In his book, Marr’s Guitar, Johnny talks about his love for acoustic guitars and how the Gibson J160E—a 1963 model in sunburst finish—was the first truly great one he owned. Before getting this guitar, he used to borrow one from The Smiths’ manager, Joe Moss.
The J160E became one of the guitars Marr used to write songs on, and it had a significant impact on his songwriting, inspiring tracks like “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want,” “William, It Was Really Nothing,” and “Well I Wonder.”
Based on photos, everything on the guitar appears to be stock, except for the tuners, which seem to have been replaced with Grover Rotomatics.
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