough to get to do so, it still often tends to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. 

But, at just 34 years old, blues-rock force of nature Jared James Nichols has already completed his third collaborative project with Epiphone. Featuring his all-new, Seymour Duncan-made JJN Silencer P-90 pickup and finished in Aged Pelham Blue, cue the Jared James Nichols Blues Power Les Paul Custom. 

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