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Jonathan Horsley

“It was a $25,000 guitar. He said, ‘Just pay me back for it later, when you can afford it.’ And I did!”: How Greta Van Fleet's Jake Kiszka met the Beloved – the ’61 Gibson SG Les Paul that became his talisman

Jake Kiszka plays his '61 SG live onstage during Tons of Rock 2025.

Not everyone has a life-changing moment. We can't all be Spider-Man. But sometimes these things happen. There are occasions when something cosmic occurs, kismet strikes, and it happened for Jake Kiszka in Chicago.

Picture the scene: Greta Van Fleet were not the band they are now. They were just getting started.

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