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"Somebody probably used it as a canoe paddle" – Chris Stapleton reveals the longtime songwriting acoustic guitar that cost nearly three times the price he paid for it to repair

Chris Stapleton performs at HGTV'S The Lodge At CMA Music Fest - Day 3 on June 8, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee.

GQ's 10 Things You Can't Live Without series has hit peak form with singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton – from the chair from his home that follows him everywhere to a 1979 Jeep-Cherokee and two wonderfully worn guitars, it's an especially personal selection. But naturally, we gravitated immediately to the acoustic and electric guitars – and they do not disappoint.

Alongside the 1964 Fender Jazzmaster Stapleton was gifted by his wife and bandmate Morgane, is his main songwriting guitar; a Sunburst Gibson LG-2 he's not even sure of the year on.

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