Arkansas troubadour Jesse Welles may have carved a niche as a modern-day voice of resistance, with his slew of viral videos and original songs tackling grenade topics such as ICE raids and opiates. However, the singer-songwriter, who always seems to have an acoustic guitar at hand, is now taking head-on what may or may not be a less controversial topic: buying guitars.
In a video filmed at the legendary Chicago Music Exchange, Welles delivers his ode to the instrument, with lyrics such as, “Ever since I was a boy, my mom and my pop couldn't keep me away from the old pawn shop by trading this and selling that, got me a Peavey amp and a Chinese Strat,” and “God made the critters in the oceans and trees, and then he got done making Adam and Eve, and Adam said, ‘Hey, God, just do one more thing.’ God said, ‘What?’ And Adam said, ‘I need a guitar, please.’”
