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Matt Owen

“It was just unbelievable. I’ve literally never heard anything like it my whole life”: Jacob Collier on what happened when he gave his 5-string acoustic to Julian Lage and Chris Martin

Jacob Collier and Julian Lage.

Jacob Collier’s five-string revolution is still in its infancy, but it seems the Grammy-winning multi-instrument’s unique approach to playing guitar is attracting some big-name admirers.

Over the past few years, Collier has partnered with both Strandberg and Taylor for a growing collection of signature guitars, which have one thing in common: they only have five strings, joined together by a unique symmetrical open tuning that Jacob fashioned himself.

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