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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Andrew Daly

“Vintage guitars that are too nice repel me – I have a 1945 Martin, and it sounded good, but it was like sunlight to a vampire”: Brian Fallon on what makes for guitar greatness, and the most fundamental lick

Brian Fallon plays a Strat as he performs live with the Gaslight Anthem .

Heartland storytelling seems to come easy for Gaslight Anthem frontman Brian Fallon, but he couldn’t do it without the guitar. “The guitar is a magical thing,” Fallon tells Guitar World. “Even more so after I found my own style.”

That style is apparent on classic Gaslight songs like Great Expectations and American Slang, and his latest solo singles, Not Bad for New Jersey and Better Before, which come from his upcoming solo record, Not Bad for New Jersey.

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