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Every so often there is a few minute coverage of last year’s Glastonbury Festival on TV.

The other afternoon they showed Willies Nelsons set, My best was his Guitar, which is named "Trigger" which produced quite nice sound (as far as Country and Western goes ) IMO of course.

Here is another die hard still kicking it at 80, when asked what’s so special about this guitar? Willie says: “It has great tone!” Most recently on his widely acclaimed album “Spirit” and on several soon to be released new songs, he has been recording with Trigger and nothing but a single microphone. The guitar simply embodies that Willie Nelson trademark sound.


Willie Nelson and Trigger performs live on the Pyramid Stage during Day 2 of the Glastonbury Festival on June 25, 2010



    Has he got 3 steel and 3 nylon on there?
      I think they're ball end nylons, Willie himself has this to say (which ain't much):
      GC: What strings are on Trigger?
      Willie Nelson: There's a guy named Tunin' Tom that takes care of my guitar. He has a lot of different strings that he uses. I think he has one particular brand that he tries to find, but I'm not sure what they are.
      So I suppose we'll have to email Tunin' Tom ?

      BTW Clutch also loves Willie:

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        willie nelson is such a legend....... even if you don't like his music his attitude and longevity in the biz still in the spotlight is something to admire and even at 80 he's performing (damn i didn't know he was that old) i recently saw him in a recent released movie.........so the Ol boy is deffinitely not faded away ...movies/music .. awesome

        ooh i love "trigger" thats the kinda guitars i find irresistable
          willie nelson is coolest rockstar i know of
          (countrystar that is)
            Yep K ... I agree everyone should has a "Trigger" in thier herd.

            hey JF Jr. love Clutch vid, -- ?


            Blackjack booted demons
            Have surrounded my home
            Got dogs and 'copters
            and keep ringing my phone

            Well I don't know if I'm coming or going
            If it's them or me
            Oh, but one things for certain
            Willie Nelson only smokes killer weed

            Now they're breaking my windows
            Banging on my doors
            Got me down and hog-tied
            Rifling through my drawers
            Boss demon tells me
            Oh how he would like to kill me
            Save your bullets tough guy
            My disease does that for free

            Well I don't know if I'm coming or going
            If it's them or me
            Oh, but one things for certain
            Willie Nelson only smokes killer weed
            Well I don't know if I'm coming or going
            If it's them or me
            Oh, but one things for certain
            Willie Nelson only smokes the greenest green
            Well I don't know if I'm coming or going
            If it's them or me
            Oh, but one things for certain
            Willie Nelson only smokes killer weed
              he has to keep going otherwise the tax man gonna sling his ass in jail apprently...

              he owes the IRS loads of cash ,but mebbe thats urban legend
                Glad you liked it Attila ?
                Blast Tyrant and Robot Hive/Exodus are must own albums...

                One of my fave Willie cameos:

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                  Hijack alert... two gotta watch Clutch clips:

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                  Hijack over.
                    I love Willie...Nelson...

                    I am after all the resident country fan...
                      Willie Nelson has a bus
                      And a sound guy he can kick and cuss
                      And a road manager to make a fuss
                      When he goes out on the road

                      And a roadie carries his guitar
                      And in that bus is a VCR
                      Well Willie deserves it, he's a big ol' star
                      Willie goes out on the road

                      So Willie goes out for months at a time
                      Makes a ton of money, it's a life sublime
                      But for me it's punishment and crime
                      Why do I go out on the road?
                      Loudon Wainwright III - "Road Ode"

                      (also has a great line "You start out a prince and you end up a toad, living out on the road')
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