Marcus King's BEST advice for guitarists, talks Gibson ES-345 signature

Watch Marcus King discuss healing through guitar and the story behind his new signature Gibson Marcus King ES-345™ guitar.

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Can a guitar be more than an instrument, something that heals, grounds, and connects generations? In this special episode of the Artist Greenroom on the Gibson Gear Guide, Marcus King opens up like never before. Watch as he talks about his love of music, tells stories about the guitars that were handed down to him, and how music helped him heal from childhood trauma, and watch as he reveals the inspiration behind his new Gibson Marcus King ES-345 guitar.

This isn’t just a guitar release or another gear guide; it’s an incredibly emotional journey through Marcus’s influences, his love of the guitar, the wisdom of grandfathers and mentors, and the undeniable truth that music can truly be a huge positive in our lives. Watch as Marcus gives us a blues guitar lesson like no other, teaches us how he learned the guitar through his grandfather’s homemade tablature, which gets us outside the blues box, and why tone always starts in the hands, not the gear.

You’ll also hear about how artists like B.B. King, Albert King, Aretha Franklin, and even hip-hop lyricists like Method Man and Eminem shaped his sound, how learning jazz theory on guitar helped him to put names to the sounds he already knew, why keeping it simple issometimes the best way to improvise, and how “wrong” notes can be the most powerful way to make a signature sound!

In addition, Marcus talks about how his family’s legacy shaped every spec of the Marcus King ES-345 pictured here in a beautiful Sixties Cherry finish and learn more about the guitar which features a 3-ply maple/poplar/maple body, mahogany neck with Rounded profile, Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and acrylic parallelogram inlays, gold hardware, Custombucker pickups, fixed Vibrola™ tailpiece, and comes with a hardshell case.

This is an incredible episode of Artist Greenroom as Marcus King brings the heart, the history, and the heritage of Gibson into one unforgettable episode.

Chapters:
0:00 – Marcus King on Music and Healing
2:34 – Family Legacy and the First Guitar Memories
5:34 – How Marcus Learned Guitar
7:17 – Music as a Grounding & Healing Influence
10:12 – Breaking Out Of The Blues Box, Playing What You Feel
12:45 – Hip Hop Influences and Eminem
16:15 – Blues Guitar Lesson with Marcus King
18:25 – Why the Gibson ES-345™ Matters to Marcus
20:07 – The Bridge and Story of "Big Red"
20:55 – The NEW Marcus King Gibson ES-345
23:02 – Upcoming Tours and New Album Preview
24:39 – Advice for Guitar Players
26:27 – Outro Jam with Marcus and Dinesh

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