Nelson acquired Trigger, an old Martin guitar, in 1969. Nelson was playing a show at the John T. Floore's Country Store in ...

There may not be a more famous guitar in the music world than Willie Nelson’s trusty Trigger. The living country music legend has played the same Martin six-string since 1969. And the story of how he ...

Willie Nelson is a country music icon, and his trusted Martin N-20 acoustic guitar, affectionately named Trigger, is a staple in the singer's music and success. Nelson recalls the day he purchased ...

Willie Nelson’s guitar, “Trigger,” is a customized 1969 Martin N-20 nylon-string acoustic. He has played it on stage and in the studio since 1969. Ken Ellis/Staff ...

For those uninitiated, Trigger is Willie's beloved Martin N-20 nylon-string classical acoustic guitar, which he purchased in 1969. Despite damage and wear over the years, the guitar's sound has become ...

Willie Nelson performs at the House of Blues in Houston on November 18, 2014 with his trusty Martin acoustic guitar Trigger. The story of the guitar is told in a new documentary from Rolling Stone ...

Willie Nelson's Martin N-20 "Trigger" If there was ever one artist synonymous with just one guitar, it would be Willie Nelson and his beloved Martin N-20 that he affectionately calls Trigger.

"He said, 'Well, Martin didn't make any bad guitars.' That's how Nelson acquired "Trigger," the nylon-stringed and now lovingly distressed instrument that made history with the 84-year-old musician.

Is there an instrument as iconic as Trigger? Willie Nelson’s beat-to-hell Martin classical acoustic guitar is known around the world by name, and its acoustic resonance is as familiar, in its ...

They're both old, beat-up, and worn. Still, it remains Willie Nelson and his beloved guitar, Trigger, to the very end.

Willie Nelson calls his guitar Trigger, after Roy Rogers' noble steed, and no horse ever meant more to any cowboy. Like Nelson himself, the guitar is weathered, slightly the worse for wear, and ...

Margo Price on playing Willie Nelson’s Trigger, growing up with Gibson and bringing her signature J-45 to life Bill DeMain Thu, April 10, 2025 at 10:13 AM UTC ...